vt.咀嚼；嚼碎；深思

vi.咀嚼

n.咀嚼；咀嚼物

Many people like to chew mint gum in the summer. 許多人喜歡在夏天嚼薄荷口香糖。

You must chew your food well before you swallow it. 食物吞下去之前先要細細咀嚼。

Chew your food well before swallow. 吞下食物以前必須要好好咀嚼。

Chew your food properly before swallowing it. 食物嚼碎後再咽下。

I'll chew the problem over for a few days. 這個問題我會仔細思考幾天。

I'll give you till tomorrow to chew over. 我給你一天的時間來考慮。

Saliva helps one chew and digest food. 唾液能幫助咀嚼和消化食物。

He can't chew without his false teeth. 他沒有假牙就嚼不動。

I'll think about it while I have a chew. 我吃飯時會想想看。

chew的基本意思是指用牙齒慢慢地磨碎某食物,譯作“咀嚼”,可引申為對某事“細細地品味”。

chew可用作及物動詞,也可用作不及物動詞,用作及物動詞時,其賓語多為表示食物的名詞。作“細想,仔細考慮”解時，常和介詞on〔over〕連用。

chew out指長時間喋喋不休地嘮叨,意在責罵。chew out是粗話,須注意使用場合。