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chew

/tʃuː/ /tʃu/

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noun

咀嚼，嚼碎

The act of chewing; mastication with the mouth.

Examples :

"I popped the gum into my mouth and gave it a chew."

我把口香糖放进嘴里，嚼了几下。

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noun

嚼劲，耐嚼性。

Level of chewiness.

Examples :

"The apple had a high chew, making it satisfying to eat. "

这个苹果很有嚼劲，吃起来很过瘾。

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noun

耐嚼糖，口香糖

A small sweet, such as a taffy, that is eaten by chewing.

Examples :

"Phillip purchased a bag of licorice chews at the drugstore."

菲利普在药店买了一袋甘草味的耐嚼糖。

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noun

嚼烟，烟草。

Chewing tobacco.

Examples :

"The school had banned chew and smokes from the school grounds, even for adults."

学校禁止在校园内嚼烟和吸烟，即使是成年人也不例外。

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noun

嚼烟，烟卷

A plug or wad of chewing tobacco; chaw or a chaw.

Examples :

"The ballplayers sat on the bench watching the rain, glumly working their chews."

球员们坐在长凳上，看着雨，闷闷不乐地嚼着烟卷。

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noun

磨损，咬痕

The condition of something being torn or ground up mechanically.

Examples :

"The excessive chew in the used chewing gum showed how much it had been broken down. "

那块嚼过的口香糖上过度磨损的痕迹表明它已经被嚼烂到什么程度了。

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verb

咀嚼，嚼。

To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.

Examples :

"The baby carefully chewed his food, trying to soften the pieces before swallowing. "

那个宝宝小心地咀嚼着食物，想在吞下去之前把食物嚼软。

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verb

咀嚼，嚼碎

To grind, tear, or otherwise degrade or demolish something with teeth or as with teeth.

Examples :

"He keeps his feed in steel drums to prevent the mice from chewing holes in the feed-sacks."

他把饲料放在钢桶里，防止老鼠把饲料袋咬破.

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verb

思考，琢磨。

To think about something; to ponder; to chew over.

Examples :

"The professor stood at the blackboard, chalk in hand, and chewed the question the student had asked."

教授手握粉笔，站在黑板前，仔细琢磨着学生提出的问题。

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