英语词汇“swallow”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

swallow

(swɒloʊ )

Word forms: swallows , swallowing , swallowed

1. verb B2

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. [VERB noun]

Polly took a bite of the apple, chewed and swallowed. [VERB]

Synonyms: eat, down [informal], consume, devour

Swallow is also a noun.

Jan lifted her glass and took a quick swallow.

2. verb

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. [VERB]

3. verb

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. [VERB noun]

I too found this story a little hard to swallow. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: believe, accept, buy [slang], fall for

4. verb

If you swallow your feelings, you do not express them, although you want to very much.

Gordon has swallowed the anger he felt. [VERB noun]

He flashed me a quick grin but rapidly swallowed it when he saw my expression. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: suppress, hold in, restrain, contain

5. countable noun

A swallow is a kind of small bird with pointed wings and a forked tail.

6. a bitter pill to swallow

7. to swallow one's pride phrase [VERB inflects]

If you swallow your pride, you decide to do something even though you think it will cause you to lose some respect.

Swallowing her pride, Katy begs for forgiveness.

Phrasal verbs:

swallow up

1. phrasal verb

If one thing is swallowed up by another, it becomes part of the first thing and no longer has a separate identity of its own.

During the 1980s monster publishing houses started to swallow up smaller companies. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

[Also VERB noun PARTICLE]

2. phrasal verb

If something swallows up money or resources, it uses them entirely while giving very little in return.

The 20 per cent deposit will swallow up most of the £20,000 he has set aside. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

Farmers could see a quarter of their income swallowed up by the interest rate rise. [VERB-ed PARTICLE]

[Also VERB noun PARTICLE]

3. phrasal verb

If a person or thing is swallowed up by something, they disappear into it so that you cannot see them any more.

He headed back towards the flea market and was quickly swallowed up in the crowd. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE]

Weeds had swallowed up the garden. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

[Also VERB noun PARTICLE]

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Idioms:

swallow something hook, line, and sinker

to be fooled into believing something completely and being deceived by it

He is one heck of a salesman, and people are just swallowing this thing hook, line, and sinker, without knowing what it's all about.

a bitter pill to swallow

a difficult or unpleasant fact or situation that has to be accepted

This defeat, though, was the most bitter pill to swallow.

swallow a bitter pill

to accept a difficult or unpleasant fact or situation

Our people have swallowed a bitter pill in accepting this peace agreement.

swallow your pride

to decide to do something even though it is shameful or embarrassing, and you would prefer not to

However, if political compulsions demand, he can swallow his pride and ally himself with his political enemies.

one swallow doesn't make a summer

said to mean that, although something good has happened, the situation may not continue to be good, and you cannot rely on it

Sales are up by 1%, which is a vast improvement on the last six months. One swallow, however, doesn't make a summer and business could still be better.

Collocations:

swallow a tablet

He then forced her to swallow a tablet.

The Sun

She explained that very cold water makes it easier for her pal to swallow her tablets.

The Sun

Swallowing a tablet with a slug of water, she says that she started taking the pills to help her sleep.

Times, Sunday Times

swallow air

And if you're very anxious, try to relax - tense people swallow air, which makes them belch.

The Sun

Parks contain millions of trees, which swallow air pollutants and carbon dioxide - another £70 million annual benefit, the report says.

Times,Sunday Times

It makes you swallow air, which gets trapped in your intestines.

The Sun

It seems to affect some people when they are anxious - they start to swallow air as a nervous habit.

The Sun

You could be drinking fizzy drinks or swallowing air, which some people do when they are anxious or stressed.

Times, Sunday Times

Translations:

Chinese: 吞咽, 吞咽, 吞咽

Japanese: 飲むこと, を飲み込む, 飲み込む

单词	swallow
释义	swallow (swɒloʊ ) Word forms: swallows , swallowing , swallowed 1. verb B2 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. [VERB noun] Polly took a bite of the apple, chewed and swallowed. [VERB] Synonyms: eat, down [informal], consume, devour Swallow is also a noun. Jan lifted her glass and took a quick swallow. 2. verb 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. [VERB] 3. verb 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. [VERB noun] I too found this story a little hard to swallow. [VERB noun] Synonyms: believe, accept, buy [slang], fall for 4. verb If you swallow your feelings, you do not express them, although you want to very much. Gordon has swallowed the anger he felt. [VERB noun] He flashed me a quick grin but rapidly swallowed it when he saw my expression. [VERB noun] Synonyms: suppress, hold in, restrain, contain 5. countable noun A swallow is a kind of small bird with pointed wings and a forked tail. 6. a bitter pill to swallow 7. to swallow one's pride phrase [VERB inflects] If you swallow your pride, you decide to do something even though you think it will cause you to lose some respect. Swallowing her pride, Katy begs for forgiveness. Phrasal verbs: swallow up 1. phrasal verb If one thing is swallowed up by another, it becomes part of the first thing and no longer has a separate identity of its own. During the 1980s monster publishing houses started to swallow up smaller companies. [VERB PARTICLE noun] [Also VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If something swallows up money or resources, it uses them entirely while giving very little in return. The 20 per cent deposit will swallow up most of the £20,000 he has set aside. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Farmers could see a quarter of their income swallowed up by the interest rate rise. [VERB-ed PARTICLE] [Also VERB noun PARTICLE] 3. phrasal verb If a person or thing is swallowed up by something, they disappear into it so that you cannot see them any more. He headed back towards the flea market and was quickly swallowed up in the crowd. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE] Weeds had swallowed up the garden. [VERB PARTICLE noun] [Also VERB noun PARTICLE] Image of swallow © xpixel, Shutterstock Idioms: swallow something hook, line, and sinker to be fooled into believing something completely and being deceived by it He is one heck of a salesman, and people are just swallowing this thing hook, line, and sinker, without knowing what it's all about. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a bitter pill to swallow a difficult or unpleasant fact or situation that has to be accepted This defeat, though, was the most bitter pill to swallow. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers swallow a bitter pill to accept a difficult or unpleasant fact or situation Our people have swallowed a bitter pill in accepting this peace agreement. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers swallow your pride to decide to do something even though it is shameful or embarrassing, and you would prefer not to However, if political compulsions demand, he can swallow his pride and ally himself with his political enemies. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers one swallow doesn't make a summer said to mean that, although something good has happened, the situation may not continue to be good, and you cannot rely on it Sales are up by 1%, which is a vast improvement on the last six months. One swallow, however, doesn't make a summer and business could still be better. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: swallow a tablet He then forced her to swallow a tablet. The Sun She explained that very cold water makes it easier for her pal to swallow her tablets. The Sun Swallowing a tablet with a slug of water, she says that she started taking the pills to help her sleep. Times, Sunday Times swallow air And if you're very anxious, try to relax - tense people swallow air, which makes them belch. The Sun Parks contain millions of trees, which swallow air pollutants and carbon dioxide - another £70 million annual benefit, the report says. Times,Sunday Times It makes you swallow air, which gets trapped in your intestines. The Sun It seems to affect some people when they are anxious - they start to swallow air as a nervous habit. The Sun You could be drinking fizzy drinks or swallowing air, which some people do when they are anxious or stressed. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 吞咽, 吞咽, 吞咽 Japanese: 飲むこと, を飲み込む, 飲み込む
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