2VERB (常因为紧张或恐惧而)做吞咽动作,咽口水 If you swallow, you make a movement in your throat as if you are swallowing something, often because you are nervous or frightened. (常因为紧张或恐惧而)做吞咽动作,咽口水
Nancy swallowed hard and shook her head. [VERB]
南希用力咽了口口水,摇了摇头。
3VERB 完全相信;信以为真 If someone swallows a story or a statement, they believe it completely. 完全相信;信以为真
It was vital that he swallowed the story about Juanita being in that motel room that night. [VERB noun]
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。
I too found this story a little hard to swallow. [VERB noun]
1food, drink, etc.食物;飲料ADVERB | PHRASESADVERB➤hastily, quickly急忙/快速吞咽▸➤accidentally意外吞下◇She accidentally swallowed a glass bead.她不小心吞下了一顆玻璃珠。➤easily容易吞下◇Liquid food may be more easily swallowed.流食會更易於吞咽。➤down吞下◇She swallowed down her breakfast in a hurry.她匆匆吞下了早飯。➤hard使勁吞咽PHRASES➤swallow sth whole一口吞下⋯◇Most snakes swallow their prey whole.絕大多數蛇會把獵物整個兒吞下。swallow
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2move your throat muscles做吞咽動作ADVERB | PHRASESADVERB➤deeply, hard用力/使勁吞咽▸➤convulsively, nervously, painfully, with difficulty突然而無法控制地/緊張地/痛苦地/艱難地吞咽◇She swallowed convulsively, determined not to cry.她抑制不住地咽了幾口氣,決心不哭出聲來。➤back咽回去◇He swallowed back the lump in his throat.他強忍住喉頭的哽咽。PHRASES➤have difficulty swallowing, have trouble swallowing吞咽有困難