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swallow
[英] [ˈswɔləu] [美] [ˈswɑlo] 生词本

vt.& vi.

vt.

n.

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1. VERB 吞下;咽下 If you swallow something, you cause it to go from your mouth down into your stomach. 

  • You are asked to swallow a capsule containing vitamin B...

    你要服一粒维生素 B 胶囊。

  • 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。

  • Swallow is also a noun.

    • Jan lifted her glass and took a quick swallow.

      简拿起玻璃杯猛地喝了一口。

2. VERB (常因为紧张或恐惧而)做吞咽动作，咽口水 If you swallow, you make a movement in your throat as if you are swallowing something, often because you are nervous or frightened. 

  • Nancy swallowed hard and shook her head.

    南希用力咽了口口水，摇了摇头。

3. VERB 完全相信;信以为真 If someone swallows a story or a statement, they believe it completely. 

  • 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。

  • I too found this story a little hard to swallow.

    我也觉得这件事有点难以置信。

4. VERB 掩饰，抑制(感情) If you swallow your feelings, you do not express them, although you want to very much. 

  • Gordon has swallowed the anger he felt...

    戈登忍住了内心的愤怒。

  • 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。

5. N-COUNT 燕子 A swallow is a kind of small bird with pointed wings and a forked tail. 
6.   a bitter pill to swallow→see: pill;  to swallow one's pride→see: pride; 
相关词组：
swallow up 
Noun

1. a small amount of liquid food;

  • "a sup of ale"
  • synonym： sup

2. the act of swallowing;

  • "one swallow of the liquid was enough"
  • "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"

3. small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations

Verb

1. pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking;

  • "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"

2. engulf and destroy;

  • "The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries"

3. enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing;

  • "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"

4. utter indistinctly;

  • "She swallowed the last words of her speech"

5. take back what one has said;

  • "He swallowed his words"

6. keep from expressing;

  • "I swallowed my anger and kept quiet"

7. tolerate or accommodate oneself to;

  • "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"
  • "I swallowed the insult"
  • "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncracies"

8. believe or accept without questioning or challenge;

  • "Am I supposed to swallow that story?"

体育

  • 1.燕级
1. All toads blink when they swallow.
所有的癞蛤蟆吞食东西时都会眨眼皮。

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. Chew your food well before you swallow it.
食物在吞咽前要仔细咀嚼。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. China needs to assimilate a good deal of foreign progressive culture, but she must not swallow anything and everything uncritically.
中国需要大量吸收外国的进步文化，但决不能无批判地兼收并蓄。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4. He took the medicine at one swallow.
他一口把药吞了下去。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. He was forced to swallow his pride and ask for money from his brother.
他不得不抛下面子，从他弟弟那里求得资助。

来自《简明英汉词典》

6. I don't know how I managed to swallow my anger.
我不知道怎样才能抑制住我的愤怒。

来自《简明英汉词典》

7. I don't want any ifs and buts—swallow your medicine at once.
我不要听你的理由，快把药吞下去。

来自《简明英汉词典》

8. I don't want ifs and buts; swallow your medicine at once.
我可不听你泡蘑菇，马上吞下你的药。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

9. I found it hard to swallow his insults.
我真的很难忍受他的侮辱。

来自《简明英汉词典》

10. In speaking English do not swallow a single syllable, however short it may be.
讲英语时，哪怕是再短的音节也不能吞掉。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

11. It (指 swallow) tires not nor does it boast of its power; but belongs to the air, travelling it may be six thousand miles to and from its northern nesting home feeding its flown young as it flies and slipping through a medium that seems to help itspassage even when the wind is adverse.
它不知疲劳，也不夸耀自己的飞翔能力，然而它在空中十分自如，可以一直飞行6，000英里。飞向北方的筑有鸟巢的家乡以及从那里飞走，在飞行的过程中还要喂养已出窠的雏燕，甚至在顶风的时候也能够不费劲地穿过那似乎有助它迁栖的气流。

来自《用法词典》

12. One swallow does not make a summer.
一燕不成夏。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

13. One swallow doesn't make a summer.
一燕不成夏。

来自《简明英汉词典》

14. Strain at a gnat and swallow a camel.
小事拘谨，大事糊涂。

来自《简明英汉词典》

15. The swallow dashed [shot] through the air.
燕子躜天儿。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

16. The swallow shaved the top of a tree.
燕子擦着树梢飞过。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》