Engelsk navneord: swallow | |||
1. | swallow (om mad) a small amount of liquid food | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A sup of ale. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | sup | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | mouthful, taste | ||
2. | swallow (om handling) the act of swallowing | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | One swallow of the liquid was enough. He took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | deglutition, drink | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake | ||
Mere specifikke termer | aerophagia, draft, draught, gulp, sip, swig | ||
3. | swallow (om dyr) small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | oscine, oscine bird | ||
Mere specifikke termer | barn swallow, chimney swallow, cliff swallow, Hirundo nigricans, Hirundo pyrrhonota, Hirundo rustica, Iridoprocne bicolor, martin, tree martin, tree swallow, tree swallow, white-bellied swallow | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: swallow | |||
1. | swallow (om forbrug, indtagelse el. anvendelse) pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!. | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | They swallow more bread | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | get down | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | consume, have, ingest, take, take in | ||
Mere specifikke termer | bolt | ||
2. | swallow (om konkurrence) engulf and destroy | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | demolish, destroy | ||
3. | swallow (om relation) enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | bury, eat up, immerse, swallow up | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | close in, enclose, inclose, shut in | ||
4. | swallow (om kommunikation) utter indistinctly | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She swallowed the last words of her speech. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize | ||
5. | swallow (om kommunikation) take back what one has said | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He swallowed his words. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | take back, unsay, withdraw | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | disown, renounce, repudiate | ||
6. | swallow (om erkendelse) keep from expressing | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | I swallowed my anger and kept quiet. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | repress, suppress | ||
7. | swallow (om erkendelse) tolerate or accommodate oneself to | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions. I swallowed the insult. She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | accept, live with | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate | ||
8. | swallow (om erkendelse) believe or accept without questioning or challenge | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Am I supposed to swallow that story?. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | believe | ||