chow
Animals
chow1 /tʃaʊ/ noun → ciao1 
[uncountableU] old-fashioned informalFOOD food 食物，食品
[uncountableU] old-fashioned informalFOOD food 食物，食品 I ordered some chow and sat down.
我点了一些食物，然后坐了下来。
2. [countableC] (also chow chow)HBA a type of dog with long thick fur that first came from China 松狮犬〔原产于中国的一种狗，毛长而厚〕
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chow• Plenty of booze and chow round out the celebration, considered the grandaddy of July Fourth blasts.• The M-16, the. 45 Colt, the ammunition, the backpack of water canisters and chow.• At a surprise meeting before evening chow, he announced his retirement to Saigon and introduced his replacement, Major Williams.• I joined Resler and the rest of the pilots going over to the compound for chow.• When I do get a stab at some groovy chow, what's happened to it, man?• And what do I get for my chow?• The system was fed, and those vans brought in the chow.• They don't serve anything fancy, just lots of good wholesome chow.
chow2 verb
1 chow down phrasal verbphr v American EnglishAmE informal EATto eat 吃
She had to chow down with the others in the cafeteria.
她只好与其他人一起在自助餐厅里吃了。
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chow down• We each grabbed a container of ice cream and chowed down.
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chow• Manhattan diners can chow down on Southwestern food at Arizona 206 and the Arizona Cafe.• Make a wish, take a deep breath, blow out the flames and chow down on the candles.• Put on your lederhosen and get ready to drink and chow down.
1. (1700-1800) Perhaps from Mandarin Chinese jiao “meat dumpling”
2. (1800-1900) Perhaps from Cantonese kau “dog”