swallows

英 [ˈswɒləʊz]

美 [ˈswɑːloʊz]

v.  吞下; 咽下; (由于紧张等)做吞咽动作; 吞没; 淹没; 侵吞
n.  燕; 咽; 吞; 一次吞咽的量; 一口
swallow的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 吞下;咽下
  If youswallowsomething, you cause it to go from your mouth down into your stomach.
  1. You are asked to swallow a capsule containing vitamin B...
     你要服一粒维生素 B 胶囊。
  2. Polly took a bite of the apple, chewed and swallowed.
     波利咬了一口苹果，嚼了嚼咽了下去。
  3. Swallowis also a noun.
     
  4. Jan lifted her glass and took a quick swallow.
     简拿起玻璃杯猛地喝了一口。
• VERB (常因为紧张或恐惧而)做吞咽动作，咽口水
  If youswallow, you make a movement in your throat as if you are swallowing something, often because you are nervous or frightened.
  1. Nancy swallowed hard and shook her head.
     南希用力咽了口口水，摇了摇头。
• VERB 完全相信;信以为真
  If someoneswallowsa story or a statement, they believe it completely.
  1. It was vital that he swallowed the story about Juanita being in that motel room that night.
     关键是他对朱厄妮塔那晚住在那个汽车旅馆房间里一事毫不怀疑。
  2. I too found this story a little hard to swallow.
     我也觉得这件事有点难以置信。
• VERB 掩饰，抑制(感情)
  If youswallowyour feelings, you do not express them, although you want to very much.
  1. Gordon has swallowed the anger he felt...
     戈登忍住了内心的愤怒。
  2. 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。
• 燕子
  Aswallowis a kind of small bird with pointed wings and a forked tail.
• a bitter pill to swallow→ see:pill

双语例句

• The swallows have "an instinct to go home".
  燕子有一种回家的本能。
• He who swallows food handed out in contempt will have a bellyache.
  嗟来之食，吃下去肚子要痛的。
• The swallows have built a nest under the eaves.
  燕子在房檐下做了个窝。
• There were swallows in the cloudless blue sky
  燕子在万里无云的蓝天飞翔。
• He dreamed a black swan and several swallows flying in the sky.
  他梦见一只黑天鹅和几只燕子在空中飞翔。
• At this time a pair of swallows nesting in our first floor corridor.
  这时有一对燕子在我们楼道一楼筑巢。
• Swallows come by group at the advent of spring.
  春天来临时燕子成群飞来。
• In the early evening, the air was filled with graceful swallows.
  夜幕初降，天空中飞满了体态幽雅的燕子。
• Seven swallows were caught near their nest.
  （人们）在燕窝附近捉了七只燕子。
• Swallows migrate south in winter.
  燕子在冬天迁徙到南方。