| 单词 | swallow up |
| 释义 | swallow up1. 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 See full dictionary entry for swallowIf 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]Examples of 'swallow up' in a sentence |
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