单词 | swallow |
释义 | verbnoun🔑 swal·lowBrE /ˈswɒləʊ/ NAmE /ˈswɑːloʊ/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they swallow BrE /ˈswɒləʊ/ NAmE /ˈswɑːloʊ/ present simple - he / she / it swallows BrE /ˈswɒləʊz/ NAmE /ˈswɑːloʊz/ past simple swallowed BrE /ˈswɒləʊd/ NAmE /ˈswɑːloʊd/ past participle swallowed BrE /ˈswɒləʊd/ NAmE /ˈswɑːloʊd/ -ing form swallowing BrE /ˈswɒləʊɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈswɑːloʊɪŋ/ ➤ food /drink 食物;饮料🔑 [T , I ]to make food , drink , etc . go down your throat into your stomach 吞下;咽下◆ ~ (sth )Always chew food well before swallowing it . 什么食物都要先嚼碎再吞咽。◆ I had a sore throat and it hurt to swallow . 当时我嗓子疼,咽东西就疼。◆ ~sth + adj .The pills should be swallowed whole . 这些药要吞服。➤ move throat muscles 做吞咽动作🔑 [I ]to move the muscles of your throat as if you were swallowing sth , especially because you are nervous (由于紧张等)做吞咽动作◆ She swallowed hard and told him the bad news . 她使劲咽了口唾沫,把坏消息告诉了他。➤ completely cover 完全覆盖[T , often passive ]to take sb /sth in or completely cover it so that they cannot be seen or no longer exist separately 吞没;淹没;侵吞◆ ~sb /sth I watched her walk down the road until she was swallowed by the darkness . 我看着她沿公路越走越远,直至消失在黑暗中。◆ ~sb /sth up Large areas of countryside have been swallowed up by towns . 大片大片的乡村地区被城镇吞噬。➤ use up money 用尽钱[T ]~sb /sth (up )to use up sth completely , especially an amount of money 用尽,耗尽,花光(钱等)◆ Most of my salary gets swallowed (up ) by the rent and bills .我的工资大多支付房租和各种日常费用了。➤ believe 相信[T ]to accept that sth is true ; to believe sth 相信;信以为真◆ ~sth I found her excuse very hard to swallow . 我觉得她的理由很难让人相信。◆ ~sth + adj .He told her a pack of lies , but she swallowed it whole . 他对她讲了一堆假话,可她全都信以为真。➤ feelings 感情[T ]~sth to hide your feelings 不流露;掩饰;抑制◆ to swallow your doubts 不流露怀疑◆ You're going to have to swallow your pride and ask for your job back . 你得放下架子,去求人家给你恢复原职。➤ accept insults 忍受侮辱[T ]~sth to accept insults , criticisms , etc . without complaining or protesting 默默忍受(侮辱、批评等)◆ I was surprised that he just sat there and swallowed all their remarks . 让我吃惊的是他就坐在那儿默默地任凭他们评论。 ● a bitter ˈpill (for sb ) (to swallow )a fact or an event that is unpleasant and difficult to accept 严酷的现实;(难以咽下的)苦果🔑 swal·lowBrE /ˈswɒləʊ/ NAmE /ˈswɑːloʊ/ noun ➤ bird 鸟a small bird with long pointed wings and a tail with two points , that spends the winter in Africa but flies to northern countries for the summer 燕➤ of food /drink 食物;饮料an act of swallowing ; an amount of food or drink that is swallowed at one time 咽;吞;一次吞咽的量;一口 ● one ˌswallow doesn't make a ˈsummer (saying ) you must not take too seriously a small sign that sth is happening or will happen in the future , because the situation could change 别略有好事就以为佳时已到;好事可能纯属偶然;一燕不成夏(不能单凭微小的迹象而下定论) |
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