"chew on" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 咀嚼
• 仔細考慮

Definition

用牙齒咀嚼食物；也指做決定前仔細思考某事。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

口語化用法；除了本意外，常用來表示深入思考某事，不適用於正式文體。

Examples

Please chew on your food before swallowing.

請在吞嚥前**咀嚼**食物。

I need some time to chew on this idea.

我需要時間來**仔細考慮**這個想法。

The dog likes to chew on his toy.

狗喜歡**咀嚼**他的玩具。

Let me chew on that for a bit and get back to you.

讓我**仔細考慮**一下，再回覆你。

He had to chew on the news before deciding what to do next.

他需要**好好考慮**這條消息再決定下一步。

Sometimes it's good to chew on a problem overnight.

有時候，最好整晚**仔細考慮**一個問題。