词汇 | chew |
释义 | chew | BrE tʃuː, AmE tʃu | A. transitive verb ① (break down) 咀嚼 ▸ chew your food well before you swallow it 吃东西要细嚼慢咽 ② (gnaw persistently) 不停地啃 ▸ she was anxiously chewing her nails 她焦急地啃着指甲 ▸ to chew one's lip 咬嘴唇 ▸ to chew the fat or rag figurative informal 吵吵嚷嚷 ▸ to bite off more than one can chew informal 不自量力 B. intransitive verb 咀嚼 C. noun ① (act) 咀嚼 ② (chewable object) 咀嚼物 ③ (sweet) 耐嚼糖果 PHRASAL VERBS chew on transitive verb [chew on sth] ① literal 反复啃咬 ② figurative informal 仔细考虑 ‹problem›chew over: transitive verb [chew over sth, chew sth over] informal 仔细考虑 chew up: transitive verb ① [chew up sth, chew sth up] (chew thoroughly) 嚼碎 ② [chew sb up] informal (reprimand) 痛斥 |
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