词汇精选:swallow的用法和辨析
一、详细释义:
n.
燕子 [C]
例句:
The swallow has made a nest under our eaves.
燕子在我们的屋檐下垒了一个窝。
吞,咽,一口 [C]
例句:
One long swallow of the cold beverage cooled my sweating body.
我咕噜噜长长地吞下一口冰凉的可乐,冒汗的身体顿觉清爽无比。
v.
吞下,咽下 [I,T]
例句:
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。
例句:
You are asked to swallow a capsule containing vitamin B.
你要服一粒维生素 B 胶囊。
例句:
What did the old lady swallow?
老奶奶吞下了什么?
淹没,吞没;吞并 [T]
例句:
Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up.
求你不要让波涛淹没我,也不要让深水吞灭我。
例句:
The storm never let up, continuing to swallow everything with smothering force.
而风势仍不减弱,以铺天盖地之势席卷、吞没着一切。
耗尽,用尽(常与up连用) [T]
例句:
She has swallowed up her earnings.
她已耗尽了挣来的钱。
例句:
The increase in travel costs swallowed up our pay increase.
旅行费用的增加超出了我们的工资增长。
【口】轻信;轻易接受 [T]
例句:
Do you think I'm going to swallow that story?
你以为我会轻信那项报道吗?
例句:
I found this story a little hard to swallow.
我觉得这件事有点难以置信。
默默忍受(侮辱、批评等)[T]
例句:
He had to swallow the insult.
他不得不忍受侮辱。
例句:
She quietly swallows the bully you brought to her.
她默默地忍受着你对她的欺侮。
压制,抑制(感情) [T]
例句:
He flashed me a quick grin but rapidly swallowed it when he saw my expression.
他先是冲我咧嘴一笑,不过看到我的表情后又赶紧收起笑脸。
例句:
Gordon has swallowed the anger he felt.
戈登忍住了内心的愤怒。
取消 [T]
例句:
He had to swallow his words.
他不得不取消前言。
例句:
You can't swallow the promise of financial allocation that you made yesterday.
你不能取消你昨天作出的财政拨款的允诺。
二、词义辨析:
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。
三、相关短语:
swallow up
v.淹没,耗尽swallow up a date in one gulp; gulp down without thought 囫囵吞枣
swallow hole
石灰坑
swallow dive
向前跳水(直体)
swallow-tailed coat
n. 燕尾服
四、参考例句:
Swallow that frog.
吃掉那只青蛙。
What did the old lady swallow?
老奶奶吞下了什么?
Swallow can help peasants kill pests.
燕子能帮助农民消灭害虫。
A swallow flew west skimming the lake.
一只燕子掠过湖面往西飞。
One swallow does not make a summer.
一燕不成夏。
He had to swallow the insult.
他不得不忍受侮辱。
He had to swallow his words.
他不得不取消前言。
One swallow doesn't make a summer.
一燕不成夏。
A swallow is a small bird.
燕子是一种小鸟。
Do you think I'm going to swallow that story?
你以为我会轻信那项报道吗?