swallow
翻译
吞咽, 咽下, 轻信, 忍受
例句
Chew your food before you swallow.
吞咽前要咀嚼食物。
He had to swallow his pride and apologise.
他不得不忍辱道歉。
I find that story hard to swallow.
我觉得那个故事很难让人相信。
语法模式
((sth.)) 吞下（某物） Chew your food before you swallow.
((sth.)) 忍受/轻信（某事） He had to swallow his pride.
近义词
同义词: ingest (摄取), consume (消耗); 反义词: spit out (吐出)
词源
源自古英语 'swelgan'，意为“吞咽，吞食”。
记忆技巧
将动词与鸟类“燕子”(swallow)联系起来，燕子在空中捕捉并吞下昆虫。