Swallow

　　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。