chew/tʃuː/

vt

1. 咀嚼，嚼碎；咬

• chew a mouthful of beef 嚼了满满一嘴牛肉

2. 深思；考虑(忠告等)

• He is chewing over the problem. 他正在考虑这个问题。

• I want to chew over the matter tonight. 我想今天晚上好好考虑这件事。

vi

1. 咀嚼；咬

• He chewed at his hard black bread. 他嚼着硬邦邦的黑面包。

• The dog was chewing on a bone. 那只狗在啃一根骨头。

2. 深思；玩味

词组chew out 美口 责骂 chew up

1. 细嚼(食物)

• Children are often told to chew their meat up well. 人们经常提醒孩子们吃肉要嚼细嚼烂。

2. 消耗；蚀掉

• Defence expenditures chew up 39 percent of the budget. 国防开支耗掉了预算的39%。

3. 俚 使紧张

• She was all chewed up about the oral test. 她对这次口试感到非常紧张。