well up

birikmek, yükselmek

Sıvının yavaşça yükselmesi veya dışarı çıkıp bir yerde birikmeye başlaması.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: If liquid does this, it slowly rises or comes out and begins to fill a place.

• Tears welled up in her eyes.
• Water was welling up through the floor.
• Oil welled up from the hole as we watched.

Nasıl kullanılır: well up in something (Tears welled up in her eyes.); well up from something (Water welled up from a crack in the ground.)

Eş anlamlılar: rise, seep up

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: well up slowly, well up inside

kabarmak, içinde yükselmek

Bir duygunun içinde giderek güçlenip kontrol edilmesi zor hale gelmesi.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: If a feeling does this, it grows stronger inside you and becomes hard to control.

• Anger welled up inside him.
• Joy welled up as she read the letter.
• Old grief was welling up again.

Nasıl kullanılır: well up in someone (A sudden anger welled up in me.)

Eş anlamlılar: surge, rise

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: well up inside, well up suddenly

bilgili, hâkim

Belirli bir konuda çok şey bilen.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Knowing a lot about a particular subject.

• She is well up on local history.
• Are you well up in algebra?
• Our guide was well up on the town’s traditions.

Nasıl kullanılır: be well up on something (She is well up on local history.); be well up in something (He is well up in mathematics.)

Eş anlamlılar: knowledgeable, well informed, well versed

Zıt anlamlılar: uninformed

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: well up on something, well up in something