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1 swallow\ up
1. IIIswallow up smth., smb. /smth., smb. up/ swallow up the earnings (all his fortune, the profits, etc.) поглощать /забирать/ весь заработок и т.д.; the sea (the earth, the crowd, etc.) swallowed him up его поглотило море и т.д.; the waves swallowed up the swimmer пловец исчез в волнах2. XIbe swallowed up all my money was swallowed up все мои деньги растрачены; be swallowed up in smth., smb. be swallowed up in the clouds (in the dark, in the mist, etc.) исчезнуть /скрыться/ в облаках и т.д.; he was swallow uped up in the crowd он растворился в толпе; I sat swallowed up in grief and despair я сидел, объятый горем и отчаянием; be swallowed up by smth. the ship was swallowed up by the waves корабль скрылся под волнами; earnings that were swallowed up by lawyers' bills на уплату счетов адвокатов ушел весь заработок