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?