| 单词 | swallow |
| 释义 | swallow (once / 190 pages) 1vn 2v 3v 4v 5n When you swallow food or liquid is pushed from your mouth to the esophagus. Chew your food well before you swallow it. As a verb, swallow means "to enclose or envelop completely," like quicksand that swallows everything that falls into it. Swallow can also mean "to stop from expressing," like when you swallow your pride and ask for help. The noun swallow describes a gulp, though you don't always do it for digestion; sometimes a few swallows of air help you keep from crying. A swallow is also a type of small songbird. WORD FAMILYswallow: swallowed, swallowing, swallows USAGE EXAMPLESThat’s a lot to swallow for lawmakers, who’ve done very little in the last few sessions to prevent impaired driving. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Lucia is the daughter of novelist James, a black hole who swallows both the world’s attention and domestic affection in industrial quantities. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) That’s what happens when a 5-0 start is swallowed whole by eight losses in the next 10 games. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1v pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you! Syn|Hypo|Hyper get down bolt swallow hastily consume, have, ingest, take, take in serve oneself to, or consume regularly 2n the act of swallowing one swallow of the liquid was enough Syn|Hypo|Hyper deglutition, drink aerophagia swallowing air (usually followed by belching and discomfort and flatulence) draft, draught, gulp, swiga large and hurried swallow sipa small drink consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) 3n a small amount of liquid food 2Syn|Hyper sup mouthful, taste a small amount eaten or drunk 1v enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter Syn|Hyper bury, eat up, immerse, swallow up close in, enclose, inclose, shut in surround completely 2v engulf and destroy 3The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries Hyper demolish, destroy defeat soundly 1v keep from expressing I swallowed my anger and kept quiet Hyper repress, suppress put out of one's consciousness 2v take back what one has said He swallowed his words Syn|Hyper take back, unsay, withdraw disown, renounce, repudiate cast off 3v utter indistinctly 4She swallowed the last words of her speech Hyper mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize express in speech 1v believe or accept without questioning or challenge Am I supposed to swallow that story? Hyper believe accept as true; take to be true 2v tolerate or accommodate oneself to 5I swallowed the insult Syn|Hyper accept, live with abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate put up with something or somebody unpleasant n small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations Hypo|Hyper Hirundo rustica, barn swallow, chimney swallow common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc. Hirundo pyrrhonota, cliff swallowNorth American swallow that lives in colonies and builds bottle-shaped mud nests on cliffs and walls Hirundo nigricans, tree martin, tree swallowof Australia and Polynesia; nests in tree cavities Iridoprocne bicolor, tree swallow, white-bellied swallowbluish-green-and-white North American swallow; nests in tree cavities martinany of various swallows with squarish or slightly forked tail and long pointed wings; migrate around Martinmas Delichon urbica, house martincommon small European martin that builds nests under the eaves of houses Riparia riparia, bank martin, bank swallow, sand martinswallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks Progne subis, purple martinlarge North American martin of which the male is blue-black oscine, oscine bird passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus |
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