swallow 有两个主要含义：
/swl./（英式） /sw.lo/（美式）
swallow 作为动词，源自古英语 swelgan，意为"吞下、吸收"，与古高地德语 swelgan 同源，属于日耳曼语族的基本词汇。
作为名词（燕子），源自古英语 swealwe，与古北欧语 svala 同源，指代这种常见的候鸟。两个含义虽然拼写相同，但词源完全不同。
He tried to swallow the bitter medicine with a glass of water.
他试着用一杯水把苦药吞下去。
She found it hard to swallow her pride and apologize to someone who had treated her so unfairly.
她发现很难咽下自尊，向那个对她如此不公的人道歉。
A swallow flew gracefully over the lake at sunset.
一只燕子在日落时分优雅地飞过湖面。
The old farmer said that the return of the swallows each spring was a sign of good fortune.
老农说每年春天燕子的归来是好运的象征。
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