swallow up

食い尽くす、費やす

お金や時間などの資源を大量に使う。

やさしい英語で： To use a large amount of money, time, or other resources.

• Rent swallows up most of my salary.
• The project swallowed up all our spare time.
• Unexpected bills have swallowed our savings up.

使い方： swallow up something (Repairs swallowed up our savings.)

類義語： use up, consume, eat up

よく使う表現： swallow up savings, swallow something up

飲み込む

何かを完全に覆ったり包み込んだりして、見えなくする。

やさしい英語で： To cover or surround something completely so that it disappears from view.

• Fog swallowed up the hills.
• The waves swallowed the little boat up.
• The car was swallowed up by a hole in the road.

使い方： be swallowed up by something (The village was swallowed up by the flood.)

類義語： engulf, envelop

よく使う表現： swallow up something, swallow someone up

吸収する

小さな団体や会社を支配下に置き、大きな組織の一部にする。

やさしい英語で： To take control of a smaller group or business so that it becomes part of a larger one.

• Big companies swallow up small ones.
• The chain swallowed up three local shops.
• Our club was swallowed up by a larger organization.

使い方： be swallowed up by something (The firm was swallowed up by a larger company.)

類義語： absorb, take over

よく使う表現： swallow up companies, swallow something up