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一、詳細釋義：

n.

咀嚼

例句：

Have a good chew before you swallow.

在吞下去以前好好嚼一下。

例句：

I"ll think about it while I have a chew.

我吃飯時會想想看。

口嚼糖；咀嚼物

例句：

There is a selection of penny chews.

那里有各式各樣可供選擇的便宜口嚼糖。

v.

咀嚼，嚼，咬，啃 [I,T]

例句：

Many people like to chew mint gum in the summer.

許多人喜歡在夏天嚼薄荷口香糖。

例句：

Chew well before swallowing.

咽前要仔細咀嚼。

深思，考慮 [I,T]

例句：

Let me chew over this idea for a while.

你考慮一下這個主意。

例句：

The Chairman said he would chew on the new draft resolution.

主席說他將仔細考慮這個新的決議草案。

二、詞義辨析：

bite,chew,gnaw,snap

這些動詞均含有“咬、啃”之意。bite指用牙齒鉗住或切斷，或咬一口。chew指用牙磨碎。gnaw指連續不斷用齒咬。snap指突然猛咬。

三、相關短語：

chew out

嚴厲批評,訓斥

chew over

尋思,細想,仔細考慮

chew the fat

閑聊,聊天

chew up

嚼碎, 毀壞, 消耗

四、參考例句：

Chew well before swallowing.

咽前要仔細咀嚼。

Chewwell before swallowing.

咽前要仔細咀嚼。

Americans like to chew gum.

美國人喜歡嚼口香糖。

Saliva helps one chew and digest food.

唾液能幫助咀嚼和消化食物。

Have a good chew before you swallow.

在吞下去以前好好嚼一下。

Chew your food well before swallow.

吞下食物以前必須要好好咀嚼。

Chew your food point by point.

食物要一點一點地嚼。

Bite Off More Than You Can Chew

貪多嚼不爛。

Many people like to chew mint gum in the summer.

許多人喜歡在夏天嚼薄荷口香糖。

Chew your food well before you swallow it.

吃東西要細嚼慢咽。