1 PHRASAL VERB 吞并;侵吞;把…并入其中 If one thing is swallowed up by another, it becomes part of the first thing and no longer has a separate identity of its own. 吞并;侵吞;把…并入其中 [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]
2 PHRASAL VERB 用尽,耗光(金钱、资源) If something swallows up money or resources, it uses them entirely while giving very little in return. 用尽,耗光(金钱、资源) [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]
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A seven-day TV ad campaign could swallow up the best part of £50,000. [VERB PREP. noun]
7 天的电视广告宣传可能会耗费约 5 万英镑。
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Farmers could see a quarter of their income swallowed up by the interest rate rise. [VERB-ed PREP.]
农场主会发现由于利率的上涨,收入减少了1/4。
3 PHRASAL VERB 吞没;淹没 If a person or thing is swallowed up by something, they disappear into it so that you cannot see them any more. 吞没;淹没 [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]