swallow

吞下、咽下

My throat hurts so much that I can barely swallow.

我的喉咙痛得几乎没办法吞东西。

忍受、咽下

She had to swallow his rude remarks in front of everyone.

她只能在大家面前咽下他那些无礼的话。

轻信、相信口语

I can't believe they swallowed such an obvious lie.

我真不敢相信他们会相信这么明显的谎言。

压抑、忍住

He swallowed his anger and kept working quietly.

他压下怒气，安静地继续工作。

吞没、淹没常用被动

The small village was swallowed by the rising floodwater.

那座小村庄被上涨的洪水吞没了。

燕子

Swallows return to the same nest under our roof every spring.

每年春天燕子都会回到我们屋簷下的同一个巢。

一口、一饮

He finished the medicine in one quick swallow.

他一口就把药喝完了。

吞咽

The nurse asked him to do a slow swallow during the test.

检查时护理师请他慢慢做一次吞咽动作。

吞没、并吞、耗尽

Rent and bills swallow up most of my monthly salary.

房租和帐单吃掉了我大部分的月薪。