Word · Frequency #19561
chewings
咀嚼
chewings is the plural of chewing.
the action of biting and grinding food in the mouth so that it becomes soft enough to swallow
- 1.
The act by which something is chewed on; mastication.
咀嚼某物的行为；咀嚼。
- 2.
The consumption of (the juice from) the khat plant.
食用恰特草(的汁液)。
- 3.
The consumption of loose leaf tobacco juice from tobacco plants by chewing leaves near the cheek.
将散叶烟草置于脸颊附近咀嚼,以摄取烟草汁液。
咀嚼某物的行为；咀嚼。；食用恰特草(的汁液)。；将散叶烟草置于脸颊附近咀嚼,以摄取烟草汁液。；[咀]嚼
In use
Slow chewing helps you digest your food better.
The doctor told him that his loud chewing at the dinner table was rude.
She tried to focus on the taste of the apple instead of the sound of her own chewing.
be + chewing + sth
chewing 是 chew 的现在分词，与 be 动词构成进行时态。
The baby is chewing a toy.
宝宝正在嚼一个玩具。
the chewing of + sth
chewing 在此为名词，常与 of 连用，表示“对……的咀嚼”。
The chewing of food is the first step in digestion.
咀嚼食物是消化的第一步。
by + chewing + (sth)
by + 动名词表示方式、手段；chewing 是动名词。
Connections
Collocations
- chewing gum
- 口香糖
- She offered me a piece of chewing gum.她递给我一块口香糖。
- chewing tobacco
- 嚼烟
- Chewing tobacco can harm your health.嚼烟会危害你的健康。
- chewing food thoroughly
- 充分咀嚼食物
- Chewing food thoroughly helps you digest better.充分咀嚼食物有助于你更好地消化。
- chewing with your mouth open
- 张着嘴咀嚼
- Chewing with your mouth open is bad manners.张着嘴咀嚼是不礼貌的行为。
- noisy chewing
- 大声咀嚼
- His noisy chewing irritated everyone at the table.他大声咀嚼的声音惹恼了桌上的每个人。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象牛在嚼草，嘴巴不停做“chew”的动作，chewing 就是咀嚼。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、进餐场合、医疗/生理描述 该词通常指咀嚼的动作，语气中性；多用于日常对话和进餐场合，也可见于医学或生理学相关描述。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Chewing /ˈtʃuːɪŋ/ rhymes with doing, viewing, suing, brewing, and screwing. Brewing and screwing also share the -ewing spelling with chewing. Beware sewing: it looks like -ewing but is pronounced /ˈsoʊɪŋ/, so it does not rhyme.
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