单词 | swallow up |
释义 | swallow up1.■吞没,淹没:I really wish there's a dark hole that would swallow up bad people.我真希望有个能把坏人一口吞下去的黑洞。He's suddenly swallowed up among the masses.一下子他就被人群吞没了。2.■耗尽,用尽:What can we do, if the fuel has been swallowed up?燃料用完之后我们该怎么办?His wages were swallowed up by his wine bills.他的工资全都耗费在了喝酒上。3.■使消失,摧毁:The whole town was swallowed up by the magma.岩浆毁掉了整个城镇。4.■取代:The theory of electromagnetism swallowed up the theory of light.磁电学说取代了光学论。5.■占用;把…占为己有:He tried to swallow up the publicly-owned land.他企图把公共用地据为己有。 |
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