n.

1. 燕子[C]
   One swallow does not make a summer.

   一燕不成夏。

vt.

1. 吞下，嚥下
   He swallowed the pills with a cup of water.

   他用一杯水吞下了這些藥丸。

2. 淹沒，吞沒；吞併[（+up）]
   The waves swallowed up the little boat.

   波浪吞沒了小船。

3. 耗盡，用盡[（+up）]
   The increase in travel costs swallowed up our pay increase.

   旅行費用的增加耗盡了我們的薪資增長。

4. 【口】輕信；輕易接受
   She is naive and would swallow anything you tell her.

   她很天真，你跟她講什麼她都相信。

5. 忍受
   He swallowed the insults and kept on working.

   他忍受侮辱繼續努力。

   He had to swallow the insult.

   他不得不忍受侮辱。

6. 壓制，抑制
   She swallowed her displeasure and smiled.

   她抑制自己的不快，強顏歡笑。

7. 取消（前言）
   He had to swallow his words.

   他不得不取消前言。

vi.

1. 吞下；嚥下
   He couldn't swallow because of a sore throat.

   他因嗓子疼而不能吞嚥。

n.[C]

1. 吞，嚥
   He took the medicine at one swallow.

   他一口吞下這藥。

2. 一次吞嚥之物[（+of）]
   He took a long swallow of wine.

   他喝了一大口酒。

v.

1. cause or allow (food, drink, etc.) to pass down the throat.
   ▸make a similar movement of the throat, especially through fear or nervousness.
2. take in and cause to disappear; engulf.
3. put up with or meekly accept.
   ▸resist expressing:

   he swallowed his pride.
4. believe (an untrue or unlikely statement) unquestioningly.

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