chew
- v.咀嚼;嚼碎;(因为紧张等)咬住，不停地啃;(为尝味道)不停地咀嚼
- n.咀嚼;口香糖;供嚼用的烟草
复数： chews 过去式： chewed 现在分词： chewing 过去分词： chewed 第三人称单数： chews
chewverb
咀嚼；嚼碎
to bite food into small pieces in your mouth with your teeth to make it easier to swallow
After the operation you may find it difficult to chew and swallow.
手术后你咀嚼和吞咽都会感到困难。
teeth designed for chewing meat
用于咀嚼肉食的牙齿
He is always chewing gum.
他总是在嚼口香糖。
（因为紧张等）咬住，不停地啃；（为尝味道）不停地咀嚼
to bite sth continuously, for example because you are nervous or to taste it
Rosa chewed on her lip and stared at the floor.
罗莎咬着嘴唇，眼睛盯着地板。
The dog was chewing on a bone.
那只狗在一个劲地啃骨头。
to chew your nails
啃指甲
to have a long friendly talk with sb about sth
to try to do too much, or sth that is too difficult
仔细考虑；深思熟虑；详细讨论
to think about or discuss sth slowly and carefully
noun
咀嚼
an act of chewing sth
口香糖
a type of sweet/candy that you chew
供嚼用的烟草
a piece of tobacco that you chew
chew
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VERB 咀嚼;嚼(碎)
When you chew food, you use your teeth to break it up in your mouth so that it becomes easier to swallow.Be certain to eat slowly and chew your food extremely well...
一定要慢慢吃，要细细咀嚼。
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VERB 嚼(口香糖、烟草)
If you chew gum or tobacco, you keep biting it and moving it around your mouth to taste the flavour of it. You do not swallow it.One girl was chewing gum...
一个女孩在嚼口香糖。
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VERB (因为紧张)咬(嘴唇、指甲)
If you chew your lips or your fingernails, you keep biting them because you are nervous.He chewed his lower lip nervously.
他紧张地咬着下嘴唇。
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VERB (人或动物)咬，啃
If a person or animal chews an object, they bite it with their teeth.They pause and chew their pencils...
他们停了下来，咬着铅笔。
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N-COUNT 口嚼糖
A chew is a sweet that you have to chew very hard before it becomes soft....a selection of penny chews.
各式各样可供选择的便宜口嚼糖
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PHRASE 试图承担力不能及的事
If you say that someone has bitten off more than they can chew, you mean that they are trying to do something which is too difficult for them.Micky is used to handling dodgy deals but this time fears he may have bitten off more than he can chew.
米基本来是善于处理棘手交易的，可是这回他可能会力有不逮。
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PHR-RECIP 闲聊;闲扯
If people chew the fat, they talk in a relaxed, informal way.We'd been lounging around, chewing the fat for a couple of hours.
我们东游西逛，瞎扯了两三个钟头。
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to chew the cud→ see:cud
noun
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- biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
- Synonym: chewing mastication manduction
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- a wad of something chewable as tobacco
- Synonym: chaw cud quid plug wad
verb
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- chew (food);to bite and grind with the teeth
- He jawed his bubble gum
- Chew your food and don't swallow it!
- The cows were masticating the grass
- Synonym: masticate manducate jaw
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After the operation you may find it difficult to chew and swallow .
手术后你咀嚼和吞咽都会感到困难。
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Be certain to eat slowly and chew your food extremely well
一定要慢慢吃，要细细咀嚼。
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He was leaning over the gate chewing on a straw .
他嘴里嚼着一根麦秆，靠到栅门上。
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He is always chewing gum .
他总是在嚼口香糖。
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Rosa chewed on her lip and stared at the floor .
罗莎咬着嘴唇，眼睛盯着地板。
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She was admonished for chewing gum in class .
她在课堂上嚼口香糖，受到了告诫。
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He tends to chew things over too much in his mind
他这个人就爱在心里反复琢磨事儿。
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I took one of the pills and chewed it up .
