swallow
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I If you swallow something, you cause it to go from your mouth down into your stomach. 吞咽
You are asked to swallow a capsule containing vitamin B. 你被要求吞下一颗含维生素B的胶囊。
Polly took a bite of the apple, chewed, and swallowed. 波莉咬了一口那个苹果，嚼了嚼吞了下去。
2. N-COUNT Swallow is also a noun. 吞咽
Jan lifted her glass and took a quick swallow. 简举起杯子，迅速咽了一口。
3. V-I If you swallow, you make a movement in your throat as if you are swallowing something, often because you are nervous or frightened. (常因紧张或害怕而) 做吞咽动作
Nancy swallowed hard and shook her head. 南希艰难地咽了一下口水，摇了摇她的头。
4. V-T If someone swallows a story or a statement, they believe it completely. 完全相信
They cast doubt on his words when it suited their case, but swallowed them whole when it did not. 他的话与他们的情况吻合时他们就怀疑，但不吻合时他们却完全相信。
5. V-T to engulf or destroy as if by ingestion 吞并; 侵吞
Nazi Germany swallowed up several small countries
6. N-COUNT A swallow is a kind of small bird with pointed wings and a forked tail. 燕子
7. a bitter pill to swallow→see pill
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swallow /ˈswɒləʊ/ (swallowing,swallowed,swallows)
剑桥词典
- Jamie's always had trouble swallowing pills .
- He swallowed his drink in one gulp .
- You'll give yourself indigestion if you swallow your dinner so quickly .
- Keep a lookout for small objects that a baby might swallow.
- Because I'm a bad swimmer, I often go under and swallow a lot of water .
swallow verb (THROAT)
[ 不及物动词：后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ]to cause food , drink , pills , etc. to move from your mouth into your stomach by using the muscles of your throat
吞咽，吞下，咽下
My throat is so sore that it really hurts when I swallow. 我的喉咙很痛，吞咽起来很难受。
He put a grape into his mouth and swallowed it whole . 他把一颗葡萄放进嘴里，整个儿吞了下去。
[ 不及物动词：后面不接宾语的动词 ]
to use the muscles of your throat , as if moving something from your mouth into your stomach , because you are nervous or frightened , or are about to say something
（因为紧张、害怕或要开始说话而）做吞咽动作，咽口水
He swallowed hard and said, "Dad, I have something to tell you." 他狠劲儿咽了一下口水说：“爸，我有点事想告诉您。”
例句
swallow verb (TAKE AWAY)
[ 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ]If something large swallows (up) another thing, it makes it disappear or stop existing separately by making it part of itself.
吞掉；吞没
An increasing amount of the countryside is being swallowed (up) by the town . 越来越多的乡村被城镇吞没。
Many small businesses have been swallowed (up) by large companies . 很多小企业已经被大公司吞并了。
[ 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ]
to use or take away a large part of something valuable
大量使用，大量夺走（贵重之物）
Taxes have swallowed up nearly half of my pay increase . 我的加薪有近一半都被税收抵消了。
swallow verb (ACCEPT)
[ 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ] informalto accept something without question or without expressing disagreement
轻信；全盘接受
Not surprisingly , this excuse was too much for them to swallow. 不出所料，他们无法接受这个借口。
He swallowed her story whole . 他对她的说法深信不疑。
She swallowed his sales pitch hook , line , and sinker (= believed it completely ). 她对他的推销之词深信不疑。
swallow verb (NOT EXPRESS)
[ 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ]to not express or show something
不表露，不表现，抑制住
She swallowed her disappointment , saying, "That's OK, it doesn't matter ." 她抑制住自己的失望说：“没事，没关系。”
习语
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