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swallow

English → Chinese

verb//ˈswɑːloʊ//

(action) 吞咽:使食物或饮料通过喉咙进入胃部

The pill was so large that she had to drink a whole glass of water to swallow it.

(Chinese) 那颗药片太大了,她不得不喝了一整杯水才把它吞下去。

Snakes can unhinge their jaws to swallow prey that is much larger than their own heads.

(Chinese) 蛇可以使下颌脱位,以吞下比自己脑袋大得多的猎物。

noun//ˈswɑːloʊ//

(botany) 燕子:一种体型小、飞行快、尾巴分叉的候鸟

A colony of swallows built their mud nests under the eaves of the old wooden barn.

(Chinese) 一群燕子在古老木谷仓的屋檐下筑起了泥巢。

The return of the swallows is often considered a sign that spring has finally arrived.

(Chinese) 燕归来通常被认为是春天终于到来的标志。

Entry ID: en:zh:swallow · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary