新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

chew

英  [tʃuː]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词
  • chews , chewing , chewed

    1[I 不及物动词] 咀嚼

    When you chew food, you use your teeth to break it up in your mouth so that it becomes easier to swallow.

    双语例句

    例:

    Be certain to eat slowly and chew your food extremely well.

    一定要慢慢吃,慢慢咀嚼。

    例:

    Daniel leaned back on the sofa, still chewing on his apple.

    丹尼尔仰靠在沙发上,嘴里还在嚼着苹果。

    2[T 及物动词] 嚼(口香糖、烟)

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    One girl was chewing gum.

    一个女孩在嚼口香糖。

    3[T 及物动词] 咬(嘴唇、手指)

    If you chew your lips or your fingernails, you keep biting them because you are nervous.

    双语例句

    例:

    He chewed his lower lip nervously.

    他紧张地咬着下唇。

    4[I 不及物动词]

    If a person or animal chews an object or chews on it, they bite it with their teeth.

    近义词

    bite

    双语例句

    例:

    They pause and chew their pencils.

    他们停了下来,咬着铅笔。

    例:

    She chewed through the tape that bound her.

    她咬断了捆绑她的带子。

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