| 释义 |
swal·low¹ /ˈswɒləʊ/ vt. | vi. | n. | phr.
I ❶ vt.
1. 吞下，咽下；勉强把…咽下(down)
swallow one's food (down) (勉强)吞下食物
2. 吞没；淹没，使消失(up)
The billows swallowed up the vessel. 巨浪吞没了船。
The fog swallowed up the whole city. 雾罩全城。
His massive boots swallowed up his legs. 他那双巨大的长统靴把他的双腿全部套没了。
The aircraft was swallowed (up) in the clouds. 飞机消失在云层中。
3. 吞并；侵吞(up)：
Nazi Germany swallowed up almost all Europe in World War II. 在第二次世界大战中纳粹德国吞并了几乎整个欧洲。
force the aggressors to disgorge the land they have swallowed 迫使侵略者把侵吞的土地吐出来
4. 吸收(up)
5. 耗尽 (up)
The expenses more than swallowed up the earnings. 开支不但耗尽了挣来的钱，而且形成亏空。
Waste is threatening to swallow the country's resources. 浪费有耗尽这个国家资源的危险。
6. 全部买去(up)
The first edition of the dictionary was swallowed up before publication. 这部词典的第一版在出版前就被预订一空。
7. 〈口〉轻信，轻易接受
swallow sb.'s exaggerations 轻信某人夸张之辞
He will swallow anything you tell him. 他会相信你告诉他的任何事情。
8. 忍受
swallow an insult 忍辱
She swallowed the sarcasm and got on with her work. 她听了那讽刺话后没作声，继续干活。
9. 抑制，使不流露
swallow a smile 忍住不笑
swallow a yawn 忍住不打呵欠
swallow down one's tears 把眼泪往肚里咽
swallow (down) one's anger 抑制心头的怒火
swallow one's astonishment 不流露出惊讶的神色
10. 取消(前言等)
He had to swallow his words. 他不得不食言了。
11. 含糊地发(音)；含糊地发(词)的音；(吞吃似地)不发出(音)
❷ vi.
1. 吞咽食物(或饮料等)
He swallowed without chewing. 他未经咀嚼就把食物咽下。
2. 做吞咽动作以抑制强烈的感情
His fierce look made her swallow and tremble all over. 他凶神恶煞般的模样使她倒抽一口冷气，浑身发抖。
She had to restrain herself and swallow hard in her position as a housemaid. 她身为女仆不得不克制自己，忍气吞声。
II n.
1. 吞，咽
He finished off the whisky with a swallow. 他一口喝完了杯中的威士忌。
2. 一次吞咽量
He took a long swallow of wine. 他喝了一大口酒。
3. 吞咽能力；胃口
4. 咽喉；食道
5. 【海】(滑车上的)绳孔
6. = swallow hole
[< OE swelgan; 与 ON svelga, OHG swelgan, Swed svalg gullet 有关] phr. swallow a camel 见 camel
swallow the anchor 见 anchor¹
swallow the bait 见 bait¹
swallow the dictionary 见 dictionary |