swallow
- v.吞;吞没;咽下;相信;淹没;用尽，耗尽，花光（钱等）;侵吞;(由于紧张等)做吞咽动作;不流露;默默忍受（侮辱、批评等）
- n.吞;咽;一口;燕;一次吞咽的量
复数： swallows 过去式： swallowed 现在分词： swallowing 过去分词： swallowed 第三人称单数： swallows
swallowverb
食物；饮料 food/drink
吞下；咽下
to make food, drink, etc. go down your throat into your stomach
Always chew food well before swallowing it.
什么食物都要先嚼碎再吞咽。
The pills should be swallowed whole.
这些药要吞服。
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
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
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。
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
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
I found her excuse very hard to swallow .
我觉得她的理由很难让人相信。
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
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。
忍受侮辱 accept insults
默默忍受（侮辱、批评等）
to accept insults, criticisms, etc. without complaining or protesting
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。
a fact or an event that is unpleasant and difficult to accept
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
you must not take too seriously a small sign that sth is happening or will happen in the future, because the situation could change
swallow
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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N-COUNT 燕子
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a bitter pill to swallow→ see:pill
noun
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- the act of swallowing
- one swallow of the liquid was enough
- he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips
- Synonym: drink deglutition
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- small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
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- a small amount of liquid food
- a sup of ale
- Synonym: sup
verb
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- believe or accept without questioning or challenge
- Am I supposed to swallow that story?
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- 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 idiosyncrasies
- Synonym: accept live with
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- keep from expressing
- I swallowed my anger and kept quiet
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- take back what one has said
- He swallowed his words
- Synonym: take back unsay withdraw
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- utter indistinctly
- She swallowed the last words of her speech
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- engulf and destroy
- The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries
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- pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
- Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!
- Synonym: get down
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- enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
- The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter
- Synonym: immerse swallow up bury eat up
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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。
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The teacher said it was physically1 impossible for a whale to swallow a human because , even though it was a very large mammal , its throat was very small .
老师说，鲸鱼不可能吞了一个人，因为，即使这是一个非常大的哺乳动物，它的喉咙是非常小。
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Large areas of countryside have been swallowed up by towns .
大片大片的乡村地区被城镇吞噬。
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She swallowed hard and told him the bad news .
她硬下心把坏消息告诉了他。
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After the operation you may find it difficult to chew and swallow .
手术后你咀嚼和吞咽都会感到困难。
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It 's time to swallow your pride and ask for your job back .
这时候你应该收起自尊，讨回那份工作。
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I found her excuse very hard to swallow .
我觉得她的理由很难让人相信。
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She swallowed hard and forced back her tears .
她使劲咽了一下口水，强忍住了眼泪。
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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。
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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。
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Most of my salary gets swallowed by the rent and bills .
我的工资大多支付房租和各种日常费用了。
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The snake swallowing its tail is a representation of infinity .
蛇含其尾表示无穷无尽。
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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。
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The pills should be swallowed whole .
这些药要吞服。
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Owls usually swallow their prey whole .
猫头鹰通常把猎物囫囵吞下。
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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。
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Her throat constricted and she swallowed hard .
她喉咙发紧，使劲地咽了一下唾沫。
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He swallowed drily and nodded .
他干咽了一下，然后点了点头。
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I too found this story a little hard to swallow .
我也觉得这件事有点难以置信。
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£ 2,500 for software is soon swallowed up in general costs
用于软件方面的2,500英镑很快就被一般性费用耗光了。
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Farmers could see a quarter of their income swallowed up by the interest rate rise .
农场主会发现由于利率的上涨，收入减少了1/4。
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You are asked to swallow a capsule containing vitamin B
你要服一粒维生素B胶囊。
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He took the bottle from her hands and finished it off in one long swallow .
他从她手里夺过瓶子，一饮而尽。
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A seven-day TV ad campaign could swallow up the best part of £ 50,000
7天的电视广告宣传可能会耗费约5万英镑。
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Did you ever swallow the conspiracy theory about Kennedy ?
你有没有轻信过有关肯尼迪总统遇刺的阴谋论？
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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。
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The coffee was almost too hot to swallow and made him choke for a moment
咖啡烫得几乎咽不下去，呛得他好一会儿喘不过气来。
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He headed back towards the flea market and was quickly swallowed up in the crowd
他转身朝跳蚤市场走去，很快淹没在人群中。
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Sometimes he regurgitates the food we give him because he cannot swallow .
有时他会倒嚼我们喂给他吃的食物，因为他无法吞咽。
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No doubt his old mother would now swallow her pride and go and live with Gladys .
无疑，他的老母亲如今只能放下身价，去和格拉迪斯住在一起。
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