swallow
verb /ˈswɒləʊ/
/ˈswɑːləʊ/
动词形式
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they swallow | /ˈswɒləʊ/ /ˈswɑːləʊ/ |
| he / she / it swallows | /ˈswɒləʊz/ /ˈswɑːləʊz/ |
| past simple swallowed | /ˈswɒləʊd/ /ˈswɑːləʊd/ |
| past participle swallowed | /ˈswɒləʊd/ /ˈswɑːləʊd/ |
| -ing form swallowing | /ˈswɒləʊɪŋ/ /ˈswɑːləʊɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to make food, drink, etc. go down your throat into your stomach
吞下；咽下 - swallow (something) 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。 - swallow something + adj. The pills should be swallowed whole.
这些药要吞服。
- Liquid food may be more easily swallowed.
流食会更易于吞咽。 - Most snakes swallow their prey whole.
绝大多数蛇会把猎物整个儿吞下。 - She accidentally swallowed a glass bead.
她不小心吞下了一颗玻璃珠。 - She swallowed down her breakfast in a hurry.
她匆匆吞下了早饭。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hastily
- quickly
- accidentally
- …
- swallow something whole
- swallow (something) Always chew food well before swallowing it.
- [intransitive] to move the muscles of your throat as if you were swallowing something, 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。
- He swallowed back the lump in his throat.
他强忍住喉头的哽咽。 - She swallowed convulsively, determined not to cry.
她抑制不住地咽了几口气，决心不哭出声来。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- deeply
- hard
- convulsively
- …
- have difficulty swallowing
- have trouble swallowing
- She swallowed hard and told him the bad news.
- [transitive, often passive] to take somebody/something in or completely cover them/it so that they/it cannot be seen or exist separately any longer
吞没；淹没；侵吞 - swallow somebody/something 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。 - swallow somebody/something 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。
- swallow somebody/something I watched her walk down the road until she was swallowed by the darkness.
- [transitive] swallow somebody/something (up) to use up something 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。
- Most of my salary gets swallowed (up) by the rent and bills.
- [transitive] to accept that something is true; to believe something
相信；信以为真 - swallow something I found her excuse very hard to swallow.
我觉得她的理由很难让人相信。 - swallow something + 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。
- swallow something I found her excuse very hard to swallow.
- [transitive] swallow something 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。
- to swallow your doubts
- [transitive] swallow something to accept offensive remarks, 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。
- I was surprised that he just sat there and swallowed all their remarks.
food/drink食物；饮料
move throat muscles做吞咽动作
completely cover完全覆盖
use up money用尽钱
believe相信
feelings感情
accept insults忍受侮辱
词源verb Old English swelgan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zwelgen and German schwelgen.
Idioms
a bitter pill (for somebody) (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 - The election defeat was a bitter pill for the party to swallow.
选举失败是该党难以下咽的苦果。
- The election defeat was a bitter pill for the party to swallow.
like the cat that got/ate/swallowed the canary (US English)
(British English like a cat that’s got the cream)
- very pleased with yourself
不流露；掩饰；抑制 - She looked like a cat that’s swallowed the canary. She was almost purring with pleasure.
她看起来像一只吞下金丝雀的猫。她高兴得几乎发出咕噜声。
- She looked like a cat that’s swallowed the canary. She was almost purring with pleasure.