swallow
verbVerb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they swallow | |
| he / she / it swallows | |
| past simple swallowed | |
| past participle swallowed | |
| -ing form swallowing |
- [transitive, intransitive]
to make food, drink, etc. go down your throat into your stomach 吞下；咽下 - swallow (something)
Always chew food well before swallowing it. 什么食物都要先嚼碎再吞咽。 I had a sore throat and it hurt to swallow. 当时我嗓子疼，咽东西就疼。 - swallow something + adj.
The pills should be swallowed whole. 这些药要吞服。
Extra ExamplesLiquid food may be more easily swallowed. 流食会更易于吞咽。 Most snakes swallow their prey whole. 绝大多数蛇会把猎物整个儿吞下。 She accidentally swallowed a glass bead. 她不小心吞下了一颗玻璃珠。 She swallowed down her breakfast in a hurry. 她匆匆吞下了早饭。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hastily
- quickly
- accidentally
- …
- swallow something whole
- swallow (something)
- [intransitive]
to move the muscles of your throat as if you were swallowing something, especially because you are nervous （由于紧张等）做吞咽动作 Extra ExamplesHe swallowed back the lump in his throat. 他强忍住喉头的哽咽。 She swallowed convulsively, determined not to cry. 她抑制不住地咽了几口气，决心不哭出声来。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- deeply
- hard
- convulsively
- …
- have difficulty swallowing
- have trouble swallowing
- [transitive, often passive]
to take somebody/something in or completely cover them/it so that they/it cannot be seen or exist separately any longer 吞没；淹没；侵吞 - [transitive] swallow somebody/something (up)
to use up something completely, especially an amount of money 用尽，耗尽，花光（钱等） Most of my salary gets swallowed (up) by the rent and bills. 我的工资大多支付房租和各种日常费用了。
- [transitive]
to accept that something is true; to believe something 相信；信以为真 - [transitive] swallow something
to hide your feelings 不流露；掩饰；抑制 - [transitive] swallow something
to accept offensive remarks, criticisms, etc. without complaining or protesting 默默忍受（侮辱、批评等）
food/drink食物；饮料
move throat muscles做吞咽动作
completely cover完全覆盖
use up money用尽钱
believe相信
feelings感情
accept insults忍受侮辱
Word Originverb Old English swelgan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zwelgen and German schwelgen.
Idioms
a bitter pill (for somebody) (to swallow)
a fact or an event that is unpleasant and difficult to accept 严酷的现实；（难以咽下的）苦果 The election defeat was a bitter pill for the party to swallow. 选举失败是该党难以下咽的苦果。
like the cat that got/ate/swallowed the canary (US English)
(British English like a cat that’s got the cream)
very pleased with yourself 不流露；掩饰；抑制 She looked like a cat that’s swallowed the canary. She was almost purring with pleasure. 她看起来像一只吞下金丝雀的猫。她高兴得几乎发出咕噜声。