swallow
/ˈswɑlo/KK
/ˈswɑloʊ/IPA
swɑ·lo
變化形
swallows
swallowed
swallowed
swallowing
1.
吞下，嚥下
把食物、飲料、藥物等從口中嚥入喉嚨並吞下去。
用法：及物用法，後面直接接受詞，不用加介系詞。若受詞是代名詞，代名詞通常放在動詞後面。
Drink some water before you swallow the medicine.
吞下藥之前，先喝一些水。
The child swallowed a small piece of paper by mistake.
那個孩子不小心吞下了一小片紙。
2.
輕信，照單全收
未經仔細思考或查證，就相信或接受某個說法、資訊或藉口。
用法：常以「不會輕信」的形式出現。也常搭配「整套說法」，強調把某人的說詞全盤接受。
I do not swallow everything I hear.
我不會照單全收我聽到的每一件事。
Her parents did not swallow his excuse for being late.
她的父母不相信他遲到的藉口。
3.
忍受，強忍；勉強接受
勉強接受令人不愉快、丟臉或難以接受的事；也常指壓下自尊或收回先前說過的話。
用法：常見搭配有「吞下自尊」、「收回前言」與「忍受批評」。這裡通常不是指實際吞嚥。
After I looked at the plan, I had to swallow my words and say that she was right.
看過計畫後，我只好收回自己說過的話，說她是對的。
He did not want to ask his sister, but he swallowed his feelings and asked her for help with his homework.
他本來不想問姊姊，但他忍住自己的感受，還是請她幫忙寫作業。
4.
嚥口水；強忍情緒
做出吞嚥動作，常表示緊張、害怕、難過，或試著忍住眼淚與情緒。
用法：此義通常不接受詞。說「用力嚥了一下」時，常用副詞修飾。
The student swallowed hard before speaking to the class.
那名學生在對全班同學說話前，緊張地嚥了嚥口水。
He swallowed back his tears when he said goodbye to his family.
他和家人道別時，忍住了眼淚。
5.
燕子
一種飛行敏捷的小型鳥類，翅膀狹長尖銳，尾巴通常分叉；常在春夏出現，並會遷徙。
用法：此義是可數名詞。不要和動詞的「吞下」混淆。
We saw swallows flying over the rice farms during our family trip.
我們全家旅行時，看見燕子飛過稻田。
Several swallows built nests under the roof of our apartment building.
好幾隻燕子在我們公寓大樓的屋簷下築巢。
常見錯誤
I swallowed the medicine with water down.
I swallowed the medicine with water.
I cannot swallow to his excuse.
I cannot swallow his excuse.
She swallowed her tear.
She swallowed back her tears.
The swallows is building a nest.
The swallow is building a nest.
相關字詞
學習提示
・此字同時可作動詞與名詞。動詞最基本的意思是「吞下」，名詞則是「燕子」。
・「吞下自尊」與「收回前言」都是常見比喻用法，重點在勉強接受不愉快的事。
・「完全吞沒」或「大量占用」常用片語形式；代名詞作受詞時要放在動詞與副詞之間。