swallow vt.

1. 吞下,咽下 He swallowed the pills with a cup of water. 他用一杯水吞下了这些药丸。

2. 淹没,吞没;吞并[(+up)] The waves swallowed up the little boat. 波浪吞没了小船。

3. 耗尽,用尽[(+up)] 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。

4. 【口】轻信;轻易接受 She is naive and would swallow anything you tell her. 她很天真,你跟她讲什么她都相信。

5. 忍受 He swallowed the insults and kept on working. 他忍受侮辱继续努力。 He had to swallow the insult. 他不得不忍受侮辱。

6. 压制,抑制 She swallowed her displeasure and smiled. 她抑制自己的不快,强颜欢笑。

7. 取消(前言) He had to swallow his words. 他不得不取消前言。 vi. 1. 吞下;咽下 He couldn't swallow because of a sore throat. 他因嗓子疼而不能吞咽。