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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。
咀嚼
chewed — past of chew
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
咀嚼
to bite and grind with the teeth
She chewed her food slowly.
她慢慢地咀嚼食物。
用牙齿反复咀嚼磨碎食物,经唾液软化分解后吞咽。
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.
用牙齿或类似牙齿的工具研磨、撕扯或毁坏某物。
To grind, tear, or otherwise degrade or demolish something with teeth or as with teeth.
嚼烟草。
To chew tobacco.
chew
Base
原形
chews
3rd person
第三人称单数
chewing
-ing
现在分词
chewed
Past
过去式
chewed
Past participle
过去分词
I chew gum every day.
我每天嚼口香糖。
He chewed his food slowly.
他慢慢地咀嚼食物。
She is chewing a piece of meat.
她正在嚼一块肉。
My grandmother always chews her food slowly.
我的祖母总是慢慢地咀嚼食物。
The baby is chewing on a rubber toy.
宝宝正在咬一个橡胶玩具。
He chewed the piece of meat thoroughly before swallowing.
他彻底嚼碎了那块肉才咽下去。
及物动词，后接咀嚼的对象。
She chewed her food slowly.
她慢慢地咀嚼食物。
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。
表示完全嚼碎或损坏。
The dog chewed up my shoes.
狗把我的鞋子嚼碎了。
比喻仔细思考、讨论。
We need to chew over this proposal.
我们需要仔细考虑这个提案。
Not this
The dog chewed my hand.
Use this
The dog bit my hand.
因为'chew'表示反复咀嚼，而狗咬人通常是单次咬的动作，应该用'bit'。中文学习者容易混淆'咬'和'嚼'。
Not this
I chewed about the problem all night.
Use this
I chewed on the problem all night.
动词'chew'表示细想时，搭配介词'on'或'over'，而不是'about'，这是受中文'思考关于'的影响。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
咀嚼食物
You should chew your food thoroughly before swallowing.
吞咽前你应该彻底咀嚼食物。
嚼口香糖
He was chewing gum during the lecture.
他在讲座期间嚼口香糖。
嚼烟草
Many baseball players used to chew tobacco.
许多棒球运动员过去常嚼烟草。
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。
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。
严厉责备某人
The boss chewed him out for being late.
老板因他迟到而严厉责备了他。
闲聊
Let's sit down and chew the fat over coffee.
我们坐下来喝杯咖啡闲聊吧。
严厉训斥
The boss chewed him out for being late.
老板因为他迟到而严厉训斥了他。
仔细考虑
I need some time to chew on this problem.
我需要些时间仔细考虑这个问题。
Use chewed naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
谐音记忆：chew 音似'初'（chū），初嚼食物要细嚼。
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。
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'。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.