chew
verb
noun
tʃuː
verb
1
to
bite
food
several
times
before
swallowing
it
咀嚼; 嚼碎
I,T
This
meat’s
so
tough
I
can
hardly
chew
it!
这肉太硬，我几乎咬不动！
[+
at/on
]
a
dog
chewing
on
a
bone
在啃骨头的狗;
2
to
bite
something
continuously
in
order
to
taste
it
or
because
you
are
nervous
〔为了品尝或因紧张而〕不停地嚼，咬
I,T
[+
on
]
We
gave
the
dog
an
old
shoe
to
chew
on.
我们扔了一只旧鞋给狗去啃。
chew
your
lip/nails
chew
gum/tobacco
3
chew the cud
if
a
cow
or
sheep
chews
the
cud,
it
keeps
biting
on
food
it
has
brought
up
from
its
stomach
〔牛或羊〕反刍
4
chew the fat
to
have
a
long
friendly
conversation
[非正式] 促膝长谈，闲聊
informal
5
to
think
carefully
about
something
for
a
period
of
time
[非正式] 仔细考虑，深思
6
to
talk
angrily
to
someone
in
order
to
show
them
that
you
disapprove
of
what
they
have
done
[美，非正式] 严厉责备〔某人〕
John
couldn’t
get
the
guy
to
cooperate
and
so
I
had
to
call
and
chew
him
out.
约翰无法让那个家伙配合，因此我只得打电话去训斥了他一顿。
7
to
think
carefully
about
something
for
a
period
of
time
仔细考虑
Let
me
chew
it
over
for
a
few
days.
让我考虑几天。
8
to
damage
or
destroy
something
by
tearing
it
into
small
pieces
毁坏，扯坏
Be
careful
if
you
use
that
video
recorder.
It
tends
to
chew
tapes
up.
用那台录像机要当心，它会扯坏录像带的。
9
to
bite
something
many
times
with
your
teeth
so
that
you
can
make
it
smaller
or
softer
and
swallow
it
嚼碎
The
dog’s
chewed
up
my
slippers
again.
那条狗又咬我的拖鞋了。
noun
10
the
act
of
biting
something
many
times
with
your
teeth
嚼，咀嚼
11
a
sweet
that
you
chew
口香糖
12
a
piece
of
tobacco
that
you
chew
but
do
not
swallow
咀嚼用的烟草