Word · Frequency #5661
chew
咀嚼
to bite and grind with the teeth
- 1.
To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.
用牙齿反复咀嚼磨碎食物,经唾液软化分解后吞咽。
- 2.
To grind, tear, or otherwise degrade or demolish something with teeth or as with teeth.
用牙齿或类似牙齿的工具研磨、撕扯或毁坏某物。
- 3.
To chew tobacco.
嚼烟草。
用牙齿反复咀嚼磨碎食物,经唾液软化分解后吞咽。；用牙齿或类似牙齿的工具研磨、撕扯或毁坏某物。；嚼烟草。；嚼碎；细想
In use
My grandmother always chews her food slowly.
The baby is chewing on a rubber toy.
He chewed the piece of meat thoroughly before swallowing.
chew sth
及物动词，后接咀嚼的对象。
She chewed her food slowly.
她慢慢地咀嚼食物。
chew on sth
不及物用法，on后可接具体或抽象事物。
He chewed on a piece of gum.
他嚼着一块口香糖。
chew sth up
表示完全嚼碎或损坏。
The dog chewed up my shoes.
狗把我的鞋子嚼碎了。
Connections
Collocations
- chew food
- 咀嚼食物
- You should chew your food thoroughly before swallowing.吞咽前你应该彻底咀嚼食物。
- chew gum
- 嚼口香糖
- He was chewing gum during the lecture.他在讲座期间嚼口香糖。
- chew tobacco
- 嚼烟草
- Many baseball players used to chew tobacco.许多棒球运动员过去常嚼烟草。
- chew on something
- 咀嚼某物；认真考虑某事
- She chewed on her pencil while thinking.她思考时咬着铅笔。
- chew over
- 仔细考虑
- I need time to chew over your proposal.我需要时间仔细考虑你的建议。
- chew someone out
Learner notes
Memory Tip
谐音记忆：chew 音似'初'（chū），初嚼食物要细嚼。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常饮食、咀嚼动作 通常用于描述咀嚼食物的动作，常见于日常对话。
Grammar Note
可用作及物或不及物动词；常与on连用表示'咀嚼'或'仔细考虑'。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些单词均以“-ew”结尾，发音包含/uː/，与chew押韵。其中new和few带有轻微的/j/滑音，但整体押韵。注意有些拼写相似的单词如“sew”（缝纫）发音为/səʊ/，并不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，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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