swallow
🇺🇸
/ˈswɑːləʊ/
🇬🇧
/ˈswɒləʊ/
verb
B2
to take food or drink down your throat into your stomach
It was hard to swallow the pill with water.
用水吞下药丸很困难。
B2
to move your throat muscles as if swallowing, often when nervous
He had to swallow hard before speaking.
他说话前不得不使劲咽了一下口水。
R
to take in or cover completely so it can't be seen
The city began to swallow the nearby fields.
城市开始吞没附近的田野。
R
to use up completely, especially money
Rent can swallow most of your income.
房租可能吞掉你大部分收入。
R
to accept or believe something as true
I find that story hard to swallow.
我觉得那个故事难以相信。
R
to hide your feelings
Sometimes you must swallow your anger.
有时你必须忍住怒火。
R
to accept criticism without complaining
She had to swallow their harsh words.
她不得不忍受他们的刻薄话语。
noun
R
a small bird with long wings that flies to warmer places in winter
The swallow returns each spring.
燕子每年春天都会回来。
R
the act of swallowing or the amount swallowed at once
Take one swallow of water after the medicine.
服药后喝一口水。
translation
吞咽, 咽口水, 吞没, 耗尽, 轻信, 压抑情感, 忍受批评
燕子, 吞咽动作
词形变化
3rd Present
swallows
Progressive
swallowing
Past
swallowed
Perfect
swallowed
Plural
swallows