Word · Frequency #16979
champ
大声嚼；不耐烦地咬
To bite or chew, especially noisily or impatiently.
常作 champ at the bit，比喻急不可耐。
- 1.
To bite or chew, especially noisily or impatiently.
咬或嚼,尤其是大声或不耐烦地。
- 2.
To set (a surface) with a champ (a contrasting field or background).
用对比色或背景装饰表面。
- 3.
To camp overnight in a historic church as a novelty or part of a holiday.
作为新奇或假期的一部分,在历史教堂过夜。
给（表面）加对比衬底；在历史教堂露营过夜；咬或嚼,尤其是大声或不耐烦地。；用对比色或背景装饰表面。；作为新奇或假期的一部分,在历史教堂过夜。
In use
The horse champed at the bit, eager to gallop across the field.
The children were champing at the bit to open their presents.
He champed at the bit while stuck in traffic, tapping the steering wheel.
Verb forms
base champ · third person champs · -ing champing · past champed · past participle champed
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed
Connections
Collocations
- champ at the bit
- 焦急地等待；迫不及待
- The students are champing at the bit to see their results.学生们迫不及待地想看到自己的成绩。
- champ on a cigar
- 大声嚼雪茄（表示烦躁）
- He champed on a cigar while pacing up and down.他一边来回踱步，一边大声嚼着雪茄。
- go champing
- （在历史教堂里）露营过夜
- We went champing in a 13th-century church last weekend.上周末我们去一座13世纪的教堂露营过夜。
Idioms & figurative uses
- champ at the bit
- 急于开始，迫不及待The team is champing at the bit to start the new project.团队迫不及待地想开始新项目。
Synonyms
- chomp
- 大声咀嚼；用力咬 · 与 champ 最接近，常指动物或人用力咬并发出“嘎吱”声，可直接替换 champ（多指动物时）。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：马不耐烦地猛嚼马嚼子，发出‘champ、champ’的声响——champ 就是大声或焦躁地咬嚼。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：文学或正式描写（形容咬嚼）、日常会话或新闻报道中的习语（champing at the bit） champ 作“大声或不耐烦地咬嚼”解时，通常多用于较正式或文学性的叙述；出现在习语中（如 champing at the bit，表示“急不可耐”）时则较日常，也可用于书面。整体语域随搭配和场景变化。
Grammar Note
不及物动词
Pronunciation & Spelling
These all rhyme with champ /tʃæmp/: their stressed vowel and following consonant are the same /æmp/. Note that champ starts with /tʃ/, so the ch is not pronounced /k/; the -amp ending still matches exactly in camp, damp, lamp, ramp, stamp, and clamp. Beware the lookalike chomp /tʃɒmp/, which does not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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