swallow
翻譯
吞嚥, 嚥下, 輕信, 忍受
例句
Chew your food before you swallow.
吞嚥前要咀嚼食物。
He had to swallow his pride and apologise.
他不得不忍辱道歉。
I find that story hard to swallow.
我覺得那個故事很難讓人相信。
文法模式
((sth.)) 吞下(某物) Chew your food before you swallow.
((sth.)) 忍受/輕信(某事) He had to swallow his pride.
近義詞
同義詞: ingest (攝取), consume (消耗); 反義詞: spit out (吐出)
詞源
源自古英語 'swelgan',意為「吞嚥,吞食」。
記憶技巧
將動詞與鳥類「燕子」(swallow)聯繫起來,燕子在空中捕捉並吞下昆蟲。