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●ˌswallow sth ˈupto use sth such as money or resources completely 用光，用尽，耗尽（钱、资源等）◆Practising the piano swallows up all her free time.
练钢琴占用了她所有的闲暇时间。◆Pay rises were quickly swallowed up by price increases.
增加的工资很快就被上涨的物价抵消了。◆Nuclear weapons swallowed up a third of the country’s defence spending.
核武器用掉了国防开支的三分之一。◆The extra money was swallowed up by debts.
剩余的钱都用来还债了。OBJ time, money
SYN use sth up NOTE Often used in the passive. 常用于被动语态。[v + adv + n] [v + pron + adv] [v + n + adv] (rare) |