"chew the scenery" 怎么发音
expression
CHOO-thuh-SEE-nur-ee
CHYOO-thuh-SEE-nuh-ree
释义
To act in an exaggerated, overly dramatic way, especially in theater or film; to overact.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈtʃu/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈsinɝi
英式英语
tʃjˈuː/ /ðə, ði/ /sˈiːnəɹi
简化发音
美式
CHOO-thuh-SEE-nur-ee
英式
CHYOO-thuh-SEE-nuh-ree
语境中听
The actor started to chew the scenery during the final scene.
If you chew the scenery, the director might ask you to calm down.
He tends to chew the scenery in every movie he makes.
Wow, talk about chewing the scenery—that performance was wild!