chew
verb [ I or T ] uk/tʃuː/ us/tʃuː/
B2 咀嚼;嚼碎
to crush food into smaller, softer pieces with the teeth so that it can be swallowed
This meat is difficult to chew. 这肉很难嚼。
You don't chew your food enough - that's why you get indigestion. 你没把食物嚼烂——这就是你消化不良的原因。
B2 （尤指为品尝味道而）嚼，咬
to bite something with your teeth, usually in order to taste its flavour
Would you like some gum to chew? 你想吃口香糖吗？
She gave the children some sweets to chew (on) during the long car journey. 在漫长的汽车旅行途中，她给了孩子们些糖果嚼着吃。
She sat in the dentist's waiting room, nervously chewing (at) (= biting) her nails. 她坐在牙医的候诊室里，紧张地咬着指甲。
- More examples
- She chewed each delicious mouthful as slowly as she could, prolonging the pleasure.
- Make sure you chew your food properly.
- The dog was chewing happily on the bone.
- His dog has chewed my slippers.
- She's always chewing gum.
Idiom
chew the fatidiom informal 闲聊，闲谈
to talk with someone in an informal and friendly way
We sat in a bar most of the evening just chewing the fat. 那天晚上大部分时间我们坐在酒吧里聊天。
Phrasal verbs
chew someone out 怒斥，严厉责备
to tell someone angrily that they have done something wrong
The coach chewed his team out for playing so badly. 教练责备球队表现太差。
chew something over 深思，细想;仔细讨论
to think about or discuss something carefully for a long time
I've been chewing the problem over since last week. 从上个星期我就一直在仔细考虑这个问题。
chew something up （机器）绞坏，咬坏，损坏
If a machine chews up something that you have put inside it, it damages or destroys it.
The cash machine chewed up my card! 取款机咬坏了我的卡！
chew
noun [ C ] uk/tʃuː/ us/tʃuː/
嚼，咀嚼
an act of chewing something
咀嚼物
a piece of hard food that can be given to an animal to chew
dog chews 狗咬胶
mainly UK（越嚼越软的）硬糖;口香糖
a hard sweet that gets softer the more you chew it