chew

verb

1. 咀嚼；嚼碎
   to bite food into small pieces in your mouth with your teeth to make it easier to swallow
   1. After the operation you may find it difficult to chew and swallow.
      手术后你咀嚼和吞咽都会感到困难。
   2. teeth designed for chewing meat
      用于咀嚼肉食的牙齿
   3. He is always chewing gum.
      他总是在嚼口香糖。
2. （因为紧张等）咬住，不停地啃；（为尝味道）不停地咀嚼
   to bite sth continuously, for example because you are nervous or to taste it
   1. Rosa chewed on her lip and stared at the floor.
      罗莎咬着嘴唇，眼睛盯着地板。
   2. The dog was chewing on a bone.
      那只狗在一个劲地啃骨头。
   3. to chew your nails
      啃指甲

noun

1. 咀嚼
   an act of chewing sth
2. 口香糖
   a type of sweet/candy that you chew
3. 供嚼用的烟草
   a piece of tobacco that you chew

1. VERB 咀嚼;嚼(碎)
   When you chew food, you use your teeth to break it up in your mouth so that it becomes easier to swallow.
   1. Be certain to eat slowly and chew your food extremely well...
      一定要慢慢吃，要细细咀嚼。
   2. Daniel leaned back on the sofa, still chewing on his apple.
      丹尼尔倚在沙发上，嘴里还在嚼着苹果。
   3. ...the sound of his mother chewing and swallowing.
      他妈妈咀嚼、吞咽的声音
2. VERB 嚼(口香糖、烟草)
   If you chew gum or tobacco, you keep biting it and moving it around your mouth to taste the flavour of it. You do not swallow it.
   1. One girl was chewing gum...
      一个女孩在嚼口香糖。
   2. He chews tobacco constantly.
      他不停地嚼烟草。
3. VERB (因为紧张)咬(嘴唇、指甲)
   If you chew your lips or your fingernails, you keep biting them because you are nervous.
   1. He chewed his lower lip nervously.
      他紧张地咬着下嘴唇。
4. VERB (人或动物)咬，啃
   If a person or animal chews an object, they bite it with their teeth.
   1. They pause and chew their pencils...
      他们停了下来，咬着铅笔。
   2. One owner left his pet under the stairs where the animal chewed through electric cables.
      有个人把宠物放在楼梯下面，结果它在那儿把电线咬断了。
5. N-COUNT 口嚼糖
   A chew is a sweet that you have to chew very hard before it becomes soft.
   1. ...a selection of penny chews.
      各式各样可供选择的便宜口嚼糖
6. PHRASE 试图承担力不能及的事
   If you say that someone has bitten off more than they can chew, you mean that they are trying to do something which is too difficult for them.
   1. Micky is used to handling dodgy deals but this time fears he may have bitten off more than he can chew.
      米基本来是善于处理棘手交易的，可是这回他可能会力有不逮。
7. PHR-RECIP 闲聊;闲扯
   If people chew the fat, they talk in a relaxed, informal way.
   1. We'd been lounging around, chewing the fat for a couple of hours.
      我们东游西逛，瞎扯了两三个钟头。
8. to chew the cud → see: cud

