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.
水で薬を飲み込むのは難しかった。
B2
to move your throat muscles as if swallowing, often when nervous
He had to swallow hard before speaking.
彼は話す前に強く唾を飲み込まなければならなかった。
R
to take in or cover completely so it can't be seen
The city began to swallow the nearby fields.
都市は近くの畑を飲み込み始めた。
R
to use up completely, especially money
Rent can swallow most of your income.
家賃は収入の大部分を飲み込む可能性がある。
R
to accept or believe something as true
I find that story hard to swallow.
その話は信じがたいと思う。
R
to hide your feelings
Sometimes you must swallow your anger.
時には怒りを飲み込まなければならない。
R
to accept criticism without complaining
She had to swallow their harsh words.
彼女は彼らの辛辣な言葉を飲み込まなければならなかった。
noun
R
a small bird with long wings that flies to warmer places in winter
The swallow returns each spring.
ツバメは毎年春に戻ってくる。
R
the act of swallowing or the amount swallowed at once
Take one swallow of water after the medicine.
薬の後に水を一口飲んでください。
translation
飲み込む, 唾を飲む, 使い果たす, 信じる, 抑える, 耐える
燕, 一口
語形変化
3rd Present
swallows
Progressive
swallowing
Past
swallowed
Perfect
swallowed
Plural
swallows