vt vi 咽下 move down the throat from the mouth
vt. 使消失 take sb/sth into itself so that he/it can no longer be seen
vt. 容忍 accept patiently
同义词
n. deglutition，drink，sup
v. accept，eat up，get down，take back
词汇辨析
eat，dine，have，consume，devour，gorge，swallow
这些动词均可表示 吃 之意。
eat 普通用词，使用广泛。既可用于人，也可用于动物。
dine 正式用词，既可指一日三餐中的任何一餐，也可以指特殊的用餐。
have 可与eat换用，但强调一次性的动作。
consume 侧重痛痛快快地吃得一干二净，可用于人和动物。
devour 指狼吞虎咽地吃，强调吃得既快又彻底。
gorge 侧重指拼命地吃或塞，强调吃饱或吃得过量。
swallow 主要指吃的整个过程的第二部分 咽 ，并常指咀嚼得匆匆忙忙地吃。
参考例句
1. He contracted his brows and swallowed medicine down.
他皱了皱眉头，然后一口把药水喝了下去。
2. Swallow can help peasants kill pests.
燕子能帮助农民消灭害虫。
3. One night there flew over the city a little swallow.
一天晚上一只小燕子从城市的上空飞过。
词汇辨析
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. 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
常见用法
用作名词
There are many swallows flying in the sky.
天空中有许多燕子。
The swallow has made a nest under our eaves.
燕子在我们的屋檐下垒了一个窝。
He downed the medicine at one swallow.
他一口便把药全吞下了。
Let me take a swallow of beer.
让我喝口啤酒。
用作动词
They cant treat me like that; Im not going to swallow it.
他们不能这样对待我，我忍不下这口气。
He swallowed all the criticism without saying a thing.
他默默地忍受一切责难。
You must chew your food well before you swallow it.
食物吞下去之前先要细细咀嚼。
His lips worked as he tried to swallow the food.
他使劲儿把食物咽下去，嘴唇都扭曲起来。
He couldnt swallow because of a sore throat.
他因嗓子疼而不能吞咽。
You should have a try, dont swallow anybody.
不要轻信任何人，你得亲自去试一试。
She swallowed her anger and carried on.
她忍气吞声地继续进行下去。
The company was swallowed up in a corporate merger.
该公司在一次公司合并中被收购了。