1. | [t][i] 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。 | |
I had a sore throat and it hurt to swallow. 当时我嗓子疼，咽东西就疼。 | |
The pills should be swallowed whole. 这些药要吞服。 |
2. | [i] （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. 她使劲咽了口唾沫，把坏消息告诉了他。 |
3. | [t][oftpass] 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。 |
4. | [t] ~ sb/sth (up) 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。 |
5. | [t] 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。 |
6. | [t] ~ sth 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。 |
7. | [t] ~ sth 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。 |
1. | 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 |
2. | 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 |
