| 单词 | swallow something or someone up |
| 释义 | 1 (phrasal verb) Weeds had swallowed up the garden. Synonyms engulf The flat was engulfed in flames. overwhelm The small Pacific island could be overwhelmed by rising sea levels. overrun A group of rebels overran the port. A military group overran them and took four of them off. consume 2 (phrasal verb) Wage costs swallow up two-thirds of the turnover. Synonyms absorb The team is capable of absorbing some difficult individuals. assimilate My mind could only assimilate one possibility at a time. envelop be used up Additional synonymsin the sense of assimilate Definition to absorb (food) My mind could only assimilate one possibility at a time. Synonyms learn, absorb, take in, incorporate, digest, imbibe (literary), ingest in the sense of overrun Definition to conquer (territory) rapidly by force of numbers A group of rebels overran the port.A military group overran them and took four of them off. Synonyms overwhelm, attack, assault, occupy, raid, invade, penetrate, swamp, rout, assail, descend upon, run riot over in the sense of overwhelm The small Pacific island could be overwhelmed by rising sea levels. Synonyms swamp, bury, flood, crush, engulf, submerge, beset, inundate, deluge, snow under Nearby words of |
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