swallowⅠ/ˈswɔləu/ vt. & vi. 吞，咽：swallow the pill吞下药丸；swallow one’s pride 放下架子 He tried to swallow, but his throat was too dry. 他想咽下去，但喉咙太干。swallow up 1.吞没，并吞：The waves swallowed up the swimmers. 浪涛吞没了游泳者。The earthquake swallowed up the whole city. 地震毁了整座城市。 2.(常用于被动结构中)消失…中: She was swallowed up in the crowd. 她消失在人群中。
swallowⅡ/ˈswɔləu/ n. ［c］燕子：a swallow dive 燕式跳水；a flight of swallows 一群飞燕One swallow does not make a summer.［谚］一燕不成夏。 (仅凭一个事例即下结论是不明智的。)
