詞匯精選:swallow的用法和辨析
一、詳細(xì)釋義:
n.
燕子 [C]
例句:
The swallow has made a nest under our eaves.
燕子在我們的屋檐下壘了一個窩。
吞,咽,一口 [C]
例句:
One long swallow of the cold beverage cooled my sweating body.
我咕嚕嚕長長地吞下一口冰涼的可樂,冒汗的身體頓覺清爽無比。
v.
吞下,咽下 [I,T]
例句:
He contracted his brows and swallowed medicine down.
他皺了皺眉頭,然后一口把藥水喝了下去。
例句:
You are asked to swallow a capsule containing vitamin B.
你要服一粒維生素 B 膠囊。
例句:
What did the old lady swallow?
老奶奶吞下了什么?
淹沒,吞沒;吞并 [T]
例句:
Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up.
求你不要讓波濤淹沒我,也不要讓深水吞滅我。
例句:
The storm never let up, continuing to swallow everything with smothering force.
而風(fēng)勢仍不減弱,以鋪天蓋地之勢席卷、吞沒著一切。
耗盡,用盡(常與up連用) [T]
例句:
She has swallowed up her earnings.
她已耗盡了掙來的錢。
例句:
The increase in travel costs swallowed up our pay increase.
旅行費用的增加超出了我們的工資增長。
【口】輕信;輕易接受 [T]
例句:
Do you think I'm going to swallow that story?
你以為我會輕信那項報道嗎?
例句:
I found this story a little hard to swallow.
我覺得這件事有點難以置信。
默默忍受(侮辱、批評等)[T]
例句:
He had to swallow the insult.
他不得不忍受侮辱。
例句:
She quietly swallows the bully you brought to her.
她默默地忍受著你對她的欺侮。
壓制,抑制(感情) [T]
例句:
He flashed me a quick grin but rapidly swallowed it when he saw my expression.
他先是沖我咧嘴一笑,不過看到我的表情后又趕緊收起笑臉。
例句:
Gordon has swallowed the anger he felt.
戈登忍住了內(nèi)心的憤怒。
取消 [T]
例句:
He had to swallow his words.
他不得不取消前言。
例句:
You can't swallow the promise of financial allocation that you made yesterday.
你不能取消你昨天作出的財政撥款的允諾。
二、詞義辨析:
eat,dine,have,consume,devour,gorge,swallow
這些動詞均可表示“吃”之意。 eat普通用詞,使用廣泛。既可用于人,也可用于動物。 dine正式用詞,既可指一日三餐中的任何一餐,也可以指特殊的用餐。 have可與eat換用,但強(qiáng)調(diào)一次性的動作。 consume側(cè)重痛痛快快地吃得一干二凈,可用于人和動物。 devour指狼吞虎咽地吃,強(qiáng)調(diào)吃得既快又徹底。 gorge側(cè)重指拼命地吃或塞,強(qiáng)調(diào)吃飽或吃得過量。 swallow主要指吃的整個過程的第二部分“咽”,并常指咀嚼得匆匆忙忙地吃。
三、相關(guān)短語:
swallow up
v.淹沒,耗盡 swallow up a date in one gulp; gulp down without thought 囫圇吞棗
swallow hole
石灰坑
swallow dive
向前跳水(直體)
swallow-tailed coat
n. 燕尾服
四、參考例句:
Swallow that frog.
吃掉那只青蛙。
What did the old lady swallow?
老奶奶吞下了什么?
Swallow can help peasants kill pests.
燕子能幫助農(nóng)民消滅害蟲。
A swallow flew west skimming the lake.
一只燕子掠過湖面往西飛。
One swallow does not make a summer.
一燕不成夏。
He had to swallow the insult.
他不得不忍受侮辱。
He had to swallow his words.
他不得不取消前言。
One swallow doesn't make a summer.
一燕不成夏。
A swallow is a small bird.
燕子是一種小鳥。
Do you think I'm going to swallow that story?
你以為我會輕信那項報道嗎?
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