| 释义 |
chew /tʃuː/ vt. | vi. | n. | phr.
I ❶ vt.
1. 嚼，咀嚼，嚼碎(食物等)；咬
He chewed a mouthful of meat. 他咀嚼着满满一口的肉。
The lion chewed the flesh off his face. 狮子从他脸上咬下肉来。
2. 深思，考虑(忠告、意见等)(over)
He chewed over a vexatious problem of personnel. 他思考着伤脑筋的人事问题。
3. 详细讨论，商量(over)
I don't want to chew the matter over tonight. 今晚我不想讨论这件事。
❷ vi.
1. 咀嚼；咬
She chewed on a piece of celery. 她嚼着一根芹菜。
They chewed at their hard black bread. 他们咬着硬邦邦的黑面包。
2. 〈口〉嚼烟草
3. 深思，沉思；玩味(on)
It was a pretty negative proposition to chew on. 这是一个越多斟酌越显消极的建议。
II n.
1. 咀嚼
2. 咀嚼物；一口供咀嚼的烟草；(尤指需要咀嚼的)糖果
[< ME chewen < OE ceowan to bite, chew] phr. chew out 〈美口〉严厉责骂 You got no call to chew me out. 你没有理由责骂我。 chew sth. over 仔细考虑；认真研究 (或讨论)chew over the company's future 研讨公司的未来chew up 1. 毁坏，使失败；损害，伤害 The company chewed up some of the documents from its files. 公司从档案中销毁了某些文件。 I chewed up his book in a footnote. 我在一条脚注中损害了他作品的声誉。 2. 消耗；蚀掉 Their latest pay increase is chewed up by inflation. 他们最近增加的工资被物价飞涨抵消掉了。 3. 〈俚〉使紧张，使担心 He was all chewed up about the interview. 他对这次会见感到非常紧张。 |