Word · Frequency #5661
chews
咀嚼
chews is the third person singular of chew.
核心释义
to bite and grind with the teeth
- 1.
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.
- 2.
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.
- 3.
嚼烟草。
To chew tobacco.
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
用法In use
My grandmother always chews her food slowly.
用法提示：chews是chew的第三人称单数形式，表示习惯动作。
The baby is chewing on a rubber toy.
用法提示：is chewing是现在进行时，表示正在进行的动作。
He chewed the piece of meat thoroughly before swallowing.
用法提示：chewed是过去式，表示过去完成的动作。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
谐音记忆：chew 音似'初'（chū），初嚼食物要细嚼。
语境与语域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。
语法说明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'。
发音与拼写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。
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级Usage priority
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.