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美: ['swɑlo]
英: ['swɒləʊ]
vt. 忍受；吞没
vi. 吞下；咽下
n. 燕子；一次吞咽的量
n. (Swallow)人名；(英)斯沃洛
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词源分析：Swallow源自古英语“swelgan”，意为“吞下”。这个词的词根可能与德语中的“schlucken”（吞下）和荷兰语中的“slikken”有关。
历史背景：该词在英语中的首次记录可以追溯到公元前8世纪的古英语诗歌中，尤其是在描述动作时。
课本：在**的英语教材中，swallow可能出现在小学高年级到中学的课本中。在牛津和美国的教材中，通常在初中阶段的阅读理解或作文中出现。
正式与非正式语境：
特殊场合：在法律文件中，swallow可以用来描述“吞并”（to swallow up），如“吞并公司”（to swallow up a company）。在文学作品中，可能会用来比喻吞没或压制某种情感或经历。
The bird can swallow insects whole.
这只鸟能一口吞下昆虫。
He had to swallow his pride and apologize.
他不得不吞下自己的自尊，向人道歉。
After taking the medicine, she had to swallow hard.
吃完药后，她不得不艰难地吞咽。
The ocean seemed to swallow the ship.
大海似乎吞没了这艘船。
It's hard to swallow the truth sometimes.
有时候很难接受真相。
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[V-T/V-I] If you swallow something, you cause it to go from your mouth down into your stomach. 吞咽
例：You are asked to swallow a capsule containing vitamin B.你被要求吞下一颗含维生素B的胶囊。
例：Polly took a bite of the apple, chewed, and swallowed.波莉咬了一口那个苹果，嚼了嚼吞了下去。
[N-COUNT] Swallow is also a noun. 吞咽
例：Jan lifted her glass and took a quick swallow.简举起杯子，迅速咽了一口。
[V-I] If you swallow, you make a movement in your throat as if you are swallowing something, often because you are nervous or frightened. (常因紧张或害怕而) 做吞咽动作
例：Nancy swallowed hard and shook her head.南希艰难地咽了一下口水，摇了摇她的头。
[V-T] If someone swallows a story or a statement, they believe it completely. 完全相信
例：They cast doubt on his words when it suited their case, but swallowed them whole when it did not.他的话与他们的情况吻合时他们就怀疑，但不吻合时他们却完全相信。
[V-T] to engulf or destroy as if by ingestion 吞并; 侵吞
例：Nazi Germany swallowed up several small countries