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| | I/T to use your teeth to bite food in your mouth into small pieces so that you can swallow it 嚼碎；咀嚼 | High-fibre foods take longer to chew. 高纤维食物要花较长时间咀嚼。 | | +on He was chewing on his meat as if he found it hard to swallow. 他嚼着肉的样子就好像他觉得很难下咽似的。 | | | a | I/T to bite something continuously but not swallow it 嚼 | | We’ re not allowed to chew gum in class. 我们不许在上课时嚼口香糖。 | | | | b | T if you chew your nails or your lips, you bite them continuously, especially because you are feeling nervous （尤指因紧张而）不停地咬（指甲或嘴唇） | | |
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| - | chew the fat informal
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| to have a friendly conversation , often for a long time |
| 促膝长谈；闲聊 |
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| We chewed the fat until the early hours of the morning. 我们一直聊到第二天凌晨。 |
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| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | ˈchew on |
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| | chew on sth: to think about something carefully for a long time , before making a decision about it 斟酌；仔细考虑 | The investors have several economic reports to chew on. 投资者有几份经济报告需要仔细思考。 | |
| - | ˌchew ˈout |
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| | to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong 严厉责骂 |
| - | ˈchew over |
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| | to think about something carefully or discuss it carefully with other people before making a decision about it 仔细考虑；商讨 | Officials meet regularly to chew over the future of the company. 官员们定期见面商讨公司的未来。 | |
| - | ˌchew ˈup |
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| 1 | to chew something for a long time , until it is very soft or in very small pieces and easy to swallow 嚼烂；嚼碎 |
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| 2 | usually passive informal if something gets chewed up , it becomes torn apart and destroyed 扯破；扯坏 | My new trousers got chewed up in my bike chain. 我的新裤子被自行车链条钩破了。 | |
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