| 单词 | chew |
| 释义 | chew [tʃu:] verb intransitive or transitive ADVANCED ■to crush food into smaller, softer pieces with the teeth so that it can be swallowed 咀嚼；嚼碎 •This meat is difficult to chew.这肉很难嚼。 •You don't chew your food enough - that's why you get indigestion.你没把食物嚼碎——这就是你患上消化不良的原因。 ADVANCED ■to bite something with your teeth, usually in order to taste its flavour （为品尝味道而）嚼，咬 •Would you like some gum to chew?你想吃口香糖吗？ •She gave the children some sweets to chew (on) •She sat in the dentist's waiting room, nervously chewing (at) [tʃu:] verb intransitive or transitive chew the fat informal ■to talk with someone in an informal and friendly way 闲聊，闲谈 •We sat in a bar most of the evening just chewing the fat.那天晚上大部分时间我们坐在酒吧里聊天。 [tʃu:] verb intransitive or transitive Phrasal Verbs [M] chew sb out US informal ■to tell someone angrily that they have done something wrong 怒斥，严厉责备（某人） •The coach chewed his team out for playing so badly.教练责备球队表现太差。 [tʃu:] verb intransitive or transitive Phrasal Verbs [M] chew sth over informal ■to think about or discuss something carefully for a long time 深思，细想；仔细讨论 •I've been chewing the problem over since last week.从上个星期我就一直在仔细考虑这个问题。 [tʃu:] verb intransitive or transitive Phrasal Verbs [M] chew sth up ■If a machine chews up something that you have put inside it, it damages or destroys it （机器）绞坏，咬坏，损坏 •Your tape deck has chewed up my cassette!你的录音机把我的磁带绞坏了！ [tʃu:] noun countable ■an act of chewing something 嚼，咀嚼 ■a hard sweet that gets softer the more you chew it （越嚼越软的）硬糖；口香糖 |
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