swallow ['swɔləu]

1、n.燕子，雨燕

as light as a swallow
身轻如燕

The swallow whirred past.
那只燕子飕地飞掠而过。
Swallow and sparrow cannot understand the ambition of swan.
燕雀安知鸿鹄之志。

2、vt.吞，咽，吞没
Chew the food well before swallow it.
你吃东西要细嚼慢咽。
She swallowed some milk.
她咽下几口牛奶。

3、vt.忍受；容忍；压抑
He swallowed the insult without comment.
他无言地忍受着侮辱。
We should swallow our pride after we succeeded.
成功之后我们应该收敛骄气。

4、vt.轻信
Am I supposed to swallow that story?
你们认为我会轻信那个故事吗？

5、vi.耗尽、取消
The cost of the trial swallowed up all their savings.
诉讼费用耗光了他们的全部积蓄.

【习惯用语】
1、swallow the bait
上钩，上当，陷入圈套
2、swallow a camel
默认难于容忍（或难于置信）的事
3、swallow a gudgeon
轻易受骗，被谎言所欺
4、swallow one's words
发音含糊，口齿不清
5、young swallow
雏燕

【背句子记单词】
One swallow does not make a summer.
一燕不成夏; 不可凭偶然现象而推断。