swallowing

英 [ˈswɒləʊɪŋ]

美 [ˈswɑːloʊɪŋ]

v.  吞下; 咽下; (由于紧张等)做吞咽动作; 吞没; 淹没; 侵吞
swallow的现在分词

现在分词：swallowing　

医学

COCA.42139

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

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