英语释义

1. any of numerous small widely distributed oscine birds (family Hirundinidae, the swallow family) that have a short bill, long pointed wings, and often a deeply forked tail and that feed on insects caught on the wing

2. any of several birds that superficially resemble swallows

3. to take through the mouth and esophagus into the stomach

4. to envelop or take in as if by swallowing absorb
swallow the financial loss watch night swallow the valley

5. to accept without question, protest, or resentment
swallow an insult a hard story to swallow

6. take back, retract
had to swallow my words

7. to keep from expressing or showing repress
swallowed my anger

8. to utter (words) indistinctly

9. to receive something into the body through the mouth and esophagus

10. to perform the action characteristic of swallowing something especially under emotional stress

11. the passage connecting the mouth to the stomach

12. a capacity for swallowing

13. an act of swallowing

14. an amount that can be swallowed at one time

15. to take (something) into your stomach through your mouth and throat

16. to move the muscles in your throat as if you are swallowing something often because you are nervous

17. to flow over and cover (something) completely

18. a small bird that has long wings and a forked tail and feeds on insects caught while in flight

19. to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat
Chew your food well before you swallow.

20. to perform the actions used in swallowing something
Clear your throat and swallow before answering.

21. to completely surround engulf
Now she was half swallowed by the darkness of the barn door.
— Richard Peck, A Year Down Yonder

22. to accept or believe without question
You swallow every story you hear.

23. to keep from expressing or showing repress
I swallowed my pride and asked for help.

24. an act of taking something into the stomach through the mouth and throat an act of swallowing
He ate the cupcake in one swallow.

25. an amount that can be swallowed at one time
She took a swallow of water.

26. an act of swallowing

27. an amount that can be swallowed at one time

片语

Tail Swallower and Dove唱片名

Sky Swallower噬天霸

glutton酷爱…的人；贪吃的人

sword d swallower吞剑者

chowhound贪吃的人

Corpse Swallower吞噬尸首者

sword swallower吞剑者

giant branch swallower叉齿鱼

The Great Swallower伟大的吞食者

Simic Sky Swallower析米克蔽空霸

英汉例句

• the sword swallower swallowed a swollen sword.

  吞剑人吞了一把膨胀的剑。

• that would make them a greater swallower of american treasure than the vietnam war (in real dollars), though nowhere near as costly to america in terms of blood (3,100 deaths so far, versus 58,000).

  如此一来，伊拉克战争和阿富汗战争将比越南战争消耗更多的美国财力（以实际美元算），尽管如此，美军牺牲人数无从企及当年的越战（伊战至今美军死亡人数达3，100，而越战达58，000）。

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down(Down) （美）唐（人名）

get down下来；吞下；使沮丧

ingest摄取；咽下；吸收；接待