swallow

飲み込む

食べ物や飲み物などを、口から喉を通して胃へ送る。

やさしい英語で： To move food, drink, or another substance from your mouth down your throat into your stomach.

• Swallow the tablet with water.
• He accidentally swallowed a small coin.
• Can you swallow solid food yet?

類義語： gulp down

反対語： spit out

よく使う表現： swallow a pill, swallow some water, swallow your food

飲み込む、唾を飲む

飲み込むときの喉の動きをする。緊張して唾を飲む場合もある。

やさしい英語で： To make the throat movement that sends food or liquid down, sometimes because you feel nervous.

• My throat hurts when I swallow.
• She swallowed hard before speaking to the crowd.
• He could barely swallow after the operation.

類義語： gulp

よく使う表現： swallow hard, swallow nervously, unable to swallow

鵜呑みにする、信じ込む

ありそうにない話でも、疑わずに信じたり受け入れたりする。

やさしい英語で： To believe or accept something without asking questions, even when it seems unlikely.

• I will not swallow that excuse.
• They swallowed his story about the missing money.
• Do you really expect us to swallow those claims?

類義語： believe, accept, buy

反対語： reject, doubt

よく使う表現： swallow a story, swallow an excuse, swallow something whole

ツバメ

先のとがった翼と二股の尾を持ち、飛びながら虫を捕る小鳥。

やさしい英語で： A small bird with pointed wings and a divided tail that catches insects while flying.

• A swallow flew past the window.
• Swallows built a nest under our roof.
• We watched the swallows catching insects above the field.

よく使う表現： barn swallow, swallow nest, young swallow, swallow migration

一口

一度に飲み込む食べ物や飲み物の量。

やさしい英語で： The amount of food or drink that you send down your throat at one time.

• She took a swallow of water.
• He finished the milk in two swallows.
• One large swallow was enough to empty the glass.

使い方： a swallow of something (He took a swallow of juice.)

類義語： mouthful, gulp

よく使う表現： a swallow of, one large swallow, a small swallow

嚥下

食べ物や飲み物を口から喉の奥へ送り込むこと。

やさしい英語で： The act of moving food or liquid from your mouth down your throat.

• Each swallow hurt my throat.
• The doctor watched the movement during a swallow.
• A nervous swallow interrupted her answer.

類義語： gulp

よく使う表現： a painful swallow, each swallow, a nervous swallow