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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。 |