swallow
美音:
[´swɔləu
]英音:
[´swɔləu
]n.[鸟]燕子,吞咽,喉 vt.咽,淹没,吞没,取消,忍受,轻信,压制,耗尽 vi.吞下,咽下
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名词:swallower 动词过去式:swallowed 过去分词:swallowed 现在分词:swallowing 第三人称单数:swallows
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swallow
/'swɒləʊ; `swɑlo/
v
1 (a) [I, Tn] cause or allow (esp food or drink) to go down the throat 吞下或咽下(尤指食物或饮料)
*Taking pills is easy; just put them in your mouth and swallow. 服用药片很容易, 只须放在口中咽下即可.
* Chew your food properly before swallowing it. 食物嚼碎後再咽下.
(b) [I] use the muscles of the throat as if doing this, eg in fear 做如同吞咽般的动作(如恐惧时)
*She swallowed hard, and turned to face her accuser. 她用力咽了一下唾液, 转身面对那个控告她的人.
2 [Tn] (infml 口)
(a) accept (an insult, etc) without protest 忍受(侮辱等)
*She called you a liar. Are you going to swallow that? 她说你撒谎. 你打算忍受这种侮辱吗?
* He swallowed all the criticism without saying a thing. 他默默地忍受一切责难.
(b) believe (sth) too easily 轻信(某事物)
*He flatters her outrageously, and she swallows it whole, ie believes it entirely. 他极力奉承她, 而她竟以为完全是由衷之言.
3 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sb/sth (up)
(a) take sb/sth into itself so that he/it can no longer be seen 吞没或掩盖某人[某事物]
*The jungle swallowed up the explorers. 探险人员消失在密林里了.
* The aircraft was swallowed (up) in the clouds. 飞机已没入云中.
* (fig 比喻) small firms being swallowed up by giant corporations, ie taken over so that they disappear 被大公司兼并的小商行.
(b) use sth up completely 用尽某事物
*The cost of the trial swallowed up all their savings. 诉讼费用耗光了他们的全部积蓄.
4 [Tn] not express (a feeling, etc) openly 不流露(感情等)
*She swallowed her anger and carried on. 她忍气吞声地继续进行下去.
* I was forced to swallow my pride and ask for a loan. 我无奈须忍辱告贷.
5 (idm 习语) a bitter pill to swallow => bitter. swallow the bait accept sth that has been said, offered, etc to tempt one 上钩; 中圈套. swallow/pocket one's pride => pride. swallow one's words admit that one has said sth wrong 承认说错了话
*He told me I wouldn't pass the test but I'm determined to make him swallow his words, ie by passing. 他对我说我考不及格, 我一定让他承认说错了话.
n
(a) act of swallowing 吞; 咽.
(b) amount swallowed at one time 一次吞咽的量
*take a swallow of beer 喝一口啤哂.
/'swɒləʊ; `swɑlo/
n
1 any of various types of small quick-flying insect-eating bird with a forked tail that migrate to northern countries (eg Britain) in summer 燕子. =>illus at App
1 见附录1插图, page iv.2 (idm 习语) ,one swallow ,does not make a `summer (saying 谚) a single fortunate or satisfactory incident, example, etc does not mean that all the others will be as good 一燕不成夏(仅有的一次幸运或好事等并不意味着一切都好).
1. The swallow is swift in flight. 燕子飞得很快。
2. The swallow shares the virtues of both schools in highest measure. 燕子充分兼有这两类鸟的长处,
3. This time she does manage to swallow some liquid and weakly says, "Thank, you." 这次她终于咽了一些,并轻轻说了声:"谢谢,你。"
4. No,they´re incredibly stupid. They swallow bananas with peels. 不, 它们笨得令人难以置信, 它们把香蕉和皮一起吞下去.
5. He was completely unable to move and couldn't swallow anything. 他完全动弹不得,而且不能吞咽任何东西。
6. Don´t gulp your food , chew it before you swallow it. 吃东西不要狼吞虎咽,要嚼碎了再咽下去。
7. She makes no attempt to swallow; there is just not enough strength. 她没有用力去吞咽,因为她力气不够了。
8. Chew your food well before you swallow it. 食物要先嚼烂再下咽.
9. I also told them, "I can remove the tube and just let him swallow whatever he can. 我还告诉他们说:"我可以把导管拿掉,就让他吃些他能吃得下的东西。
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