吞噬
Chinese edit
to swallow; to take | devour; to bite | ||
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trad. (吞噬) | 吞 | 噬 | |
simp. #(吞噬) | 吞 | 噬 |
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
吞噬
- (literally, figuratively) to swallow; to gobble up
- (biochemistry, immunology, cytology) to phagocytose; to phagocytize
- (figuratively) to annex (territory, country, etc.)
Synonyms edit
- (to annex):