You want to chew on something?

你想咬东西吗？

Like eating food, when you " chew on" something, you think about it thoroughly.

就像吃东西一样，当你“咀嚼”某物时，你会彻底地思考它。

Crystal, I saw a boy there once, he was making awful noises and chewing on something dead.

克莉斯多 我在那儿见过一个男孩，他一边咀嚼什么东西的尸体一边发出可怕的声音。

There is a food-related phrasal verb that is similar to food for thought, although it is much more informal – to chew on something.

有一个与食物相关的动词短语和“food for thought”类似，尽管它更不正式——to chew on something。

I'm starving, (chuckles) Depending on the day, whilst I'm super busy or I have an off day, I'm still snacking and chewing on something all day.

我快饿死了，（笑）取决于一天的情况，当我超级忙或者我有休息日时，我仍然整天都在吃零食和咀嚼一些东西。

No, I'm not. In fact they're… crunchy. But when someone says they need to chew on something, it's an informal way to say they need to think about it before making a decision.

不，不是的。实际上，饼干很… … 脆。不过，如果有人说需要" chew on something" ，这是说" 在做出决定之前仔细考虑某事" ，这是一种非正式用法。