• 基础释义
  • 例句
  • 同义词解析
  • 词组
  • 四级真题
  • 柯林斯词典释义
  • 英汉词典释义
  • 英英词典释义
  • 行业词典释义

swallow

[ˈswɒləʊ] [ˈswɑloʊ]
  • 复数:swallows;
  • 过去式:swallowed;
  • 过去分词:swallowed;
  • 现在分词:swallowing;
  • 第三人称单数:swallows;
  • 例句
    同义词解析
    • 以下这些动词均可表示"吃" 的意思
      eat普通用词,使用广泛。既可用于人,也可用于动物。
      dine正式用词,既可指一日三餐中的任何一餐,也可以指特殊的用餐。
      have可与eat换用,但强调一次性的动作。
      consume侧重痛痛快快地吃得一干二净,可用于人和动物。
      devour指狼吞虎咽地吃,强调吃得既快又彻底。
      gorge侧重指拼命地吃或塞,强调吃饱或吃得过量。
      swallow主要指吃的整个过程的第二部分"咽",并常指咀嚼得匆匆忙忙地吃。
    词组
    • one swallow does not make a summer
      (proverb)a single fortunate event doesn't mean that what follows will also be good (谚)一燕不成夏(一次走运并不代表后来也都是好运)
    英语四级真题
      If we don't, we will be swallowed up by one of the giants.
      出自-2013年6月听力原文
    柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
    • VERB
      吞下;咽下
      If you swallow something, you cause it to go from your mouth down into your stomach.
      例句
      You are asked to swallow a capsule containing vitamin B... 你要服一粒维生素 B 胶囊。 Polly took a bite of the apple, chewed and swallowed. 波利咬了一口苹果,嚼了嚼咽了下去。
    • VERB
      (常因为紧张或恐惧而)做吞咽动作,咽口水
      If you swallow, you make a movement in your throat as if you are swallowing something, often because you are nervous or frightened.
      例句
      Nancy swallowed hard and shook her head. 南希用力咽了口口水,摇了摇头。
    • VERB
      完全相信;信以为真
      If someone swallows a story or a statement, they believe it completely.
      例句
      It was vital that he swallowed the story about Juanita being in that motel room that night. 关键是他对朱厄妮塔那晚住在那个汽车旅馆房间里一事毫不怀疑。 I too found this story a little hard to swallow. 我也觉得这件事有点难以置信。
    • VERB
      掩饰,抑制(感情)
      If you swallow your feelings, you do not express them, although you want to very much.
      例句
      Gordon has swallowed the anger he felt... 戈登忍住了内心的愤怒。 He flashed me a quick grin but rapidly swallowed it when he saw my expression. 他先是冲我咧嘴一笑,不过看到我的表情后又赶紧收起笑脸。
    • N-COUNT
      燕子
      A swallow is a kind of small bird with pointed wings and a forked tail.
    英汉词典释义
    • vt. & vi.
      吞, 咽
      He swallowed without chewing. 他未经咀嚼就把食物咽下。 He put a grape into his mouth and swallowed it whole. 他把一粒葡萄放入嘴里, 整个吞了下去。
    • vt.
      不流露,掩饰,抑制
      I don't know how I managed to swallow my anger. 我不知道怎样才能抑制住我的愤怒。 He was forced to swallow his pride and ask for money from his brother. 他不得不抛下面子, 从他弟弟那里求得资助。
      〈口〉忍受; 轻信
      I found it hard to swallow his insults. 我真的很难忍受他的侮辱。
    • n.
      (吃或喝的)一口
      He had a few swallows of tea and then hurried out. 他喝了几口茶, 就匆忙出去了。燕子 One swallow doesn't make a summer. 一燕不成夏。
    英英词典释义
    • Noun
      1. a small amount of liquid food;
      "a sup of ale"
      2. the act of swallowing;
      "one swallow of the liquid was enough""he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"
      3. small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
    • Verb
      1. pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking;
      "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"
      2. engulf and destroy;
      "The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries"
      3. enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing;
      "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"
      4. utter indistinctly;
      "She swallowed the last words of her speech"
      5. take back what one has said;
      "He swallowed his words"
      6. keep from expressing;
      "I swallowed my anger and kept quiet"
      7. tolerate or accommodate oneself to;
      "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions""I swallowed the insult""She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncracies"
      8. believe or accept without questioning or challenge;
      "Am I supposed to swallow that story?"
    行业词典
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