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]