"chewing" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 咀嚼

Definition

咀嚼是指用牙齒和嘴巴把食物壓碎成小塊，然後再吞嚥。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

主要用於食物，有時也用於嚼口香糖（chewing gum）。不是指喝飲料。通常指重複且有聲音的動作。不要和'biting'（咬）混淆。

Examples

He is chewing his food slowly.

他在慢慢地**咀嚼**食物。

Please stop chewing with your mouth open.

請不要張嘴**咀嚼**。

Chewing gum can help you concentrate.

**嚼**口香糖可以幫助你集中注意力。

She got caught chewing gum in class.

她在課堂上被發現**嚼**口香糖。

If you keep chewing like that, you'll hurt your jaw.

如果你一直那樣**咀嚼**，你的下巴會受傷的。

He stared out the window, absentmindedly chewing on his pencil.

他心不在焉地望著窗外，**咀嚼**著鉛筆。