Swallow
[ 'swɑlo ]
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vt.& vi. 吞，咽;忍耐，忍受;
vt. 不流露;<口>忍受，轻信;
n. [鸟]燕子;胃管，食道;一次吞咽的量;（滑车等的）通索孔;
📝 例句
He had to swallow his words.
他不得不取消前言。
He has to take (ie swallow) six pills a day until he recovers.
他每天要服六粒药丸直到痊愈.
Squeeze gently, allowing the child adequate time to swallow the medication.
轻轻挤压，使小儿有充分的时间吞咽药物。
A swallow skimmed low (over the ground).
一只燕子 (掠过地面) 低飞而去。
She is naive and would swallow anything you tell her.
她很天真,你跟她讲什么她都相信。
🌱 联想助记
【串】low(矮)wall(墙)下的swallow(燕子)有四窝喽
【记】※ sw-拼音“斯文”,allow-允许:燕子斯文地吞咽食物,得到礼仪官员的准许
※ s-似“美女”,wall-墙,ow-拼音“欧文”:美女藏在墙后见欧文抓住燕子吞了下去
※ s-似“美女”,wallow-打滚:美女痛得满地打滚,因为她将飞进嘴的燕子咽了下去
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
📖 牛津释义
wallow
v
1
(a) [I, Tn] cause or allow (esp food or drink) to go down the throat 吞下或咽下（尤指食物或饮料）
Taking pills is easy; just put them in your mouth and swallow. 服用药片很容易, 只须放在口中咽下即可.
Chew your food properly before swallowing it. 食物嚼碎後再咽下.
(b) [I] use the muscles of the throat as if doing this, eg in fear 做如同吞咽般的动作（如恐惧时）
She swallowed hard, and turned to face her accuser. 她用力咽了一下唾液, 转身面对那个控告她的人.
2 [Tn] (infml 口)
(a) accept (an insult, etc) without protest 忍受（侮辱等）
She called you a liar. Are you going to swallow that? 她说你撒谎. 你打算忍受这种侮辱吗?
He swallowed all the criticism without saying a thing. 他默默地忍受一切责难.
(b) believe (sth) too easily 轻信（某事物）
He flatters her outrageously, and she swallows it whole, ie believes it entirely. 他极力奉承她, 而她竟以为完全是由衷之言.
3 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sb/sth (up)
(a) take sb/sth into itself so that he/it can no longer be seen 吞没或掩盖某人[某事物]
The jungle swallowed up the explorers. 探险人员消失在密林里了.
The aircraft was swallowed (up) in the clouds. 飞机已没入云中.
(fig 比喻) small firms being swallowed up by giant corporations, ie taken over so that they disappear 被大公司兼并的小商行.
(b) use sth up completely 用尽某事物
The cost of the trial swallowed up all their savings. 诉讼费用耗光了他们的全部积蓄.
4 [Tn] not express (a feeling, etc) openly 不流露（感情等）
She swallowed her anger and carried on. 她忍气吞声地继续进行下去.
I was forced to swallow my pride and ask for a loan. 我无奈须忍辱告贷.
5 (idm 习语) a bitter pill to swallow => bitter. swallow the bait accept sth that has been said, offered, etc to tempt one 上钩; 中圈套. swallow/pocket one's pride => pride. swallow one's words admit that one has said sth wrong 承认说错了话
He told me I wouldn't pass the test but I'm determined to make him swallow his words, ie by passing. 他对我说我考不及格, 我一定让他承认说错了话. swallow, n
(a) act of swallowing 吞; 咽.
(b) amount swallowed at one time 一次吞咽的量
take a swallow of beer 喝一口啤哂.
swallow n
1 any of various types of small quick-flying insect-eating bird with a forked tail that migrate to northern countries (eg Britain) in summer 燕子. =>illus at App 1 见附录1插图, page iv.2 (idm 习语) ,one swallow ,does not make a `summer (saying 谚) a single fortunate or satisfactory incident, example, etc does not mean that all the others will be as good 一燕不成夏（仅有的一次幸运或好事等并不意味著一切都好）.
🎯 考研助记
s(蛇)+wall(墙)+low(低):蛇在矮墙上 吞食 燕子
🔁 扩展释义
*['swɒlәu]n. 燕子, 吞咽, 喉vt. 咽, 淹没, 吞没, 耗尽, 轻信, 忍受, 抑制vi. 吞下, 咽下【医】 吞咽相关词组: eat sth in one swallow swallow one's words swallow hard
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A great-grandchild. A great-grandson.
一个曾孙。 一个曾孙。
He uses clay to form images of people.
他利用粘土造各种的人像。
then reset the whole thing in the Scottish Highlands.
后来却把整个故事背景换成了苏格兰高地。