| 释义 |
●ˌswallow sb/sth ˈupto completely cover sb/sth or absorb them, so that they can no longer be seen or do not exist separately 吞没；淹没◆He watched them walk away until the darkness swallowed them up.
他目送他们走远，直到消失在夜色里。◆She was so embarrassed she wished that the ground would open and swallow her up.
她尴尬极了，简直希望地面能裂开个洞，让她钻进去。◆The countryside is rapidly being swallowed up by building developments.
乡村地区正被建筑开发项目迅速侵占。◆Many small businesses have been swallowed up by larger companies.
很多小公司被大公司兼并了。 NOTE Swallow sb/sth is sometimes used on its own with this meaning * swallow sb/sth 有时单独使用也作此义◆She wished that the ground would open up and swallow her.
她希望地面能裂开个洞，让她钻进去。[v + n/pron + adv] [v + adv + n] |