LEARNit Dictionary
swallow
verb
/ˈswɒləʊ/
UK
/ˈswɑːləʊ/
US
B2+
1
B2+
to make food, drink, etc. go down your throat into your stomach
بلعیدن, قورت دادن, بلع کردن
2
B2+
to move the muscles of your throat as if you were swallowing something, especially because you are nervous
قورت دادن, خشک قورت دادن
She
swallowed hard
and told him the bad news.
3
to take somebody/something in or completely cover them/it so that they/it cannot be seen or exist separately any longer
فرو بردن, غرق کردن, محو کردن, در بر گرفتن
I watched her walk down the road until she was swallowed by the darkness.
Large areas of countryside have been swallowed up by towns.
4
to use up something completely, especially an amount of money
مصرف کردن, تمام مصرف کردن, خرج کردن
Most of my salary gets swallowed (up) by the rent and bills.
5
to accept that something is true; to believe something
پذیرفتن, باور کردن, قبول کردن
I found her excuse very
hard to swallow
.
He told her a pack of lies, but she
swallowed it whole
.
6
to hide your feelings
فروخوردن, سرکوب کردن
to swallow your doubts
You're going to have to
swallow your pride
and ask for your job back.
7
to accept offensive remarks, criticisms, etc. without complaining or protesting
تحمل کردن, پذیرفتن بدون اعتراض, بیاعتراض پذیرفتن
I was surprised that he just sat there and swallowed all their remarks.
noun
/ˈswɒləʊ/
UK
/ˈswɑːləʊ/
US
1
a small bird, with long pointed wings and a tail with two points, that migrates(= moves from one part of the world to another according to the season)
پرستو, چلچله
2
an act of swallowing; an amount of food or drink that is swallowed at one time
قورت, بلع
She took a swallow of coffee.