1.
swallowing whole; gulping down without chewing
The act of swallowing food or an object whole without chewing it.
薬を丸呑みした。
I swallowed the pill whole.
蛇がカエルを丸呑みにした。
The snake swallowed the frog whole.
大きな餅を丸呑みにして喉に詰まらせた。
He swallowed a large rice cake whole and choked on it.
2.
accepting uncritically; swallowing whole (figurative)
Accepting someone's words, claims, or demands without questioning or thinking critically about them.
相手の要求を丸呑みした。
They accepted the other party's demands wholesale.
ニュースを丸呑みにしてはいけない。
You shouldn't swallow news reports uncritically.
条件を丸呑みにされると思っていなかったので、逆に不安になった。
I hadn't expected them to accept all the conditions without question, so it actually made me uneasy.
FORMATION: 丸 (whole, entirely) + 呑み (swallowing). The kanji 呑む is used rather than the more common 飲む to specifically convey swallowing/gulping.
USAGE: The pattern 丸呑みにする is the most common form. In the figurative sense, it implies a lack of critical thinking or resistance.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 要求を丸呑みにする: to accept demands wholesale
- 条件を丸呑みにする: to accept conditions uncritically
- 情報を丸呑みにする: to swallow information uncritically