| [/ˈswɔləu; ˋswɑlo/] v 用法:
1 (a) [I, Tn] cause or allow (esp food or drink) to go down the throat 吞下或咽下（尤指食物或饮料）:
Taking pills is easy; just put them in your mouth and swallow. 服用药片很容易, 只须放在口中咽下即可. *
Chew your food properly before swallowing it. 食物嚼碎後再咽下.
(b) [I] use the muscles of the throat as if doing this, eg in fear 做如同吞咽般的动作（如恐惧时）:
She swallowed hard, and turned to face her accuser. 她用力咽了一下唾液, 转身面对那个控告她的人. 用法:
2 [Tn] (infml) (a) accept (an insult, etc) without protest 忍受（侮辱等）:
She called you a liar. Are you going to swallow that? 她说你撒谎. 你打算忍受这种侮辱吗? *
He swallowed all the criticism without saying a thing. 他默默地忍受一切责难.
(b) believe (sth) too easily 轻信（某事物）:
He flatters her outrageously, and she swallows it whole, ie believes it entirely. 他极力奉承她, 而她竟以为完全是由衷之言. 用法:
3 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sb/sth (up) (a) take sb/sth into itself so that he/it can no longer be seen 吞没或掩盖某人[某事物]:
The jungle swallowed up the explorers. 探险人员消失在密林里了. *
The aircraft was swallowed (up) in the clouds. 飞机已没入云中. *
(fig 比喻) small firms being swallowed up by giant corporations, ie taken over so that they disappear 被大公司兼并的小商行.
(b) use sth up completely 用尽某事物:
The cost of the trial swallowed up all their savings. 诉讼费用耗光了他们的全部积蓄. 用法:
4 [Tn] not express (a feeling, etc) openly 不流露（感情等）:
She swallowed her anger and carried on. 她忍气吞声地继续进行下去. *
I was forced to swallow my pride and ask for a loan. 我无奈须忍辱告贷. 用法:
5 (idm 习语) a bitter pill to swallow => bitter. swallow the bait accept sth that has been said, offered, etc to tempt one 上钩; 中圈套. swallow/pocket one's pride => pride. swallow one's words admit that one has said sth wrong 承认说错了话:
He told me I wouldn't pass the test but I'm determined to make him swallow his words, ie by passing. 他对我说我考不及格, 我一定让他承认说错了话. swallow 2
n (a) act of swallowing 吞; 咽.
(b) amount swallowed at one time 一次吞咽的量:
take a swallow of beer 喝一口啤哂. swallow 3
[/ˈswɔləu; ˋswɑlo/] n 用法:
1 any of various types of small quick-flying insect-eating bird with a forked tail that migrate to northern countries (eg Britain) in summer 燕子. =>illus at App 1 见附录1插图, page iv.2 (idm 习语) ,one swallow ,does not make a `summer (saying 谚) a single fortunate or satisfactory incident, example, etc does not mean that all the others will be as good 一燕不成夏（仅有的一次幸运或好事等并不意味著一切都好）. |