
英:/'ˈswɒləʊ/ 美:/'ˈswɑːloʊ/
吞咽
過去式:swallowed 過去分詞:swallowed 現在分詞:swallowing 第三人稱單數:swallows 複數:swallows
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vt. 忍受;吞沒
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.
我咽下了一個口香糖。
Swallow has flied to the distance
燕子飛向了遠方。
He swallowed and was afraid of the truth being discovered.
他吞了下口水,害怕被人發現真相。
Speak after you swallow the food in your mouth.
你咽下嘴裡的食物後再說話
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過濾一下。你不會想把細菌或者灰塵也喝掉的。
You are asked to swallow a capsule containing vitamin B.
你被要求吞下一顆含維生素B的膠囊。
After the operation you may find it difficult to chew and swallow.
手術後你咀嚼和吞咽都會感到困難。
You're too old to be given a job. That's a bitter pill to swallow.
你年齡太大,不能給你工作了。那樣的事情是吞苦果。
Sometimes he regurgitates the food we give him because he cannot swallow.
有時他會倒嚼我們喂給他吃的食物,因為他無法吞咽。
He took the medicine at one swallow.
他一口把藥吞了下去。
swallow up
淹沒;吞下去;耗盡
vt.|stomach/go/stand/abide/tough;忍受;吞沒
vi.|get sth down/get down;吞下;咽下
1. 動詞:吞咽
指食物或液體通過口腔進入食道的過程,強調生理動作。
例句:He swallowed the medicine with water.(他用水吞服了藥物。)
來源:劍橋詞典(Cambridge Dictionary)
2. 動詞:忍耐(情緒)
比喻壓抑情感或言語,如強忍淚水、咽下委屈。
例句:She swallowed her pride and apologized.(她忍辱道歉。)
來源:牛津高階英漢雙解詞典(Oxford Learner's Dictionaries)
3. 名詞:燕子(鳥類)
指燕科(Hirundinidae)小型候鳥,以飛行敏捷、遷徙習性聞名。
特征:叉狀尾翼、長翅,象征春天與希望。
來源:中國鳥類觀察官網(China Bird Watch)
形态與習性
文化象征
來源:大英百科全書(Britannica: Swallow)
A swallow flew past the window, its wings slicing through the air.(一隻燕子掠過窗前,翅膀劃破空氣。)
He took a deep swallow of water after the race.(賽後他猛喝了一大口水。)
She swallowed the pill with difficulty.(她艱難地吞下藥片。)
They swallowed his excuse without question.(他們毫不懷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,開口道歉。)
She swallowed her disappointment and smiled.(她壓抑住失望,露出微笑。)
Swallows migrate thousands of miles each year.(燕子每年遷徙數千英裡。)
Small companies are often swallowed by multinational giants.(小公司常被跨國巨頭吞并。)
He swallowed his anger and continued the negotiation.(他強忍怒火繼續談判。)
Swallow 是一個兼具自然意象與人類行為隱喻的多義詞。從燕子的輕盈到吞咽的生理動作,再到抽象的情感壓抑或社會侵吞,其含義隨語境靈活變化。掌握其用法需注意詞性轉換(如名詞“燕子”與動詞“吞咽”)及習語搭配(如 swallow one's pride),同時結合發音與近義詞差異避免誤用。
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