当前位置

首页 > 英语词汇 > 常用英语单词 > 词汇精选:swallow的用法和辨析

词汇精选:swallow的用法和辨析

推荐人: 来源: 阅读: 7.35K 次

一、详细释义:

词汇精选:swallow的用法和辨析

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?