【chew】 - A-level备考词汇

chew

UK:  [tʃuː]

US:  [tʃu]

过去分词：chewed  现在分词：chewing  第三人称单数：chews  

v.

1.咀嚼,嚼碎;嚼(烟)

2.〔口语〕嚼烟

3.〔美俚〕吃;讲,谈话

4.咬

5.沉思,细想

n.

1.咀嚼;一口

2.咀嚼肌

1 . But a large head would not be needed if it did not chew.
不过，如果一种动物无需咀嚼的话，那么它就不需要一个很大的头部了。

2 . Even somehting as basic and profound as "Don't chew with you mouth open" is not as widely accepted as you might think.
甚至像“不要张着嘴咀嚼”这样基本而深奥的道理，也并不像你想象的那样广为接受。

3 . And there were always a few whores about who, for a glass of beer or a cup of Coffee, would sit and chew the fat with you.
总有几个妓女转来转去，为了一杯啤酒、一杯咖啡她们会坐下来同你聊天。

4 . As I chew, all of a sudden it occurs to me that I have not heard a rooster crow in a few decades.
啃着啃着，突然想起已经好几十年没有听过鸡叫了。

5 . Another proverb is, do not bite off more than you can chew. This means do not try to do more than you are able to do.
另一个谚语是，不要咬掉比你可以咀嚼的多（贪多嚼不烂）。意思是不要试图去做超出你能力范围之外的事。