1. Be certain to eat slowly and chew your food extremely well
   一定要慢慢吃，要细细咀嚼。
2. Daniel leaned back on the sofa, still chewing on his apple.
   丹尼尔倚在沙发上，嘴里还在嚼着苹果。
3. One girl was chewing gum
   一个女孩在嚼口香糖。
4. He chews tobacco constantly.
   他不停地嚼烟草。
5. He chewed his lower lip nervously.
   他紧张地咬着下嘴唇。
6. They pause and chew their pencils
   他们停了下来，咬着铅笔。
7. One owner left his pet under the stairs where the animal chewed through electric cables.
   有个人把宠物放在楼梯下面，结果它在那儿把电线咬断了。
8. Micky is used to handling dodgy deals but this time fears he may have bitten off more than he can chew.
   米基本来是善于处理棘手交易的，可是这回他可能会力有不逮。
9. We'd been lounging around, chewing the fat for a couple of hours.
   我们东游西逛，瞎扯了两三个钟头。
10. He tends to chew things over too much in his mind
    他这个人就爱在心里反复琢磨事儿。
11. Chew each mouthful fully before the next bite.
    将每一口充分咀嚼后，再吃下一口。
12. Chew your food well and do not rush meals
    充分咀嚼食物，吃饭不要太快。
13. Savour the flavour of each mouthful, and chew your food well.
    细细品尝每一口的味道，充分咀嚼。
14. Chew your food well before you swallow it.
    食物在吞咽前要仔细咀嚼。
15. The greens are full of fibres that you can't chew.
    这菜筋多嚼不烂。
16. You must always chew the thing carefully.
    那东西必须细嚼。
17. We'll chew on your suggestion.
    我们将仔细考虑你的建议。
18. We used to meet at weekend and chew the fat over coffee and sunflower seeds.
    我们经常在周末一起聊天，一边喝着咖啡，一边吃瓜子。
19. Ian said he would get it done by next monday, but I suspect he has bitten off more than he can chew.
    伊恩说他将在下周一前完成任务，但我怀疑他自不量力。
20. Americans like to chew gum.
    美国人喜欢嚼口香糖。
21. His broken jaw made it impossible for him to chew.
    他的颌裂了，不能嚼东西了。
22. Don't bite off more than you can chew.
    不要贪多嚼不烂。
23. He was biting off more than he could chew when he offered to finish proof-reading the book in a couple of hours.
    他提出他可以在两三个小时内校完这本书，真有点不自量力。
24. In trying to build a house by himself, he had bitten off more than he could chew.
    他曾经试图独立造屋是不自量力的。
25. If you chew your food properly it is easier to digest.
    吃东西好好嚼，容易消化。
26. It's an interesting suggestion, but we need a bit longer to chew it over.
    这是个很好的建议，但我们仍需要更多一点时间对它加以考虑。
27. That is a difficult thing for her to chew on.
    那是一件需要她深思的难事。
28. All you had to do was chew, swallow and pay.
    而你所要做的只是咀嚼、吞咽和付账。
29. And hand me a toy I CAN chew.
    和我的手的玩具，我可以咀嚼。
30. Molly: Then we will have time to chew the fat.
    莫莉：那么我们就有时间聊天了。

  eat bolt chew devour【导航词义：吃】

  eat v. 吃，食用

〔辨析〕普通用词，通常指用餐、吃东西。

  bolt v. 狼吞虎咽

〔辨析〕指匆匆吞咽食物，通常与 down 连用。

  chew v. 嚼，咀嚼

〔辨析〕指用牙齿嚼碎食物等。

  devour v. 吞咽

〔辨析〕指饥饿时狼吞虎咽地吃东西，强调吃得快而彻底。

chew sth↔over

1. 仔细考虑；深思熟虑；详细讨论
   to think about or discuss sth slowly and carefully
   1. After the operation you may find it difficult to chew and swallow.
      手术后你咀嚼和吞咽都会感到困难。
   2. teeth designed for chewing meat
      用于咀嚼肉食的牙齿
   3. He is always chewing gum.
      他总是在嚼口香糖。

v.

chew the fat

• （长时间）闲聊，闲扯
  to have a long friendly talk with sb about sth

bite off more than you can chew

• 想一口吃成胖子；不自量力
  to try to do too much, or sth that is too difficult

noun

1. biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow

   Synonym:    chewingmasticationmanduction

2. a wad of something chewable as tobacco

   Synonym:    chawcudquidplugwad

verb

1. chew (food)
   1. He jawed his bubble gum
   2. Chew your food and don't swallow it!
   3. The cows were masticating the grass

   Synonym:    masticatemanducatejaw