with obj.
1- cause or allow (something, especially food or drink) to pass down the throat吞; 咽下：
she swallowed a mouthful slowly.
她慢慢地咽下一口。
1.1
- no obj. perform the muscular movement of the oesophagus required to do this, especially through fear or nervousness（尤指因恐惧、紧张而）做吞咽动作：
she swallowed hard, sniffing back her tears.
她用力咽了一口气, 吸着鼻子忍住眼泪。
1.2
- put up with or meekly accept (something insulting or unwelcome)忍受：
he seemed ready to swallow any insult.
他似乎准备忍受任何羞辱。
1.3
- believe unquestioningly (a lie or unlikely assertion)轻信（谎言, 不实的断言）：
she had swallowed his story hook, line, and sinker.
她对他所讲的故事完全信以为真。
1.4
- resist expressing (a feeling) or uttering (words)抑制（感情, 言语）：
he swallowed his pride.
他忍住不流露出骄傲之情。
1.5
- take in and cause to disappear; engulf吞没; 淹没：
the dark mist swallowed her up.
黑雾吞没了她。
1.6
- completely use up (money or resources)耗尽（金钱, 资源）：
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。
1
- an act of swallowing something, especially food or drink吞; 咽：
he downed his drink in one swallow.
他一口就喝干了饮料。
1.1
- an amount of something swallowed in one action一次吞咽的量：
he said he'd like just a swallow of pie.
他说只要咬一口馅饼就行了。
派生词
swallowable
adjective词源
Old English swelgan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zwelgen and German schwelgen.
1
- a migratory swift-flying songbird with a forked tail and long pointed wings, feeding on insects in flight燕子。比较WOODSWALLOW.
1.1
- Family Hirundinidae: several genera, in particular Hirundo, and numerous species, e.g. the widespread H. rustica (North American name: barn swallow).燕科：数属, 尤指燕属, 众多种, 比如分布广泛的家燕（北美名barn swallow）。
短语
one swallow does not make a summer
- proverb a single fortunate event doesn't mean that what follows will also be good〈谚〉一燕不成夏（一次走运并不代表后来也都是好运）。
词源
Old English swealwe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zwaluw and German Schwalbe.