chew
US
UK chew [sth] vtr: (eat, masticate)
SC 咀嚼 jǔ jué
SC 咬 jǔ jué ，yǎo
TC 咬
TC 咬
Richard chewed the apple slowly.
理查德慢慢地咀嚼苹果。
chew [sth] vtr: (bite)
SC 咬 yǎo
TC 咬
TC 咬
SC 啃 yǎo，kěn
TC 啃
TC 啃
Full of anxiety, Sarah chewed her nails while she waited.
莎拉心中充满了焦虑，在等待的时候直咬指甲。
chew vi: (bite or grind with teeth)
SC 嚼
TC 嚼
TC 嚼
SC 咬 yǎo
TC 咬
TC 咬
My father sat at the dinner table, chewing in silence.
The little dog chewed on his bone.
我的父亲坐在餐桌旁，默默地咀嚼着。 // 小狗啃咬着那根骨头。
chew n: (instance of chewing)
SC 咀嚼 jǔ jué
Rick gave his gum a chew before spitting it into the bin.
瑞克咀嚼了一下口香糖并将它吐进垃圾桶。
chew n: ([sth] intended for chewing)
SC 咀嚼物
I gave the dog a chew.
我给狗狗一个咀嚼物。
chew n: (tobacco)
SC 烟草 yān cǎo
TC 菸草
TC 菸草
The baseball player tucked some chew into his cheek.
chew [sb] out vtr phrasal sep: US, slang, figurative (reprimand)
SC 严厉责备 yán lì zé bèi
TC 嚴厲責備
TC 嚴厲責備
The coach chewed out the player who dropped the pass.
chew [sth] over, chew over [sth] vtr phrasal sep: (think about or discuss thoroughly)
SC 详细讨论
SC 仔细考虑 zǐ xì kǎo lǜ
TC 仔細考慮
TC 仔細考慮
David chewed over the matter for a few days before making a decision.
chew [sth] up vtr phrasal sep: (grind with teeth)
SC 咀嚼…
SC 嚼…
chew [sth] up vtr phrasal sep: figurative, informal (use rapidly)
SC 很快地消耗…
Using 4G chews up the battery life of your phone.
bite off more than you can chew v expr: figurative, informal (accept an overly ambitious task)
SC 贪多嚼不烂
SC 不自量力
Gabriella thought she would enjoy being team leader, but she may have bitten off more than she can chew.
chew the fat, chew the rag v expr: figurative, informal (have a long chat)
SC 闲谈 xián tán
I'd love to stand around chewing the fat, but these bills aren't going to pay themselves.
我很想无所事事地聊聊天，但是没人会帮我支付这些账单。
something to chew on n: informal, figurative ([sth] to consider)
SC 值得深思的事情 zhí dé shēn sī de shì qíng
SC 可玩味的事情 zhí dé shēn sī de shì qíng，kě wán wèi de shì qíng
The annual report gave the analysts something to chew on.