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吞下；咽下 -
• He swallowed the last of his beer and asked for the bill. 他咽下最后一口啤酒，然后结账。 -
• Chew your food properly before swallowing it. 食物咀嚼后再咽下去。 - 2.
非正式 轻信 -
• He's so naive that he will swallow anything you tell him. 他太天真了，无论你告诉他什么，他都会相信。 - 3.
忍受 -
• He tried to swallow their doubts. 他竭力忍受他们的猜疑。 -
• swallow an insult 忍辱 - 4.
耗尽 -
• The cost of the trial swallowed up all our savings. 诉讼费用耗光了我们所有的积蓄。 - 5. 常用被动
侵吞；吞并 -
• Their company was swallowed up by a multinational. 他们的公司被一家跨国公司吞并了。 -
• We forced the aggressors to disgorge the land they have swallowed. 我们迫使侵略者把侵吞的土地交还出来。 - 6.
吞没；使消失 -
• The waves swallowed up the boat. 海浪将船吞没了。 -
• The plane was swallowed in the clouds. 飞机消失在云层中。
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• He swallowed hard and walked into the interview room. 他用力咽了一下唾沫，走进面试室。
用法说明
swallow, engulf, gobble
这三个词均可作“吞食”解。其中swallow最为常用，强调表示没有咀嚼就吞下。gobble强调吞食速度快而且声音大，含有贪婪之义。engulf较为正式，表示村庄、城市等被吞噬。试比较：
He swallowed the food without chewing. 他没有咀嚼就吞下了食物。
Eat slowly and don't gobble! 慢点吃，别狼吞虎咽!
Their house was engulfed in flames. 他们的房子被大火吞噬了。