释义 |
Examples:belching and acid swallowing (medical term)—commit suicide by swallowing gold—choke (because of swallowing the wrong way)—the warbler sings and the swallow dances—swallow (family Hirundinidae)—lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?—as lithe as a swallow (of athlete or beautiful girl)—swallow tail butterfly (family Papilionidae)—lit. sparrow and swallow, crow and magpie; fig. any Tom, Dick or Harry—lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom); fig. always on the move—swallow whole (idiom); fig. to apply uncritically—good medicine tastes bitter (idiom); fig. frank criticism is hard swallow—swallow clouds and blow out fog [idiom.]—swallow in one gulp [idiom.]—lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? [idiom.]—swallow ancient learning without digesting it [idiom.]—a man who is never content is like a snake trying swallow an elephant [idiom.]— |