swallow
英 [ˈswɒləʊ] 美 [ˈswɑloʊ]

vt.& vi.

吞，咽；忍耐，忍受；

vt.

不流露；忍受，轻信；

n.

[鸟]燕子；胃管，食道；一次吞咽的量；（滑车等的）通索孔

变形

复数：swallows过去式：swallowed过去分词：swallowed现在分词：swallowing第三人称单数：swallows

双语释义

v.(动词)

1. vt. & vi. 咽下 move (food or drink) down the throat from the mouth
2. vt. 使消失 take sb/sth into itself so that he/it can no longer be seen
3. vt. 容忍 accept patiently

英英释义

swallow[ 'swɔləu ]

• n.
  • a small amount of liquid food

    同义词：sup

  • the act of swallowing

    "one swallow of the liquid was enough"

    同义词：drinkdeglutition

  • small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
• v.
  • pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking

    同义词：get down

  • engulf and destroy

    "The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries"

  • enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing

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

    同义词：immerseswallow upburyeat up

  • utter indistinctly

    "She swallowed the last words of her speech"

  • take back what one has said

    "He swallowed his words"

    同义词：take backunsaywithdraw

  • keep from expressing

    "I swallowed my anger and kept quiet"

  • tolerate or accommodate oneself to

    "I swallowed the insult"

    同义词：acceptlive with

  • believe or accept without questioning or challenge

    "Am I supposed to swallow that story?"

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

• swallow one's anger强忍心中的怒火
• swallow one's resentment强忍心中的愤恨
• swallow one's words食言

～+副词

• swallow eagerly急切地咽下
• swallow greedily贪婪地咽下
• swallow hastily匆忙地咽下
• swallow hungrily渴望咽下
• swallow hurriedly仓促地咽下
• swallow eventually最终咽下
• swallow unexpectedly意外地咽下
• swallow vigorously有力地咽下
• swallow down吞下去
• swallow up使消失,吞下去,耗尽,占用
• swallow up one's earnings耗尽挣来的钱

词组短语

swallow up淹没；吞下去；耗尽

同近义词辨析

dine, gorge, have, swallow, eat, devour, consume

这组词都有“吃”的意思，其区别是：

dine正式用词，既可指一日三餐中的任何一餐，也可以指特殊的用餐。

gorge侧重指拼命地吃或塞，强调吃饱或吃得过量。

have可与eat换用，但强调一次性的动作。

swallow主要指吃的整个过程的第二部分“咽”，并常指咀嚼得匆匆忙忙地吃。

eat普通用词，使用广泛。既可用于人，也可用于动物。

devour指狼吞虎咽地吃，强调吃得既快又彻底。

consume侧重痛痛快快地吃得一干二净，可用于人和动物。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. There are many swallows flying in the sky.
   天空中有许多燕子。
2. The swallow has made a nest under our eaves.
   燕子在我们的屋檐下垒了一个窝。
3. He downed the medicine at one swallow.
   他一口便把药全吞下了。
4. Let me take a swallow of beer.
   让我喝口啤酒。

用作动词(v.)

1. They can't treat me like that; I'm not going to swallow it.
   他们不能这样对待我，我忍不下这口气。
2. He swallowed all the criticism without saying a thing.
   他默默地忍受一切责难。
3. You must chew your food well before you swallow it.
   食物吞下去之前先要细细咀嚼。
4. His lips worked as he tried to swallow the food.
   他使劲儿把食物咽下去，嘴唇都扭曲起来。
5. He couldn't swallow because of a sore throat.
   他因嗓子疼而不能吞咽。
6. You should have a try, don't swallow anybody.
   不要轻信任何人，你得亲自去试一试。
7. She swallowed her anger and carried on.
   她忍气吞声地继续进行下去。
8. The company was swallowed up in a corporate merger.
   该公司在一次公司合并中被收购了。

权威例句

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Sexual Selection and the Barn Swallow. by Anders Pape Moller
Advantages and Disadvantages of Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) Coloniality
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