swallow /ˈswɒləʊ/ CET4 TEM4 ( swallowing, swallowed, swallows )

• 1. 

  V-T/V-I If you swallow something, you cause it to go from your mouth down into your stomach. 吞咽

  例：

  You are asked to swallow a capsule containing vitamin B.

  你被要求吞下一颗含维生素B的胶囊。

  例：

  Polly took a bite of the apple, chewed, and swallowed.

  波莉咬了一口那个苹果，嚼了嚼吞了下去。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT Swallow is also a noun. 吞咽

  例：

  Jan lifted her glass and took a quick swallow.

  简举起杯子，迅速咽了一口。

• 3. 

  V-I If you swallow, you make a movement in your throat as if you are swallowing something, often because you are nervous or frightened. (常因紧张或害怕而) 做吞咽动作

  例：

  Nancy swallowed hard and shook her head.

  南希艰难地咽了一下口水，摇了摇她的头。

• 4. 

  V-T If someone swallows a story or a statement, they believe it completely. 完全相信

  例：

  They cast doubt on his words when it suited their case, but swallowed them whole when it did not.

  他的话与他们的情况吻合时他们就怀疑，但不吻合时他们却完全相信。

• 5. 

  V-T to engulf or destroy as if by ingestion 吞并; 侵吞

  例：

  Nazi Germany swallowed up several small countries

• 6. 

  N-COUNT A swallow is a kind of small bird with pointed wings and a forked tail. 燕子

• 7. 

  a bitter pill to swallow →see pill