swallow /'swɒlәu/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) a small amount of liquid food
- (n.) the act of swallowing
- (n.) small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
Chinese translation
- n. 燕子, 吞咽, 喉
- vt. 咽, 淹没, 吞没, 耗尽, 轻信, 忍受, 抑制
- vi. 吞下, 咽下
Word details
- Part of speech
- verb
- Pronunciation
- /'swɒlәu/
- Syllables
- 2
- Exam levels
- Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE
- Frequency
- Zipf 3.87 · Rare
Word forms
swallowed, swallowing, swallows
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