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

• Later, I left home to study and work in cities, never see the shadow swallows plot.
  后来，我离开家乡去大城市读书和工作，再也见不到燕子矫捷的身影。
• The swallows have built a nest under the eaves.
  燕子在房檐下做了个窝。
• An owl kills its prey with its talons, and swallows it whole.
  猫头鹰用爪子来杀死猎物，然后整个地吞下。
• Flowers fall off [ will die], do what one may. Swallows return, no strangers they.
  无可奈何花落去，似曾相识燕归来。
• Swallows dive and turn, trying to catch what we can't see;
  燕子俯冲并转过身，试着抓住我们看不到的东西；
• When do young swallows have their first moult?
  雏燕在什么时候第一次换毛？
• Those swallows have made their nest on our chimney!
  那些燕子在我们的烟囱上做起窝来了！
• Swallows flying very low in spring rain.
  燕子在春雨中飞得很低。
• 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 "an instinct to go home".
  燕子有一种回家的本能。