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champing

/champ, chomp/US // tʃæmp, tʃɒmp //UK // (tʃæmp) //

冠军,拥护,冠军赛,拥挤

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to bite upon or grind, especially impatiently: The horses champed the oats.
    • : to crush with the teeth and chew vigorously or noisily; munch.
    • : to mash; crush.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to make vigorous chewing or biting movements with the jaws and teeth.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of champing.

Phrases

  • champ at the bit
  • like a champ

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • The Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016 and 2017 remain the lone team to repeat as champs since the 2004-05 lockout brought us the salary cap.

  • There were the wild, largely unorganized olden days when polls decided the national champ, the 1992-94 Bowl Coalition, the 1995-97 Bowl Alliance and the 1998-2013 Bowl Championship Series.

  • There are no emails for us to wade through—even if we were champing at the bits.

  • My two sons—Hugo and Thomas, ages ten and thirteen—are champing at the bit.

  • The engine stood champing like an impatient horse beside her, for she was almost abreast of the tender.

  • I thought the champing would have roused the Queen who hath been watching all the day.

  • The high-spirited mules were at the door, impatiently champing their bits.

  • There was a loud champing sound outside, and occasionally growls or grumbling.

  • Guy was making a failure of the fire, and the Bear began nosing nearer, champing his teeth and grunting.

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