chew /tʃuː/ ► SEE ALLchew on sthchew sb out chew sth overchew sb upchew sth up●ˈchew on sth1. ( ˈchew at sth) to bite sth continuously, especially because you are nervous or to test your teeth（因紧张等）不断地咬，不停地啃◆He chewed on his bottom lip as he considered the question. 他一边思索问题，一边时不时咬咬嘴唇。2.➡chew sth over◆Why don’t we chew on it for a while? 我们为什么不仔细考虑一段时间呢？[v + prep]●ˌchew sb ˈout (NAmE, informal) to tell sb angrily that they have done sth wrong怒斥；训斥◆He got chewed out by his teacher for being late. 他因为迟到挨老师骂了。SYNtell sb off(for sth/for doing sth), reprimand sb (formal) [v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]●ˌchew sth ˈover ( ˈchew on sth) to think about or discuss sth carefully and in detail仔细考虑；详细讨论◆He spent the weekend chewing over the problem. 他利用周末细致斟酌了这个问题。OBJproblem, idea➡ note at think sth over[v + adv + n][v + n/pron + adv]●ˌchew sb ˈupto make sb less confident, happy or successful; to end sb’s career使不自信；使不愉快；使不成功；终结…的职业生涯◆The company has chewed up numerous chief executives over the years. 这些年来，该公司断送了众多首席执行官的前程。◆The media just chews celebrities up and spits them out. 媒体对名人总是横加贬责。[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]●ˌchew sth ˈup1.to bite sth until it is completely soft or destroyed细嚼；嚼碎◆The baby chewed the cookie up and swallowed it. 小孩把饼干嚼碎，咽了下去。2.if a machine chews sth up, it damages or destroys it（机器）使损坏，毁坏◆The cassette player’s chewed the tape up again. 放音机又卡带了。[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]