swallow

英 [ˈswɒləʊ]

美 [ˈswɑːloʊ]

v.  吞下; 咽下; (由于紧张等)做吞咽动作; 吞没; 淹没; 侵吞
n.  燕; 咽; 吞; 一次吞咽的量; 一口

过去式：swallowed　过去分词：swallowed　现在分词：swallowing　复数：swallows　第三人称单数：swallows　

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短语动词

习惯用语

v.

a bitter pill (for sb) (to swallow)
• 严酷的现实；（难以咽下的）苦果
  a fact or an event that is unpleasant and difficult to accept

n.

one swallow doesn't make a summer
• 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）
  you must not take too seriously a small sign that sth is happening or will happen in the future, because the situation could change

牛津词典

verb

食物；饮料 food/drink
• 吞下；咽下
  to make food, drink, etc. go down your throat into your stomach
  1. Always chew food well before swallowing it.
     什么食物都要先嚼碎再吞咽。
  2. The pills should be swallowed whole.
     这些药要吞服。
  3. I had a sore throat and it hurt to swallow.
     当时我嗓子疼，咽东西就疼。
做吞咽动作 move throat muscles
• （由于紧张等）做吞咽动作
  to move the muscles of your throat as if you were swallowing sth, especially because you are nervous
  1. She swallowed hard and told him the bad news.
     她硬下心把坏消息告诉了他。
完全覆盖 completely cover
• 吞没；淹没；侵吞
  to take sb/sth in or completely cover it so that they cannot be seen or no longer exist separately
  1. 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。
  2. Large areas of countryside have been swallowed up by towns.
     大片大片的乡村地区被城镇吞噬。
用尽钱 use up money
• 用尽，耗尽，花光（钱等）
  to use up sth completely, especially an amount of money
  1. 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。
相信 believe
• 相信；信以为真
  to accept that sth is true; to believe sth
  1. I found her excuse very hard to swallow .
     我觉得她的理由很难让人相信。
  2. 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。
感情 feelings
• 不流露；掩饰；抑制
  to hide your feelings
  1. to swallow your doubts
     不流露怀疑
  2. 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。
忍受侮辱 accept insults
• 默默忍受（侮辱、批评等）
  to accept insults, criticisms, etc. without complaining or protesting
  1. 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。

noun

鸟 bird
• 燕
  a small bird with long pointed wings and a tail with two points, that spends the winter in Africa but flies to northern countries for the summer
食物；饮料 of food/drink
• 咽；吞；一次吞咽的量；一口
  an act of swallowing; an amount of food or drink that is swallowed at one time

柯林斯词典

• VERB 吞下;咽下
  If youswallowsomething, you cause it to go from your mouth down into your stomach.
  1. You are asked to swallow a capsule containing vitamin B...
     你要服一粒维生素 B 胶囊。
  2. Polly took a bite of the apple, chewed and swallowed.
     波利咬了一口苹果，嚼了嚼咽了下去。
  3. Swallowis also a noun.
     
  4. Jan lifted her glass and took a quick swallow.
     简拿起玻璃杯猛地喝了一口。
• VERB (常因为紧张或恐惧而)做吞咽动作，咽口水
  If youswallow, you make a movement in your throat as if you are swallowing something, often because you are nervous or frightened.
  1. Nancy swallowed hard and shook her head.
     南希用力咽了口口水，摇了摇头。
• VERB 完全相信;信以为真
  If someoneswallowsa story or a statement, they believe it completely.
  1. It was vital that he swallowed the story about Juanita being in that motel room that night.
     关键是他对朱厄妮塔那晚住在那个汽车旅馆房间里一事毫不怀疑。
  2. I too found this story a little hard to swallow.
     我也觉得这件事有点难以置信。
• VERB 掩饰，抑制(感情)
  If youswallowyour feelings, you do not express them, although you want to very much.
  1. Gordon has swallowed the anger he felt...
     戈登忍住了内心的愤怒。
  2. He flashed me a quick grin but rapidly swallowed it when he saw my expression.
     他先是冲我咧嘴一笑，不过看到我的表情后又赶紧收起笑脸。
• 燕子
  Aswallowis a kind of small bird with pointed wings and a forked tail.
• a bitter pill to swallow→ see:pill

英英释义

noun

• the act of swallowing
  1. one swallow of the liquid was enough
  2. he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips
  Synonym:drinkdeglutition
• small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
• a small amount of liquid food
  1. a sup of ale
  Synonym:sup

verb

• believe or accept without questioning or challenge
  1. Am I supposed to swallow that story?
• tolerate or accommodate oneself to
  1. I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions
  2. I swallowed the insult
  3. She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies
  Synonym:acceptlive with
• keep from expressing
  1. I swallowed my anger and kept quiet
• take back what one has said
  1. He swallowed his words
  Synonym:take backunsaywithdraw
• utter indistinctly
  1. She swallowed the last words of her speech
• engulf and destroy
  1. The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries
• pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
  1. Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!
  Synonym:get down
• enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
  1. The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter
  Synonym:immerseswallow upburyeat up

双语例句

• Small bones should be avoided as the dog may swallow them whole and risk internal injury.
  不要给狗喂小块的骨头，以免它整个吞下去而造成内部器官损伤。
• There is a swallow's nest under the eaves.
  房檐的下方住着一窝燕子。
• During the 1980s monster publishing houses started to swallow up smaller companies.
  20世纪80年代，一些出版巨头开始吞并一些较小的公司。
• He flashed me a quick grin but rapidly swallowed it when he saw my expression.
  他先是冲我咧嘴一笑，不过看到我的表情后又赶紧收起笑脸。
• Polly took a bite of the apple, chewed and swallowed.
  波利咬了一口苹果，嚼了嚼咽了下去。
• Gordon has swallowed the anger he felt
  戈登忍住了内心的愤怒。
• Nancy swallowed hard and shook her head.
  南希用力咽了口口水，摇了摇头。
• You are asked to swallow a capsule containing vitamin B
  你要服一粒维生素B胶囊。
• I had a barium swallow also last week.
  我也吞下了一个钡上周。
• You're too old to be given a job. That's a bitter pill to swallow.
  你年龄太大了，没人愿意再给工作，这是你不得不接受的现实。