swallowed

柯林斯詞典

1. V-T/V-I If you swallow something, you cause it to go from your mouth down into your stomach. 吞咽
You are asked to swallow a capsule containing vitamin B. 你被要求吞下一顆含維生素B的膠囊。
Polly took a bite of the apple, chewed, and swallowed. 波莉咬了一口那個(gè)蘋果，嚼了嚼吞了下去。
2. N-COUNT Swallow is also a noun. 吞咽
Jan lifted her glass and took a quick swallow. 簡(jiǎn)舉起杯子，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. (常因緊張或害怕而) 做吞咽動(dòng)作
Nancy swallowed hard and shook her head. 南希艱難地咽了一下口水，搖了搖她的頭。
4. V-T If someone swallows a story or a statement, they believe it completely. 完全相信
They cast doubt on his words when it suited their case, but swallowed them whole when it did not. 他的話與他們的情況吻合時(shí)他們就懷疑，但不吻合時(shí)他們卻完全相信。
5. V-T to engulf or destroy as if by ingestion 吞并; 侵吞
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