| 单词 | swallow |
| 释义 | Word Frequency swallow 1(ˈswɒləʊ) verb (mainly tr) 1. to pass (food, drink, etc) through the mouth to the stomach by means of the muscular action of the oesophagus 2. (often foll by up) to engulf or destroy as if by ingestion the empire swallowed up several small states 3. informal to believe gullibly he will never swallow such an excuse 4. to refrain from uttering or manifesting to swallow one's disappointment 5. to endure without retaliation 6. to enunciate (words, etc) indistinctly; mutter 7. (often foll by down) to eat or drink reluctantly 8. (intransitive) to perform or simulate the act of swallowing, as in gulping 9. swallow one's words noun 10. the act of swallowing 11. the amount swallowed at any single time; mouthful 12. Also called: crown, throat nautical the opening between the shell and the groove of the sheave of a block, through which the rope is passed 13. rare another word for throat, gullet 14. rare a capacity for swallowing; appetite Derived forms swallowable (ˈswallowable) adjective swallower (ˈswallower) noun Word origin Old English swelgan; related to Old Norse svelga, Old High German swelgan to swallow, Swedish svalg gulletWord Frequency swallow 2(ˈswɒləʊ) noun 1. any passerine songbird of the family Hirundinidae, esp Hirundo rustica (common or barn swallow), having long pointed wings, a forked tail, short legs, and a rapid flight ▶ Related adjective: hirundine 2. fairy swallow Derived forms swallow-like (ˈswallow-ˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English swealwe; related to Old Frisian swale, Old Norse svala, Old High German swalwa |
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