champ sth
作及物动词,后面直接接被咀嚼的东西,如食物、口香糖等。
He champed his food noisily and hurried out.
他大声地嚼着食物,匆匆出去了。
大声嚼;不耐烦地咬
champing — present participle of champ
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。
常作 champ at the bit,比喻急不可耐。
咬或嚼,尤其是大声或不耐烦地。
To bite or chew, especially noisily or impatiently.
用对比色或背景装饰表面。
To set (a surface) with a champ (a contrasting field or background).
作为新奇或假期的一部分,在历史教堂过夜。
To camp overnight in a historic church as a novelty or part of a holiday.
一般现在时
The horse champs at the bit impatiently.
这匹马不耐烦地咬嚼子。
现在进行时
The dog is champing its food loudly.
那只狗正在大声地嚼食物。
一般过去时
He champed the carrot into pieces.
他把胡萝卜嚼碎了。
规则动词,过去式和过去分词加-ed
The horse champed at the bit, eager to gallop across the field.
那匹马烦躁地咬着马嚼子,急于奔过田野。
用法提示:此处champ为过去式,与at the bit连用,表示马因急躁而咬嚼子。
The children were champing at the bit to open their presents.
孩子们迫不及待地想打开礼物。
用法提示:champing为现在分词,构成过去进行时,比喻急切难耐。
He champed at the bit while stuck in traffic, tapping the steering wheel.
堵车时他焦躁不安,敲打着方向盘。
用法提示:champed为过去式,比喻人因等待而不耐烦。
作及物动词,后面直接接被咀嚼的东西,如食物、口香糖等。
He champed his food noisily and hurried out.
他大声地嚼着食物,匆匆出去了。
固定说法,表示迫不及待、跃跃欲试;'at the bit' 不可拆开,主语多为人或动物。
The team was champing at the bit to start the match.
全队都迫不及待地想开始比赛。
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)。
强调咀嚼时嘴巴的动作和声音,但没有 champ 那种不耐烦或急躁的意味,更常用于日常吃东西。
特指咬碎硬脆食物时发出的响声,比 champ 更具体,不一定包含不耐烦的情绪。
强调持续、反复地咬啃,通常用于老鼠或狗等动物,不一定声音大,与 champ 的“不耐烦”含义不同。
grammar · medium
易错句子My little brother always champ his food with his mouth open.
正确表达My little brother always champs his food with his mouth open.
主语是第三人称单数(my little brother),一般现在时的动词必须加 -s,所以 champ 应改为 champs。汉语动词不随主语人称变化,中国学习者容易漏掉这个 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is used to champ his food loudly at the dinner table.
正确表达He is used to champing his food loudly at the dinner table.
当 used to 表示“习惯于”时,to 是介词,后面要接名词或动名词 (-ing 形式),不能接动词原形。因此 champ 应改为 champing。
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。
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。
(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。
champ 常出现在短语 champ at the bit 中,指马焦躁地咬嚼子。
champing 常用来形容马咀嚼或咬嚼子的动作。
champ 可表示因不耐烦而用力出声地咬嚼,与焦躁情绪相关。
champ 是牙齿进行的咀嚼动作,常强调用力或出声。
champ 常指发出声响或令人不快的咀嚼,与噪音含义相近。
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。
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