chew

verb

/tʃuː/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they chew	/tʃuː/ /tʃuː/
he / she / it chews	/tʃuːz/ /tʃuːz/
past simple chewed	/tʃuːd/ /tʃuːd/
past participle chewed	/tʃuːd/ /tʃuːd/
-ing form chewing	/ˈtʃuːɪŋ/ /ˈtʃuːɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

[intransitive, transitive] to bite food into small pieces in your mouth with your teeth to make it easier to swallow咀嚼；嚼碎
- chew (at/on/through something) After the operation you may find it difficult to chew and swallow.手术后你咀嚼和吞咽可能会感到困难。
- chew something (up) teeth designed for chewing meat用于咀嚼肉食的牙齿
- He is always chewing gum.他总是在嚼口香糖。
Extra Examples
- The baby chewed on a piece of bread.宝宝嚼着一块面包。
- Chew your food up well before you swallow it.把食物细嚼后再咽下。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- thoroughly
- well
- slowly
- …
preposition
- at
- on
[intransitive, transitive] to bite something continuously, for example because you are nervous or to taste it（因为紧张等）咬住，不停地啃；（为尝味道）不停地咀嚼
- chew on/at something Rosa chewed on her lip and stared at the floor.罗莎咬着嘴唇，眼睛盯着地板。
- The dog was chewing on a bone.那只狗在一个劲儿地啃骨头。
- She was chewing at her lower lip.她咬着下嘴唇。
- chew something to chew your nails啃指甲
Homophones chews | choose
chews choose
/tʃuːz/

/tʃuːz/
- chews verb (third person of chew)
  She chews her lip thoughtfully before replying.她若有所思地咬着嘴唇，然后才回答。
- choose verb
  The magazine will choose six young designers.该杂志将选出六位年轻设计师。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- thoroughly
- well
- slowly
- …
preposition
- at
- on

Word OriginOld English cēowan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch kauwen and German kauen.

Idioms

bite off more than you can chew

to try to do too much, or something that is too difficult想一口吃成胖子；不自量力Topics Difficulty and failurec2

chew the fat

(informal) to have a long friendly talk with somebody about something（长时间）闲聊，闲扯
- Randall stayed chewing the fat for a while.兰德尔继续咀嚼脂肪一段时间。
- They met up once a year to chew the fat about the old days.他们每年聚会一次，畅谈往事。