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单词 swallowing
释义
swallowing
present participle ofswallow
swallow
verb
uk
/ˈswɒl.əʊ/us
/ˈswɑː.loʊ/

swallowverb(THROAT)

B2[IorT]
tocausefood,drink,pills, etc. tomovefromyourmouthintoyourstomachby using themusclesofyourthroat:
Mythroatis sosorethat it reallyhurtswhen I swallow.
He put agrapeinto hismouthand swallowed itwhole.
[I]
to use themusclesofyourthroat, as ifmovingsomething fromyourmouthintoyourstomach, because you arenervousorfrightened, or are about to say something:
He swallowedhardand said, "Dad, I have something totellyou."
More examples
  • Jamie's always hadtroubleswallowingpills.
  • He swallowed hisdrinkin onegulp.
  • You'll give yourselfindigestionif you swallowyourdinnersoquickly.
  • Keep alookoutforsmallobjectsthat ababymight swallow.
  • Because I'm abadswimmer, I often go under and swallow a lot ofwater.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Eating
  • al desko
  • binge
  • binge eating
  • bite
  • break breadidiom
  • cram
  • fall on/uponsomeone
  • feast
  • feast onsomething
  • feeder
  • feeding
  • inhale
  • mainline
  • partake
  • pick
  • pick atsomething
  • picnic
  • pig
  • shovel
  • trough
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swallowverb(TAKE AWAY)

[T]
If somethinglargeswallows (up) another thing, it makes itdisappearorstopexistingseparatelyby making itpartof itself:
Anincreasingamountof thecountrysideis being swallowed(up)by thetown.
Manysmallbusinesseshave been swallowed(up)bylargecompanies.
[T]
to use or take away alargepartof somethingvaluable:
Taxes have swallowed upnearlyhalfof mypayincrease.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Enclosing, surrounding and immersing
  • beleaguer
  • beleaguered
  • beset
  • border
  • boxsomeone/somethingin
  • dunk
  • enclosure
  • fencesomethingin
  • fencesomethingoff
  • flooding
  • gather
  • gift wrap
  • gift-wrapped
  • siege
  • steep
  • steepsomething/someoneinsomething
  • submersion
  • swaddle
  • swallow
  • swamp
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Using and misusing

swallowverb(ACCEPT)

C2[T]informal
toacceptsomething withoutquestionor withoutexpressingdisagreement:
Notsurprisingly, thisexcusewas too much for them to swallow.
He swallowed herstorywhole.
She swallowed hissalespitchhook,line, andsinker(=believeditcompletely).
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to believe someone or something
  • believeCan we believe a word of what this man says?
  • acceptMost people accept what the newspapers say as being correct.
  • creditUKIt’s hard to credit that she’s 87.
  • swallowI personally find it hard to swallow the official narrative.
  • buyWhen it comes to global warming, he doesn't buy it, and is out to discredit the whole theory.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Believing
  • accept
  • allegedly
  • article of faith
  • ascribesomethingtosomething
  • ascription
  • belief
  • credit
  • deluded
  • evidently
  • feel it inyourbonesidiom
  • givesomeonethe benefit of the doubtidiom
  • gospel
  • hold
  • recognize
  • room for doubtidiom
  • seesomethinginsomeone/something
  • seeing is believingidiom
  • self-deceit
  • self-deceiving
  • stock
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Accepting & agreeing reluctantly

swallowverb(NOT EXPRESS)

C2[T]
to notexpressor show something:
She swallowed herdisappointment, saying, "That's OK, it doesn'tmatter."
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Controlling emotions
  • blackmail
  • bottle
  • bottlesomethingup
  • breaking point
  • cauterization
  • choke
  • compose
  • cork
  • dysregulation
  • emotional blackmailidiom
  • frustrated
  • get beyondsomething
  • get pastsomeone
  • play it coolidiom
  • put on a brave faceidiom
  • repress
  • repressed
  • self-possessed
  • swallow
  • temperate
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Idioms

swallowyourwords
swallow the bait
(Definition ofswallowingfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofswallowing

swallowing

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.

This is due to muscular incoordination during the pharyngeal phase ofswallowing.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Swallowingafter unilateral stroke of the cerebral cortex: preliminary experience.
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For example, a patient's difficulties withswallowingfood may cause weight loss.
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Magnetic field changes in the human brain due toswallowingor speaking.
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Effects of verbal cue on bolus flow duringswallowing.
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Those with persistentswallowingdifficulties may require a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.
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These changes are confined to the oropharyngeal phases rather than the oesophageal phase ofswallowing.
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The combination of bedsideswallowingassessment and oxygen saturation monitoring ofswallowingin acute stroke: a safe and humane screening tool.
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An initial assessment is made of sensory and motor function of theswallowingmechanisms, airways protection, phonation, volitional cough and the cough reflex.
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Interestingly, the pain can occur even whilst the patient is notswallowing.
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In oesophageal cancer, the emphasis is on the restoration ofswallowing.
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The health domains described included mobility, stage of disease, pain, hoarseness, tiredness, pneumonia,swallowingand meals, psychological problems, and social support.
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Monitoring in an awake patient also may induce some degree of discomfort and sometimes deep breathing,swallowingand neck movements interfere with measurements.
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The dominant complaint is one of food 'sticking' onceswallowinghas occurred.
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The combination of bedsideswallowingassessment and oxygen saturation monitoring of swallowng in acute stroke: a safe and humane screening tool.
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