swally

向斜层, 向斜

发音

UK /ˈswalɪ/

词形变化

swallies 复数 swallys 三单 swallying 现在分词 swallied 过去式 swallied 过去分词

别名

swallie swelly swilly swolly

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The act of swallowing.

    苏格兰 方言
  2. 2.

    A throat or gullet.

    苏格兰 方言
  3. 3.

    A drink or gulp.

    苏格兰 非正式
  4. 4.

    A drinking session.

    苏格兰 非正式
v.
  1. 1.

    To swallow (food etc).

    苏格兰 方言

词源

Inherited from Northern Middle English swelgh (“throat, whirlpool, pit”), from Old English ġeswelg, swelh, from Proto-West Germanic *swelg, swalgi, from Proto-Germanic *swelgaz, *swalgiz; thus a dialectal form of swallow (noun).

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