"chew" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 咀嚼

Definition

指用牙齒在嘴裡把食物反覆咬碎後再吞下。它也可以表示反覆咬某個東西，不一定是為了喫。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常和食物搭配，如 'chew your food well'、'chew slowly'。也可用於非食物，如 'chew gum'、'chew a pencil'、'a dog chewed my shoe'。'Chew on' 既可以表示反覆咬某物，也可以表示認真考慮一個想法。

Examples

Please chew your food slowly.

請慢慢**咀嚼**食物。

The baby is learning to chew solid food.

寶寶正在學習**咀嚼**固體食物。

My dog likes to chew old shoes.

我的狗喜歡**咀嚼**舊鞋子。

I was so nervous in the meeting that I kept chewing my pen cap.

我在會議上太緊張了，一直在**咬**筆蓋。

Here, chew on this mint before we go inside.

來，進去之前先**嚼**這顆薄荷糖。

I'll chew on your idea and get back to you tomorrow.

我會先**琢磨**一下你的想法，明天再回覆你。