
英:/'ˈswɒləʊ/ 美:/'ˈswɑːloʊ/
吞咽
过去式:swallowed 过去分词:swallowed 现在分词:swallowing 第三人称单数:swallows 复数:swallows
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vt. 忍受;吞没
vi. 吞下;咽下
n. 燕子;一次吞咽的量
n. (Swallow)(英)斯沃洛(人名)
I swallowed a chewing gum.
我咽下了一个口香糖。
Swallow has flied to the distance
燕子飞向了远方。
He swallowed and was afraid of the truth being discovered.
他吞了下口水,害怕被人发现真相。
Speak after you swallow the food in your mouth.
你咽下嘴里的食物后再说话
Make sure to filter the water before you drink it. You don't want to swallow any bacteria or dirt.
要确保在你喝水前先把水过滤一下。你不会想把细菌或者灰尘也喝掉的。
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。
After the operation you may find it difficult to chew and swallow.
手术后你咀嚼和吞咽都会感到困难。
You're too old to be given a job. That's a bitter pill to swallow.
你年龄太大,不能给你工作了。那样的事情是吞苦果。
Sometimes he regurgitates the food we give him because he cannot swallow.
有时他会倒嚼我们喂给他吃的食物,因为他无法吞咽。
He took the medicine at one swallow.
他一口把药吞了下去。
swallow up
淹没;吞下去;耗尽
vt.|stomach/go/stand/abide/tough;忍受;吞没
vi.|get sth down/get down;吞下;咽下
1. 动词:吞咽
指食物或液体通过口腔进入食道的过程,强调生理动作。
例句:He swallowed the medicine with water.(他用水吞服了药物。)
来源:剑桥词典(Cambridge Dictionary)
2. 动词:忍耐(情绪)
比喻压抑情感或言语,如强忍泪水、咽下委屈。
例句:She swallowed her pride and apologized.(她忍辱道歉。)
来源:牛津高阶英汉双解词典(Oxford Learner's Dictionaries)
3. 名词:燕子(鸟类)
指燕科(Hirundinidae)小型候鸟,以飞行敏捷、迁徙习性闻名。
特征:叉状尾翼、长翅,象征春天与希望。
来源:中国鸟类观察官网(China Bird Watch)
形态与习性
文化象征
来源:大英百科全书(Britannica: Swallow)
A swallow flew past the window, its wings slicing through the air.(一只燕子掠过窗前,翅膀划破空气。)
He took a deep swallow of water after the race.(赛后他猛喝了一大口水。)
She swallowed the pill with difficulty.(她艰难地吞下药片。)
They swallowed his excuse without question.(他们毫不怀疑地接受了他的借口。)
He had to swallow his pride and apologize.(他不得不咽下自尊,开口道歉。)
She swallowed her disappointment and smiled.(她压抑住失望,露出微笑。)
Swallows migrate thousands of miles each year.(燕子每年迁徙数千英里。)
Small companies are often swallowed by multinational giants.(小公司常被跨国巨头吞并。)
He swallowed his anger and continued the negotiation.(他强忍怒火继续谈判。)
Swallow 是一个兼具自然意象与人类行为隐喻的多义词。从燕子的轻盈到吞咽的生理动作,再到抽象的情感压抑或社会侵吞,其含义随语境灵活变化。掌握其用法需注意词性转换(如名词“燕子”与动词“吞咽”)及习语搭配(如 swallow one's pride),同时结合发音与近义词差异避免误用。
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