swallow

🇬🇧 UK/'swɒlәu/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To cause food or drink to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to accept without question; to suppress a feeling.

吞咽;轻信;忍受,压抑(情感)

n.

A small, fast-flying bird with a forked tail; the act or amount of swallowing.

燕子;一口(吞咽的量)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
swallowother
=swallow

Common Collocations

  • 1.swallow one's pride放下自尊
  • 2.hard to swallow难以接受/难以置信
  • 3.swallow a pill吞下药片
  • 4.swallow one's words收回自己说过的话

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She swallowed hard before delivering the difficult news to her team.

  • 2.

    I find it hard to swallow the claim that he finished the project alone.

  • 3.

    He swallowed his pride and apologized to his colleague in front of everyone.

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