swallow
[*** \mathrm{swallow}^1] |ˈswälō|
drink: 「飲む」という意の最も一般的な語で, 口から液体を体内に取り込む本能的行為をいう. 「酒を飲む」という意でも用いられる
have: 注文をする際に好まれる丁寧な言い方で, 上品に響く
sip: 唇で液体をゆっくり少しずつ飲むこと
swallow: 喉の筋肉でごくりと飲み込むこと. 固体を飲む場合にも用いられる
verb with object
〈飲食物など〉を飲み込む, (ごくっと)飲む
e.g. she swallowed a mouthful slowly.
no object perform the muscular movement of the esophagus required to do this, especially through fear or nervousness:
(緊張･恐れ･興奮などで)つばを飲み込む; 喉をごくりとさせる
e.g. she swallowed hard, sniffing back her tears.
〈侮辱など〉をこらえる, 我慢する.
e.g. he seemed ready to swallow any insult.
｟くだけて｠ 〈話など〉を鵜呑みにする, 簡単に信じる
e.g. she had swallowed his story hook, line, and sinker.
〈感情など〉をぐっと抑える
e.g. he swallowed his pride.
｟書｠ 〈群集･炎･闇などが〉〈人･物など〉を飲み込む, 包み込む(up) (!しばしば受け身で)
e.g. the dark mist swallowed her up.
(計画･支出などに)〈金･時間など〉を使い果たす, 費やす(up) (!しばしば受け身で)
e.g. debts swallowed up most of the money he had gotten for the house.
noun
飲み込むこと
e.g. he downed his drink in one swallow.
一飲みの量
e.g. he said he'd like just a swallow of pie.
DERIVATIVES
swallowable adjective
ORIGIN
[*** \mathrm{swallow}^2] |ˈswälō|
noun
a migratory swift-flying songbird with a forked tail and long pointed wings, feeding on insects in flight.
ツバメ
>Family Hirundinidae: several genera, in particular Hirundo, and numerous species, including the widespread barn swallow (H. rustica).
PHRASES
proverb a single fortunate event does not mean that what follows will also be good.
ORIGIN