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swallow

A2 verb
gen /ˈswɑlə/

swallow /ˈswɑ.loʊ/ nghĩa là nuốt

Các nghĩa

  1. nuốt

    To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat.

    transitive

    Clothes are to be worn and food is to be swallowed: they remain trapped in the physical world.

  2. nuốt chửng, hấp thụ

    To take (something) in so that it disappears; to consume, absorb.

    transitive

    The necessary provision of the life swallows the greatest part of their time.

    His body, like so many others swallowed by the ocean's hungry maw, was never found.

  3. nuốt

    To take food down into the stomach; to make the muscular contractions of the oesophagus to achieve this, often taken as a sign of nervousness or strong emotion.

    intransitive

    My throat was so sore that I was unable to swallow.

    She swallowed nervously then, appearing near sick with what she had to say.

  4. tin ngay, chấp nhận dễ dàng

    To accept easily or without questions; to believe, accept.

    transitive

    this humbug was readily swallowed by men who were supposed to be intelligent,

    Most newspapers we saw swallowed whole an S.R. estimate that it would cost £20m to equip the Region with point heaters.

    Be careful of the Commie Lies / swallow them and freedom dies / The USA must realize / that she's the biggest prize.

  5. ngốn, chiếm dụng

    To engross; to appropriate; usually with up.

    intransitive

    Homer excels […] in this, that he swallowed up the honour of those who succeeded him.

  6. rút lại, nuốt lời

    To retract; to recant.

    transitive

    to swallow one's opinions

    Left her in her tears, and dried not one of them with his comfort; swallowed his vows whole

+ 2 nghĩa khác

  1. chịu đựng, nuốt giận

    To put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation.

    transitive

    to swallow an affront or insult

  2. bú cu, thổi kèn

    To fellate; perform oral sex.

    slang

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