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swallow

verb
/ˈswɒləʊ/
/ˈswɑːləʊ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they swallow
/ˈswɒləʊ/
/ˈswɑːləʊ/
he / she / it swallows
/ˈswɒləʊz/
/ˈswɑːləʊz/
past simple swallowed
/ˈswɒləʊd/
/ˈswɑːləʊd/
past participle swallowed
/ˈswɒləʊd/
/ˈswɑːləʊd/
-ing form swallowing
/ˈswɒləʊɪŋ/
/ˈswɑːləʊɪŋ/
Idioms
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    food/drink食物;饮料

  1. [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 Examples
    • Liquid 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
    phrases
    • swallow something whole
    See full entry
  2. move throat muscles做吞咽动作

  3. [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
    • She swallowed hard and told him the bad news.她使劲咽了口唾沫,把坏消息告诉了他。
    Extra Examples
    • He 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
    phrases
    • have difficulty swallowing
    • have trouble swallowing
    See full entry
  4. completely cover完全覆盖

  5. [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
    • swallow somebody/something I watched her walk down the road until she was swallowed by the darkness.我看着她沿公路越走越远,直至消失在黑暗中。
    • swallow somebody/something up Large areas of countryside have been swallowed up by towns.大片大片的乡村地区被城镇吞噬。
  6. use up money用尽钱

  7. [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。
  8. believe相信

  9. [transitive] to accept that something is true; to believe something相信;信以为真
    • swallow something I found her excuse very hard to swallow.我觉得她的理由很难让人相信。
    • swallow something + adj. He told her a pack of lies, but she swallowed it whole.他对她讲了一堆假话,可她全都信以为真。
  10. feelings感情

  11. [transitive] swallow something to hide your feelings不流露;掩饰;抑制
    • to swallow your doubts不流露怀疑
    • You're going to have to swallow your pride and ask for your job back.你得放下架子,去求人家给你恢复原职。
  12. accept insults忍受侮辱

  13. [transitive] swallow something to accept offensive remarks, criticisms, etc. without complaining or protesting默默忍受(侮辱、批评等)
    • I was surprised that he just sat there and swallowed all their remarks.让我吃惊的是他就坐在那儿默默地任凭他们评论。
  14. Word Originverb Old English swelgan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zwelgen and German schwelgen.
Idioms
a bitter pill (for somebody) (to swallow)
  1. 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)
  1. very pleased with yourself不流露;掩饰;抑制 synonym smug
    • 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。

swallow

noun
/ˈswɒləʊ/
/ˈswɑːləʊ/
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    bird

  1. a small bird, with long pointed wings and a tail with two points, that migrates (= moves from one part of the world to another according to the season)Topics Birdsc2
  2. of food/drink食物;饮料

  3. an act of swallowing; an amount of food or drink that is swallowed at one time咽;吞;一次吞咽的量;一口
    • She took a swallow of coffee.她喝了一口咖啡。
  4. Word Originnoun sense 1 Old English swealwe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zwaluw and German Schwalbe. noun sense 2 Old English swelgan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zwelgen and German schwelgen.
Idioms
one swallow doesn’t make a summer
  1. (saying) you must not take too seriously a small sign that something is happening or will happen in the future, because the situation could change别略有好事就以为佳时已到;好事可能纯属偶然;一燕不成夏(不能单凭微小的迹象而下定论)

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