我拿起一粒药丸，把它嚼碎。
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He chewed at the end of his pencil , thinking out the next problem .
他咬着铅笔头，仔细思考着下一道题。
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Every spring the ozone is chewed up , and the hole appears .
每年春天，臭氧遭到破坏，空洞就出现了。
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Chew your food well and do not rush meals
充分咀嚼食物，吃饭不要太快。
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He chewed out the player , who apologized the next time I saw him
他训斥了那个球员，我再次看见那个球员时，他道了歉。
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Daniel leaned back on the sofa , still chewing on his apple .
丹尼尔倚在沙发上，嘴里还在嚼着苹果。
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One owner left his pet under the stairs where the animal chewed through electric cables .
有个人把宠物放在楼梯下面，结果它在那儿把电线咬断了。
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I 've tried everything from herbal cigarettes to chewing gum
中草药香烟、口香糖之类的我统统都试过了。
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One girl was chewing gum
一个女孩在嚼口香糖。
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This town is notorious for chewing people up and spitting them out .
这个城市恶名昭彰，它把人作践了，然后抛弃掉。
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Chew each mouthful fully before the next bite .
将每一口充分咀嚼后，再吃下一口。
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We 'd been lounging around , chewing the fat for a couple of hours .
我们东游西逛，瞎扯了两三个钟头。
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Polly took a bite of the apple , chewed and swallowed .
波利咬了一口苹果，嚼了嚼咽了下去。
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Savour the flavour of each mouthful , and chew your food well .
细细品尝每一口的味道，充分咀嚼。
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When Tom got back to Dallas , Perot called him over and chewed him out .
汤姆回到达拉斯时，佩罗把他叫过去，骂了他一顿。
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They stopped up leaks with chewing gum .
他们用口香糖粘住了漏缝。
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He chewed his lower lip nervously .
他紧张地咬着下嘴唇。
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He chews tobacco constantly .
他不停地嚼烟草。
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Micky is used to handling dodgy deals but this time fears he may have bitten off more than he can chew .
米基本来是善于处理棘手交易的，可是这回他可能会力有不逮。
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Goldstone chewed over the idea further .
戈德斯通进一步考虑了这个问题。
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They pause and chew their pencils
他们停了下来，咬着铅笔。
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It is healthy to chew food well before you swallow it .
细嚼慢咽有益于健康。
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Babies like to chew on something when they 're teething .
幼儿长牙时爱嚼东西。
普通用词，通常指用餐、吃东西。
She is eating bread.
她正在吃面包。
I usually eat oatmeal for breakfast.
我通常吃燕麦粥当早饭。
The Chinese eat with chopsticks.
中国人用筷子吃饭。
She was eating a hamburger.
她在吃汉堡包。
We took our time and ate slowly.
我们不慌不忙地吃着。
Those sausages should be eaten within two days.
那些香肠应该在两天内吃掉。
指匆匆吞咽食物，通常与 down 连用。
He bolted down his breakfast and went to school.
他把早饭囫囵吞下，便上学去了。
Don't bolt your food down like that.
别那样狼吞虎咽地吃东西。
指用牙齿嚼碎食物等。
It is healthy to chew food well before you swallow it.
细嚼慢咽有益于健康。
Babies like to chew on something when they're teething.
幼儿长牙时爱嚼东西。
指饥饿时狼吞虎咽地吃东西，强调吃得快而彻底。
The boys devoured their burgers and fries.
男孩子们狼吞虎咽地吃光了汉堡和薯条。
We sat by the fireplace, devouring beef and onions.
我们坐在壁炉旁，大口大口地吃着牛肉和洋葱。
My dog will devour at least one can of food per day.
我的狗每天至少要吃掉一罐狗粮。
The boy devoured half an apple pie.
小男孩狼吞虎咽地吃下了半个苹果派。
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