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swallow

A2 verb
gen /ˈswɑlə/

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.

  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.

  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,

  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

  7. chịu đựng, nuốt giận

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

    transitive

    to swallow an affront or insult

  8. bú cu, thổi kèn

    To fellate; perform oral sex.

    slang

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