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I . swallow1 [ˈswɒləʊ] VB trans

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II . swallow1 [ˈswɒləʊ] VB intr

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swallow1 [ˈswɒləʊ]

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swallow2 [ˈswɒləʊ] N

Usage examples with swallows

a flight of swallows
一队飞燕
Returning swallows herald spring.
归来的燕子预示着春天的来临。

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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He then swallows the key, and is able to regurgitate it at will.
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In the process it swallows a lot of sand and plays an important part in churning up and aerating the seabed.
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Its speed and aerobatic skills enable it to take swallows and even swifts on the wing, and barn swallows or house martins have a characteristic hobby alarm call.
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As a group, the house martins can not easily be confused with any other swallows.
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Swallows and house martins swooped for the insects that clouded around the surface on a summer's evening.
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Swallows are capable of walking and even running, but they do so with a shuffling, waddling gait.
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The mouth is lined with small, dome-shaped teeth for eating small fish and crustaceans; sometimes the fish swallows them whole.
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Their body shape allows for very efficient flight, which costs 5075% less for swallows than equivalent passerines of the same size.
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These include resin collected by stingless bees, mud collected by swallows and silk collected by hummingbirds.
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He swallows the orb and tells her he is going to bring her home.
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