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swallow

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Related topics: Food
swal·low1 /ˈswɒləʊ $ ˈswɑːloʊ/ ●●○ verb  
1 food 食物 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DFEAT to make food or drink go down your throat and towards your stomach 吞下,咽下〔食物或饮料〕
 He swallowed the last of his coffee and asked for the bill.
他喝完最后一口咖啡,要求结账。
 Most snakes swallow their prey whole.
大多数蛇都是把猎物囫囵吞下。
2 nervously 紧张地 [intransitiveI]NERVOUS to make some of the liquid in your mouth go down your throat because you are frightened or nervous 〔因恐惧或紧张〕做吞咽动作,咽口水
 Leo swallowed hard and walked into the room.
利奥使劲咽了一下口水,然后走进房间。
 She swallowed nervously before beginning.
开始之前她紧张地咽了一下口水。
3 believe/accept 相信/接受 [transitiveT] informalBELIEVE to believe a story, explanation etc that is not actually true 轻信,轻易接受〔不真实的说法、解释等〕
 Do they really think we are stupid enough to swallow that?
他们真的认为我们会愚蠢到轻易相信那种事吗?
 I found his story a bit hard to swallow (=difficult to believe).
我觉得他的说法有点叫人难以置信。
see thesaurus at believe
4 feelings 感情 [transitiveT]HIDE/NOT SHOW to stop yourself from showing a feeling, especially anger 使不流露,抑制〔尤指愤怒〕
 She swallowed her anger and turned to face him.
她忍住怒 气,转过身来面对着他。
5 swallow your pride SORRY/APOLOGIZEto do something even though it is embarrassing for you, because you have no choice 忍辱含垢;抑制羞耻感
 I swallowed my pride and phoned him.
我放下自尊给他打了电话。
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6swallow somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verbphr v 
a) PARTif a company or country is swallowed up by a larger one, it becomes part of it and no longer exists on its own 吞并
 Hundreds of small companies have been swallowed up by these huge multinationals.
数百家小公司都被这些大型跨国企业吞并了。
b) written if something is swallowed up, it disappears because something covers it or hides it 吞没,淹没;侵吞
 Jane was soon swallowed up in the crowd.
简很快淹没在人群中。
 The countryside is gradually being swallowed up by new developments.
乡村地区正逐渐被新建住宅区吞噬。
c) if an amount of money is swallowed up, you have to spend it to pay for things 耗尽,用尽〔金钱〕
 The extra cash was soon swallowed up.
这笔额外的钱很快就花光了。
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a bitter pill (to swallow) at bitter1(7)
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Related topics: Birds, Food
swallow2 noun [countableC]  
1. HBBa small black and white bird that comes to northern countries in the summer 燕子
2 DFEATan action in which you make food or drink go down your throat 吞,咽
 He downed his whisky in one swallow.
他一口喝下威士忌。
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From Longman Business Dictionary
swallowswal·low /ˈswɒləʊˈswɑːloʊ/ verb [transitiveT]
1to accept something unpleasant
Car dealers are sceptical that customers willswallow theprice increases.
2if an activity swallows a lot of time or money, it takes that length of time or uses that amount of money
Development of the new model’s engine will have swallowed at least six years and an estimated 6 billion kronor.
3 (also swallow up) if one organization or company swallows another, it takes control of it
Sony swallowed two U.S. entertainment giants.
Interstate-banking regulations were changed, which led to hundreds of smaller banks being swallowed up.
Origin swallow1
Old English swelgan
swallow2
1. Old English swealwe
2. (1800-1900) → SWALLOW1
swal·low1 verbswallow2 noun
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