| 词组 | chew |
| 释义 | chew [chewed, chewed, chewing] chew on chew on sth informal, especially AmE to think about a question, problem, or idea carefully for a period of time: ▪ The movie ended suddenly, leaving the audience to chew on the disturbing scenes they had just watched. ▪ Why don't you chew on it over the weekend, and make a decision by Monday? ■ SIMILAR TO: ponder formal, ↑chew over chew out chew sb out • chew out sb AmE informal to talk angrily to someone to show that you disapprove of what they have done: ▪ My boss chewed me out for not getting the report in on time. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑bawl out AmE informal, ↑tell off, ↑lay into chew over chew over sth • chew sth over to think about a question, problem, or idea carefully for a period of time, or to discuss it in detail: ▪ I can't give you an answer right away - I need some time to chew it over. ▪ Commentators have been chewing over the implications of the chancellor's announcement. ■ SIMILAR TO: ponder formal, ↑chew on informal, ↑mull over chew up 1. chew up sth • chew sth up to crush food with your teeth in order to break it into smaller pieces before swallowing it: ▪ Tommy chewed up his vegetables without complaining. ▪ I tried to chew up the meat, but it tasted so horrible I had to spit it out. 2. chew up sth • chew sth up to crush something with your teeth, with the result that it is broken into small pieces or has a lot of holes in it: ▪ The dogs will chew up the furniture if we don't watch them carefully. ▪ Be careful to keep the papers away from the baby or she'll chew them up. 3. chew up sth • chew sth up if a machine chews something up, it damages or destroys it, especially by crushing or breaking it into small pieces: ▪ The printer is chewing the paper up again. ▪ Be careful - that engine could chew your finger up. |
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