swallow
gb/swˈɑloʊ/ us/swˈɑloʊ/
A2
Anh
~ 1300
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
Động từ
A2
action
1
Make food or drink go down
To make food or drink go from your mouth to your stomach.
Mẫu sử dụng:
to swallow [food/drink]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse 'swallow' with 'sip' — 'sip' means to take a small amount into the mouth, not necessarily to send it to the stomach.
Từ đồng nghĩa
ingest (More formal or technical; often used in scientific or medical contexts.)
Từ trái nghĩa
spit out (Means to force something out of the mouth instead of letting it go down the throat.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
swallow hard
|swallow quickly
|swallow whole
|swallow pills
Chủ đề
daily life
|health
|body
Ví dụ
- She swallowed the last bite of her sandwich.
- He took a sip of water and swallowed it quickly.
- It was hard to swallow the large pill without water.
- The medicine should be swallowed whole, not chewed.
Ví dụ cho người học
- I swallow my food slowly.
- Please swallow the pill with water.
- He swallowed the bread quickly.
Động từ
B1
action
2
Hold back emotion or reaction
To stop yourself from showing how you feel.
Mẫu sử dụng:
to swallow [emotion/reaction]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may take this literally when it is used figuratively for emotions.
Từ đồng nghĩa
suppress (More formal and general; can apply to emotions, actions, or information.)
Từ trái nghĩa
express (To openly show feelings instead of holding them back.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
swallow pride
|swallow anger
|swallow disappointment
Chủ đề
emotions
|communication
Ví dụ
- She swallowed her pride and asked for help.
- He swallowed his anger and smiled politely.
- I had to swallow my disappointment when I didn’t get the job.
Ví dụ cho người học
- He swallowed his anger.
- I swallowed my pride and said sorry.
- She swallowed her fear and went on stage.
Danh từ
B1
entity
3
Small migratory bird
A small bird with long wings and a tail that looks like it has two parts.
Từ đồng nghĩa
martin (A closely related type of bird; not exactly the same species.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
barn swallow
|flock of swallows
Chủ đề
nature
|animals
Ví dụ
- A swallow flew over the field.
- Every spring, swallows return to nest in our barn.
- The sky was full of swallows at dusk.
Ví dụ cho người học
- I saw a swallow in the sky.
- The swallow is flying fast.
- Swallows come in summer.
Động từ
B2
action
4
Accept something unpleasant silently
To accept something bad without saying anything.
Mẫu sử dụng:
to swallow [criticism/insult/truth]
Từ đồng nghĩa
endure (Focuses more on continuing through difficulty; less about lack of protest.)
Từ trái nghĩa
object (To speak against something you do not accept.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
swallow criticism
|swallow an insult
Chủ đề
emotions
|social
|communication
Ví dụ
- He had to swallow the criticism from his boss.
- She swallowed the insult and changed the subject.
- Sometimes you just have to swallow the truth and move on.
Ví dụ cho người học
- She swallowed the bad news.
- He swallowed the insult.
- I swallowed the truth and stayed quiet.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
swallow
IPA
GB/swˈɑloʊ/
US/swˈɑloʊ/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
swal - low (2 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (swal)
Các dạng từ
Noun
- Base: swallow
- Plural: swallows
Verb
- Base: swallow
- 3rd Person Singular: swallows
- Present Participle: swallowing
- Past: swallowed
Họ từ
Forms
swallows
noun
swallowing
verb
swallowed
verb
Related words
swallowable
adjective
Cách diễn đạt
hard to swallow
1/hˈɑɹd tə swˈɑloʊ/
idiom
Difficult to believe or accept
Something that is hard to believe or accept.
Ví dụ
- His excuse was hard to swallow.
- The news about the closure was hard to swallow for many employees.
swallow up
1/swˈɑloʊ ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
Absorb completely; take over fully
To take in or cover something completely so it cannot be seen or separate anymore.
Ví dụ
- The larger company swallowed up its smaller rival.
- The waves swallowed up the boat.
swallow whole
1/swˈɑloʊ hˈoʊl/
fixed phrase
Take in completely without question/chewing
To eat something without chewing, or to believe something without thinking about it carefully.
Ví dụ
- The snake swallowed the mouse whole.
- You shouldn’t just swallow whole everything you read online.
swallow your pride
1/swˈɑloʊ jˈʊɹ pɹˈaɪd/
idiom
Do something despite embarrassment
To do something even though it makes you feel embarrassed or less important.
Ví dụ
- I had to swallow my pride and ask for directions.
- She swallowed her pride and apologized first.