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swallowswallowD.J.:[ˈswɔləu]K.K.:[ˈswɑlo]vt. & vi.1.■吞, 咽He swallowed without chewing.他未经咀嚼就把食物咽下。He put a grape into his mouth and swallowed it whole.他把一粒葡萄放入嘴里, 整个吞了下去。vt.1.■不流露I don't know how I managed to swallow my anger.我不知道怎样才能抑制住我的愤怒。He was forced to swallow his pride and ask for money from his brother.他不得不抛下面子, 从他弟弟那里求得资助。2.■〈口〉忍受; 轻信I found it hard to swallow his insults.我真的很难忍受他的侮辱。n.1.■(吃或喝的)一口He had a few swallows of tea and then hurried out.他喝了几口茶, 就匆忙出去了。燕子One swallow doesn't make a summer.一燕不成夏。

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swallow1['swɔləu]vt.1.■咽下，吞下；勉强把…咽下(常与down连用)：He contracted his brows and swallowed medicine down.他皱了皱眉头，然后一口把药水喝了下去。to swallow one's dinner狼吞虎咽地吃饭2.■吞没；淹没，使消失(常与up连用)：The crowd swallowed him up.他淹没在了人群之中。He was swallowed in darkness.他的身影消失在夜幕之中。3.■吞并，侵吞(常与up连用)：I suspect you have swallowed an enormous sum of the company.我怀疑你侵吞了公司的一大笔钱。to swallow the land up吞并土地4.■耗尽，用尽(常与up连用)：to swallow up one's savings用尽某人的积蓄5.■吸收(常与up连用)：to swallow up the experience of the predecessors吸收前人的经验6.■[口语]轻信，轻易接受：You should have a try, don't swallow anybody.不要轻信任何人，你得亲自去试一试。7.■忍受：She quietly swallows the bully you brought to her.她默默地忍受着你对她的欺侮。to swallow an insult忍辱8.■抑制，忍住，使不流露：to swallow a sob忍住不抽噎She couldn't swallow her anger and poured out dirty words.她再也忍不住她的怒火，大骂起来。9.■[口语]轻信；轻易接受：She swallowed his words.她轻信了他的话。10.■全部买去(常与up连用)：All the copies of Time in my hand have been swallowed by himself.我这儿的《时报》全被他一个人买走了。11.■收回，取消：to swallow one's words承认失言You can't swallow the promise of financial allocation that you made yesterday.你不能取消你昨天作出的财政拨款的允诺。12.■把(音、词)发得含糊；含糊地发(音)：He swallowed his words.他说的话含含糊糊的，听不明白。vi.1.■咽下，吞下；吞咽饮料(或食物等)：Don't swallow in lumps.别狼吞虎咽地大口吃东西。2.■(以吞咽动作)抑制强烈的感情：You won't swallow as a housemaid of mine.做我的佣人，你不用忍气吞声。n.1.■咽；吞2.■吞咽能力；胃口3.■一次的吞咽量4.■咽喉；食道5.■＝ swallow hole6.■＝swallow throatswallow a camel见camelswallow it whole不辨真伪就相信swallow one's pride忍气吞声swallow something whole不假思索地全部接受，轻信swallow the anchor见anchor¹swallow the bait见bait¹swallow the dictionary见dictionary swallow2['swɔləu]n.1.■【鸟类】燕(子)[燕科(Hirundinidae)鸟,参较band swallow, barn swallow, martin]2.■【鸟类】烟囱刺尾雨燕及其类似的鸟3.■=swallow dive4.■[俚语]燕子(指苏联克格勃中专事出卖色相以获取情报的女间谍)，色相女间谍One swallow does not make a summer.[谚语]一燕不成夏。(或：不可凭偶然现象而贸然下结论。)

swallowswallow[ˈswɔləu]n.1.■燕子swallow dive燕式跳水swallow plover燕

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继承用法swallowtailn.1.■燕尾; [口](=swallow-tailed coat)燕尾服2.■燕尾旗的末端3.■【动】风蝶; 燕尾鸢; (木工)燕尾榫, 鸽尾榫;【建】燕尾外障swallow-tailed[ˈswɔləʊteɪld]adj.1.■燕尾形的swallowlikeadj.1.■象燕子一般敏捷的