bite, chew, gnaw, snap

名詞 chew:

1. a wad of something chewable as tobacco
   同義詞：chaw, cud, quid, plug, wad
2. biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
   同義詞：chewing, mastication, manduction

動詞 chew:

1. chew (food)
   同義詞：masticate, manducate, jaw

1. Babies like to chew something when they're teething.
   幼兒長牙時愛咬東西。
2. Many people like to chew mint gum in the summer.
   許多人喜歡在夏天嚼薄荷口香糖。
3. Saliva helps one chew and digest food.
   唾液能幫助咀嚼和消化食物。
4. Chew your food properly before swallowing it.
   食物嚼碎後再咽下。
5. I'll think about it while I have a chew.
   我吃飯時會想想看。
6. You must chew your food well before you swallow it.
   食物吞下去之前先要細細咀嚼。

chew

v.（動詞）
chewed,chew.ing,chews
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To bite and grind with the teeth; masticate.
咀嚼：牙齒咬及嚼碎；咀嚼
To meditate on; ponder:
深思；考慮：
例句：
chew a problem over.
仔細思考問題

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To make a crushing and grinding motion with the teeth.See Regional Note at chaw
咀嚼：用牙齒作咬破及嚼碎的動作參見 chaw
To cogitate; meditate:
思考；深思：
例句：
chewed on the difficulties ahead.
先考慮難題

Informal To use chewing tobacco.
【非正式用語】 嚼煙草
n.（名詞）
The act of chewing.
咀嚼：咀嚼的動作
Something held in the mouth and chewed, especially a plug of tobacco.
咀嚼物：含在嘴里咀嚼的東西，尤指一塊煙草

<常用詞組>chew out 【俚語】
To reprimand; scold.
訓(xùn)斥；責(zé)怪
<習(xí)慣用語>chew the cud【俚語】
To ponder over; meditate.
對…作思考；沉思
chew the fat 或
chew the rag 【俚語】
To talk together in a friendly, leisurely way; chat at length.
聊天：友好輕松地一起交談；很長時間地聊天
來源：
Middle English cheuen
中古英語 cheuen
from Old English côowan
源自 古英語 côowan

【引伸】
chew.able
adj.（形容詞）
chew.er
n.（名詞）