chew词组,隐喻,短语

chew

chewchew[tʃuː]'chew on sth1.■(also 'chew at sth) to bite sth continuously,especially because you are nervous or to test your teeth(因紧张等)不断地咬…:He chewed on his bottom lip as he considered the question.他一边思考问题一边不时地咬下嘴唇。2.■(informal) =CHEW STH OVER Why don’t we chew on it for a while? 我们为什么不仔细考虑一段时间呢？[G]v+prep,chew sb 'out (AmE, informal)3.■to tell sb angrily that they have done sth wrong训斥；斥责:He got chewed out by his teacher for being late.他因为迟到挨老师骂了。[synonym]tell sb off (for sth/for doing sth);reprimand sb (formal)[G]v+n/pron+adv ◆ v+adv+n,chew sth 'over (also 'chew on sth) (both informal)4.■to think about or discuss sth carefully and in detail仔细考虑；深思熟虑；详细讨论:He spent the weekend chewing over the problem.他利用周末细緻地考虑了这个问题。[OBJ]problem,idea[G]v+adv+n ◆ v+n/pron+adv,chew sth 'up 5.■to bite sth until it is completely soft or destroyed把…嚼得松软；嚼碎:The baby chewed the cookie up and swallowed it.孩子把饼乾嚼碎吞了。6.■(informal) if a machine chews sth up, it damages or destroys it(机器)损害，毁坏…:The cassette player’s chewed the tape up again.放音机又嚼带了。[G]v+n/pron+adv ◆ v+adv+n