swallow up

tüketmek, eritmek

Çok miktarda para, zaman veya başka kaynak harcamak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: 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.

Nasıl kullanılır: swallow up something (Repairs swallowed up our savings.)

Eş anlamlılar: use up, consume, eat up

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: swallow up savings, swallow something up

yutmak, içine almak

Bir şeyi görünmez olana kadar tamamen örtmek veya çevreleyip içine almak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: 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.

Nasıl kullanılır: be swallowed up by something (The village was swallowed up by the flood.)

Eş anlamlılar: engulf, envelop

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: swallow up something, swallow someone up

bünyesine katmak, yutmak

Küçük bir şirketi veya grubu denetimine alarak daha büyük bir kuruluşun parçası yapmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: 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.

Nasıl kullanılır: be swallowed up by something (The firm was swallowed up by a larger company.)

Eş anlamlılar: absorb, take over

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: swallow up companies, swallow something up