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单词 swallow up
释义 swallow up vt. sep.
1.(take control of)to swallow sth up or to swallow up sth
+ company, country吞并;兼并

He did not want his firm to be swallowed up by a multinational giant.他不希望自己的公司被跨国巨头吞并。

2.(use up)to swallow sth up or to swallow up sth
+ money, resources用尽;耗光

A seven-day TV ad campaign could swallow up the best part of £50,000.七天的电视广告宣传可能会将5万英镑花去一多半。

3.(cause to disappear)to swallow sb/sth up or to swallow up sb/sth
+ person, garden吞没;淹没

Weeds had swallowed up the garden.花园里杂草丛生。

She was quickly swallowed up in the crowd.她很快消失在人群里。

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