词汇 | swallow |
释义 | swallow /`swɑlo/ swallow 1 (过去式: swallowed; 过去完成式: swallowed; 现在进行式: swallowing) v.t. To transfer, by specific muscular act, from the mouth to the stomach through the esophagus, or gullet. 吞;咽。 Snakes swallow their prey. 蛇吞食猎物。 To absorb or take in, in any manner. 吸入;吞入。 Darkness swallowed him up. 他消失在黑暗中。 To cause to disappear; make away with. 使消失;耗尽。 The expenses swallows up the earnings. 花费耗进所得。 To retract or take back. 撤消;收回。 To put up with; bear submissively. 忍受;顺受。 She swallowed her displeasure and smiled. 她强忍不快而装出笑容。 To believe easily and without proof. 【俚】轻信。 He will swallow anything you tell him. 凡是你告诉他的事,他都深信不疑。 v.i. To perform the muscular act of taking food, drink, etc., through the gullet. 吞;咽。 I cannot swallow. 我不能咽东西。 phrases swallow one's word 食言;取消前言。 n. The amount swallowed at one time, hence, a small amount; a mere taste. 一口之量;小量;尝。 The muscular act of swallowing. 吞咽。 Passage between the mouth and the stomach; gullet. 食道;咽喉。 phrases at one swallow 一口喝(吃)下。 take a swallow 喝一口。 derivatives n. swallower. swallow 2 n. Any of a widely distributed family of small perching birds, with forked tail, long, pointed wings, and weak legs, noted for their graceful, swift flight. 燕子。 Any of a class of swifts resembling the swallow, as the chimney swift. 似燕之鸟(如烟囱燕)。 One swallow does not make a summer. 【谚】一燕不成夏(轻率推论易犯错误;一关渡过并非万事大吉)。 idoms swallow dive 【英】【体】(游泳)飞燕式跳水。 |
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