swallow

['swɔləu]

n.燕子, 吞咽, 一次吞咽的量
v.忍受, 吞下, 咽下, 轻信, 不流露感情, 收回

n.

燕子[C]

One swallow does not make a summer.

一燕不成夏。

词形变化

名词: swallower | 动词过去式: swallowed | 动词过去分词: swallowed | 动词现在分词: swallowing | 动词第三人称单数: swallows |

英英释义

名词 swallow:

a small amount of liquid food

同义词：sup

the act of swallowing

同义词：drink, deglutition

small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations

动词 swallow:

pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking

同义词：get down

engulf and destroy

enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing

同义词：immerse, swallow up, bury, eat up

utter indistinctly

take back what one has said

同义词：take back, unsay, withdraw

keep from expressing

tolerate or accommodate oneself to

同义词：accept, live with

believe or accept without questioning or challenge

补充

swallowswallow英:[ˈswɔləu] 美:[ˈswɑlo]vt. & vi.1.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.1.不流露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。2.〈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.1.(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。

例句

1. He poured himself a whisky and swallowed it in a gulp.他给自己倒了杯威士忌, 一饮而尽。 2. I too found this story a little hard to swallow.我也觉得这一说法有点难以置信。 3. Damien swallowed his annoyance and forced himself to smile.达米恩抑制住自己的厌烦情绪, 强颜欢笑。 4. The simple weight of German firepower forced the French to swallow their pride and retreat.单单是徳军火力的压力便迫使法军放下架子撤退了。 5. You cannot be a great leader unless you swallow a few insults.连区区几句辱骂的话都容忍不了是无法成为伟大领导人的。 6. She could never swallow such humiliation.这般羞辱她永远无法忍受。 7. She took a bite of the apple, chewed and swallowed.她咬了一口苹果, 嚼了嚼咽了下去。 8. Nancy swallowed hard and shook her head.南希使劲咽了口口水, 摇了摇头。 9. He swallowed his words, he gulped, he panted and slurred.他嘴里咕哝着, 咽了一口唾沫, 气喘吁吁的, 还是语无伦次。 10. If I ever come back I suppose I'll have to swallow my words.要是哪天我真回来了, 我想我就得收回前言。 11. He contracted his brows and swallowed medicine down.他皱了皱眉头，然后一口把药水喝了下去。 12. to swallow one's dinner狼吞虎咽地吃饭 13. The crowd swallowed him up.他淹没在了人群之中。 14. He was swallowed in darkness.他的身影消失在夜幕之中。 15. I suspect you have swallowed an enormous sum of the company.我怀疑你侵吞了公司的一大笔钱。 16. to swallow the land up吞并土地 17. to swallow up one's savings用尽某人的积蓄 18. to swallow up the experience of the predecessors吸收前人的经验 19. You should have a try, don't swallow anybody.不要轻信任何人，你得亲自去试一试。 20. She quietly swallows the bully you brought to her.她默默地忍受着你对她的欺侮。 21. to swallow an insult忍辱 22. to swallow a sob忍住不抽噎 23. She couldn't swallow her anger and poured out dirty words.她再也忍不住她的怒火，大骂起来。 24. She swallowed his words.她轻信了他的话。 25. All the copies of Time in my hand have been swallowed by himself.我这儿的《时报》全被他一个人买走了。 26. to swallow one's words承认失言 27. You can't swallow the promise of financial allocation that you made yesterday.你不能取消你昨天作出的财政拨款的允诺。 28. He swallowed his words.他说的话含含糊糊的，听不明白。 29. Don't swallow in lumps.别狼吞虎咽地大口吃东西。 30. You won't swallow as a housemaid of mine.做我的佣人，你不用忍气吞声。 31. she swallowed a mouthful slowly.她慢慢地咽下一口。 32. she swallowed hard, sniffing back her tears.她用力咽了一口气，吸着鼻子忍住眼泪。 33. he seemed ready to swallow any insult.他似乎准备忍受任何羞辱。 34. she had swallowed his story hook, line, and sinker.她对他所讲的故事完全信以为真。 35. he swallowed his pride.他忍住不流露出骄傲之情。 36. the dark mist swallowed her up.黑雾吞没了她。 37. debts swallowed up most of the money he had got for the house.债务已经耗尽了他绝大部分准备买房子的钱。 38. he downed his drink in one swallow.他一口就喝干了饮料。 39. he said he'd like just a swallow of pie.他说只要咬一口馅饼就行了。 40. It's easier to swallow pills if you take them with water.用水吞服比较容易把药丸咽下去。 41. She swallowed hard and tried to speak, but nothing came out.她用力咽口水，试图说话，但说不出半句来。 42. You shouldn't swallow everything they tell you!你不应该轻信他们所说的一切！ 43. I find her criticisms very hard to swallow.我觉得她的批评难以接受。 44. The rent swallows up most of our monthly income.房租耗掉了我们每月的大部分收入。 45. He swallowed the grape whole.他把整粒葡萄吞下去了。 46. Chew your food well before you swallow.食物要细细咀嚼之后再吞咽。 47. I swallowed before answering.回答问题前我咽了一咽口水。 48. "The boss said, “Come in.” I swallowed hard and walked in."老板说：“进来。”我咽了咽口水，走进去。 49. "If she insults you, just swallow hard [=make an effort to control yourself] and don't say anything."如果她侮辱你，你就忍着，什么也别说。 50. The wave swallowed up the small vessel.海浪吞没了小船。 51. "More small companies are being swallowed (up) [=taken over, absorbed] by giant conglomerates."更多小公司正在被大型企业集团吞并。 52. We watched as he was swallowed up by the crowd. [=as he disappeared into the crowd]我们看着他淹没在人海中。 53. The cost of childcare swallows up most of her income.托管孩子的开销用去了她大部分的收入。 54. Her story is pretty hard to swallow.她的描述很难让人相信。 55. "I can usually take criticism, but this is more than I can swallow."通常我都能接受批评，但这次我很难接受了。 56. We have to swallow our disappointment/anger about the election and keep trying to make things better.我们必须克制对选举的失望/愤怒情绪，继续努力把事情做得更好。 57. She had to swallow her pride and ask for help.她不得不放下身段，请求帮助。 58. She took a swallow of water to wash down the pill.她喝了一口水把药片吞下去。 59. He drank the water in/with one swallow.他一口气把水全喝了。