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• ① 吞,咽下(食物、饮料)
  • He swallowed a vitamin pill.他吞了颗维他命丸。
  • He swallowed a glass of wine at one gulp.他一口气吞下一杯酒。

• ② 1(波浪等)吞噬,吞没<up>(★常用被动式,介词用in或by)2耗尽(利益、收入等)<up>
  • The waves swallowed (up) the canoe.海浪吞噬了那条独木舟。
  • His figure was swallowed up in the dusk.他的背影没入暮色中。
  • We cannot allow smaller nations to be swallowed up by bigger ones.我们不能容许小国被大国并吞。
  • The trip swallowed up all my savings.那趟旅行耗掉了我全部的储蓄。

• ③ 【口】囫囵吞下;轻信
  • She swallows everything he says to her.她轻信他跟她说的每一句话。

• ④ 忍受(无礼);忍住(笑、怒等)
  • swallow an insult忍受侮辱
  • He swallowed his anger.他忍住怒气。

• ⑤ 取消;收回(前言)
  • swallow one's words收回自己的话