chew

/tʃu:/

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牛津核心词汇

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现代语料频率: 4631

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中文翻译

vt. 咀嚼, 嚼碎

vi. 咀嚼, 细想

n. 咀嚼, 咀嚼物

英文解释

n. a wad of something chewable as tobacco

n. biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow

v. chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth

词态变化

现在分词:chewing

过去式:chewed

过去分词:chewed

第三人称单数:chews

复数形式:chews

常见例句

Asian pepper plant whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians

The nutlike seed of the areca palm, chewed in the East with betel leaves (whence its name) and shell lime.

the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws

a mouthful n a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin n a light informal meal n (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait n wit having a sharp and caustic quality n a strong odor or taste property n the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws n a portion removed from the whole v to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws v cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort v penetrate or cut, as with a knife v deliver a sting to

usually includes taking something or somebody along v leave suddenly and as if in a hurry v eat hastily without proper chewing v make or roll into bolts