| 单词 | swallow |
| 释义 | swallow (noun) swallow (noun) swallow 5 ENTRIES FOUND: swallow (verb) swallow (noun) swallow (noun) cat (noun) pill (noun) 1 swallow /ˈswɑːloʊ/ verb swallows; swallowed; swallowing 1 swallow /ˈswɑːloʊ/ verb swallows; swallowed; swallowing Learner's definition of SWALLOW 1 a : to take (something) into your stomach through your mouth and throat吞咽 [+ object] He swallowed the grape whole.他把整粒葡萄吞下去了。 [no object] Chew your food well before you swallow.食物要细细咀嚼之后再吞咽。 b [no object] : to move the muscles in your throat as if you are swallowing something often because you are nervous（由于紧张等）做吞咽动作，咽口水 I swallowed before answering.回答问题前我咽了一咽口水。 The boss said, “Come in.” I swallowed hard and walked in.老板说：“进来。”我咽了咽口水，走进去。 — sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻 If she insults you, just swallow hard [=make an effort to control yourself] and don't say anything.如果她侮辱你，你就忍着，什么也别说。 2 [+ object] a : to flow over and cover (something) completely淹没；吞没 — often + up The wave swallowed up the small vessel.海浪吞没了小船。 — often used figuratively常用作比喻 More small companies are being swallowed (up) [=taken over, absorbed] by giant conglomerates.更多小公司正在被大型企业集团吞并。 We watched as he was swallowed up by the crowd. [=as he disappeared into the crowd]我们看着他淹没在人海中。 b : to use up (an amount of money)耗尽；用光 — usually + up The cost of childcare swallows up most of her income.托管孩子的开销用去了她大部分的收入。 3 [+ object] informal : to accept or believe (something)接受；相信 Her story is pretty hard to swallow.她的描述很难让人相信。 I can usually take criticism, but this is more than I can swallow.通常我都能接受批评，但这次我很难接受了。 4 [+ object] : to not allow yourself to show or be affected by (an emotion)克制，抑制（感情） We have to swallow our disappointment/anger about the election and keep trying to make things better.我们必须克制对选举的失望/愤怒情绪，继续努力把事情做得更好。 She had to swallow her pride and ask for help.她不得不放下身段，请求帮助。 (a) bitter pill to swallow — see 1bitter 2 swallow /ˈswɑːloʊ/ noun plural swallows 2 swallow /ˈswɑːloʊ/ noun plural swallows Learner's definition of SWALLOW [count] : an amount that is swallowed at one time一口，一次吞咽（的量） She took a swallow of water to wash down the pill.她喝了一口水把药片吞下去。 : the act of swallowing something吞咽动作 He drank the water in/with one swallow.他一口气把水全喝了。 — compare 3swallow 3 swallow /ˈswɑːloʊ/ noun plural swallows 3 swallow /ˈswɑːloʊ/ noun plural swallows Learner's definition of SWALLOW [count] : a small bird that has long wings and a deeply forked tail燕子 — compare 2swallow |
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