[VERB 动词]吞下;咽下 If you swallow something, you cause it to go from your mouth down into your stomach.
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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。
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。
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[VERB 动词](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.
[V]
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 动词]完全相信;信以为真 If someone swallows a story or a statement, they believe it completely.
[V n]
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。
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[VERB 动词]掩饰,抑制(感情) If you swallow your feelings, you do not express them, although you want to very much.
[V n]
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。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]燕子 A swallow is a kind of small bird with pointed wings and a forked tail.
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a bitter pill to swallow→see:
pill
; to swallow one's pride→see:
pride
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swal·low★/ˈswɒləʊ; NAmEˈswɑːloʊ/
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swallowswallowsswallowedswallowingverb★food/drink 食物;饮料1★[transitive , intransitive ]to make food, drink, etc. go down your throat into your stomach 吞下;咽下swallow(sth) ◆Always chew food well before swallowing it.什么食物都要先嚼碎再吞咽。◆I had a sore throat and it hurt to swallow.当时我嗓子疼,咽东西就疼。swallowsth + adj. ◆The pills should be swallowed whole.这些药要吞服。move throat muscles 做吞咽动作2★[intransitive ]to move the muscles of your throat as if you were swallowingsth, especially because you are nervous (由于紧张等)做吞咽动作◆She swallowed hardand told him the bad news. 她硬下心把坏消息告诉了他。completely cover 完全覆盖3[transitive , often passive ]to take sb/sth in or completely cover it so that they cannot be seen or no longer exist separately 吞没;淹没;侵吞swallowsb/sth ◆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。swallowsb/sth up ◆Large areas of countryside have been swallowed up by towns.大片大片的乡村地区被城镇吞噬。use up money 用尽钱4[transitive ]swallowsb/sth (up) to use up sth completely, especially an amount of money 用尽,耗尽,花光(钱等)◆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。believe 相信5[transitive ]to accept that sth is true; to believe sth 相信;信以为真swallowsth ◆I found her excuse very hard to swallow.我觉得她的理由很难让人相信。swallowsth + adj. ◆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。feelings 感情6[transitive ]swallowsth to hide your feelings 不流露;掩饰;抑制◆to swallow your doubts不流露怀疑◆You're going to have to swallow your prideand ask for your job back. 你得放下架子,去求人家给你恢复原职。accept insults 忍受侮辱7[transitive ]swallowsth to accept insults, criticisms, etc. without complaining or protesting 默默忍受(侮辱、批评等)◆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。IDIOMsee
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adj.nounbird 鸟1a 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 燕of food/drink 食物;饮料2an act of swallowing; an amount of food or drink that is swallowed at one time 咽;吞;一次吞咽的量;一口IDIOMone ˌswallow doesn't make a ˈsummer( saying) you must not take too seriously a small sign that sth is happening or will happen in the future, because the situation could change 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)swal·low/ˈswɒləʊ; NAmEˈswɑːloʊ/
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swallowswal‧low1 /ˈswɒləʊ $ ˈswɑːloʊ/ ●●○ verb
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1food [intransitive, transitive] to make food or drink go down your throat and towards your stomach: He swallowed the last of his coffee and asked for the bill. Most snakes swallow their prey whole.2nervously [intransitive] to make some of the liquid in your mouth go down your throat because you are frightened or nervous: Leo swallowed hard and walked into the room. She swallowed nervously before beginning.3believe/accept [transitive] informal to believe a story, explanation etc that is not actually true: Do they really think we are stupid enough to swallow that? I found his story a bit hard to swallow (=difficult to believe).► see thesaurus at
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4feelings [transitive] to stop yourself from showing a feeling, especially anger: She swallowed her anger and turned to face him.5swallow your pride to do something even though it is embarrassing for you, because you have no choice: I swallowed my pride and phoned him. → a bitter pill (to swallow)
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swallow up phrasal verb1if a company or country is swallowed up by a larger one, it becomes part of it and no longer exists on its own: Hundreds of small companies have been swallowed up by these huge multinationals.2written if something is swallowed up, it disappears because something covers it or hides it: Jane was soon swallowed up in the crowd. The countryside is gradually being swallowed up by new developments.3if an amount of money is swallowed up, you have to spend it to pay for things: The extra cash was soon swallowed up.
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1a small black and white bird that comes to northern countries in the summer2an action in which you make food or drink go down your throat: He downed his whisky in one swallow.
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