chew[tʃu:]

• vt.
  • 嚼，咀嚼；嚼碎；咬：

    You must chew your food well before you swallow it.

    你必须先把食物嚼碎再咽下去。

  • 粉碎；损坏(常与 up 连用)：

    The faulty lawn mower chewed the grass up.

    那台有毛病的割草机把草坪弄坏了。

  • 深思，细想，仔细考虑(常与 over 连用)：

    He chewed the problem over in his mind.

    他仔细考虑了这个问题。

  • 反复讨论；商量：

    They don't want to chew the problem over tonight.

    他们不想在今晚讨论这个问题。

  • [美国俚语]严厉申斥，责骂(常与 out 连用)：

    The teacher chewed him out for being late again.

    他由于又迟到而受到老师的训斥。

  • [俚语]接吻：

    to chew face

    接吻

• vi.
  • 咀嚼；咬：

    Old men have to chew thoroughly before swallowing.

    老人在咽东西之前必须细嚼。

  • 沉思，深思；玩味：

    I'll give you till tomorrow to chew over.

    我给你一天的时间来考虑。

  • [口语]嚼烟草
• n.
  • 咀嚼
  • 咀嚼物(尤指烟草)
• 短语:
  • bite off more than one can chew 去做自己做不了的事，自不量力
  • chew the fat [俚语]聊天，闲谈
  • chew the rag
    • [英国俚语]发牢骚，抱怨
    • [美国俚语]聊天