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chewing

/choo/US // tʃu //UK // (tʃuː) //

咀嚼,咀嚼式,咀嚼的,咀嚼式的

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to crush or grind with the teeth; masticate.
    • : to crush, damage, injure, etc., as if by chewing: The faulty paper feeder chewed the letters up.
    • : to make by or as if by chewing: The puppy chewed a hole in my slipper.
    • : to meditate on; consider deliberately: He chewed the problem over in his mind.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to perform the act of crushing or grinding with the teeth.
    • : Informal. to chew tobacco.
    • : to meditate.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an act or instance of chewing.
    • : something chewed or intended for chewing: a chew of tobacco; taffy chews.
  1. 1
    • : chew out, Slang. to scold harshly: The sergeant chewed out the recruits.

Phrases

  • chew out
  • chew the cud
  • chew the fat
  • bite off more than one can chew

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • The dogs tested a number of flavored and scented chew bones, and either the flavor was too faint, or our dogs are too used to eating actual meaty bones, but they really weren’t interested.

  • The best dog vitamins come in many different forms—chews, powders, pills, drops—so consider what will be easiest for you to administer and for your dog to ingest.

  • Two zippered thigh pockets store a phone and a pack of sport chews.

  • Refreshed hominy is especially toothsome, with a sweet fragrance and an al dente-like chew.

  • You might be a fan of some chew or tenderness, which is fine by me because that’s your business, but I want there to be a snap and a crunch each time a strip passes my lips.

  • She narrowed her eyes, bit her lip as if to chew over the question, and whisked some stray blond hairs away from her face.

  • Was it, as some former employees allege, that the bosses bit off more than they could chew?

  • We continuously pause to pull them out while Zalwar Khan and his companion smirk at us and chew unbothered.

  • She stares at me like I've asked her how she learned to chew solid food.

  • They chew this thing, a real thing, they do this until they foam at the mouth.

  • "All right," said Dan, biting off a big chew from the plug he was holding, and restoring the rest to his pocket.

  • If the decision had been against a fight, Dan would have put the plug back without taking a chew.

  • They both chew and smoke, and they are certainly the dirtiest chewers in the world.

  • If they are depressed, they smoke or chew tobacco, and gladden themselves therewith.

  • Then Chew-chew pointed out many herds and they all danced for joy.