3. One night there flew over the city a little swallow.

　　一天晚上一只小燕子从城市的上空飞过。

　　词汇辨析

　　1.V-T/V-I If you swallow something, you cause it to go from your mouth down into your stomach. 吞咽

　　例：You are asked to swallow a capsule containing vitamin B.

　　你被要求吞下一颗含维生素B的胶囊。

　　例：Polly took a bite of the apple, chewed, and swallowed.

　　波莉咬了一口那个苹果，嚼了嚼吞了下去。

　　2.N-COUNT Swallow is also a noun. 吞咽

　　例：Jan lifted her glass and took a quick swallow.

　　简举起杯子，迅速咽了一口。

　　3.V-I If you swallow, you make a movement in your throat as if you are swallowing something, often because you are nervous or frightened. 做吞咽动作

　　例：Nancy swallowed hard and shook her head.

　　南希艰难地咽了一下口水，摇了摇她的头。

　　4.V-T If someone swallows a story or a statement, they believe it completely. 完全相信

　　例：They cast doubt on his words when it suited their case, but swallowed them whole when it did not.

　　他的话与他们的情况吻合时他们就怀疑，但不吻合时他们却完全相信。

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