swallow
verb
noun
ˈswɒləʊ
verb
1
FOOD
食物
to
make
food
or
drink
go
down
your
throat
and
towards
your
stomach
吞下，咽下（食物或饮料）
I,T
He
swallowed
the
last
of
his
coffee
and
asked
for
the
bill.
他喝下最后一口咖啡，要求结账。
Most
snakes
swallow
their
prey
whole
.
大多数蛇都是把猎物囫囵吞下的。
2
NERVOUSLY
紧张地
to
make
some
of
the
liquid
in
your
mouth
go
down
your
throat
because
you
are
frightened
or
nervous
〔因心情紧张而〕做吞咽动作，咽口水
I
Leo
swallowed
hard
and
walked
into
the
room.
利奥使劲咽了一下口水，走进房间。
She
swallowed
nervously
before
beginning.
开始之前她紧张地咽了一下口水。
3
BELIEVE/ACCEPT
相信/接受
to
believe
a
story,
explanation
etc
that
is
not
actually
true
[非正式] 轻信，轻易接受〔不真实的说法、解释等〕
T | informal
Do
they
really
think
we
are
stupid
enough
to
swallow
that?
他们真的认为我们会愚蠢到相信那种事吗？
I
found
his
story
a
bit
hard
to
swallow
(=difficult
to
believe)
.
我觉得他的说法有点令人难以置信。
4
FEELINGS
感情
to
stop
yourself
from
showing
a
feeling,
especially
anger
使不流露，抑制〔尤指愤怒〕
T
She
swallowed
her
anger
and
turned
to
face
him.
她忍住怒气，转过身来面对着他。
5
swallow your pride
to
do
something
even
though
it
is
embarrassing
for
you,
because
you
have
no
choice
忍辱负重; 抑制羞耻感
I
swallowed
my
pride
and
phoned
him.
我放下自尊给他打了电话。
6
if
a
company
or
country
is
swallowed
up
by
a
larger
one,
it
becomes
part
of
it
and
no
longer
exists
on
its
own
吞并
Hundreds
of
small
companies
have
been
swallowed
up
by
these
huge
multinationals.
数百家小公司都被这些大型跨国企业吞并了。
7
if
something
is
swallowed
up,
it
disappears
because
something
covers
it
or
hides
it
[书面] 吞没，淹没; 侵吞
written
Jane
was
soon
swallowed
up
in
the
crowd.
简很快淹没在人群中。
The
countryside
is
gradually
being
swallowed
up
by
new
developments.
乡村地区正逐渐被新开发区吞噬。
8
if
an
amount
of
money
is
swallowed
up,
you
have
to
spend
it
to
pay
for
things
耗尽，用尽〔金钱〕
The
extra
cash
was
soon
swallowed
up.
这笔额外的钱很快就花光了。
noun
9
a
small
black
and
white
bird
that
comes
to
northern
countries
in
the
summer
燕子
10
an
action
in
which
you
make
food
or
drink
go
down
your
throat
吞，咽
He
downed
his
whisky
in
one
swallow.
他一口喝下威士忌。