chewing

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[医] [咀]嚼

词形变化

chewings 复数 chewings

别名

chewin'

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The act by which something is chewed on; mastication.

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  2. 2.

    The consumption of (the juice from) the khat plant.

    可数 不可数 医学
  3. 3.

    The consumption of loose leaf tobacco juice from tobacco plants by chewing leaves near the cheek.

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v.
  1. 1.

    present participle and gerund of chew

    The goat is chewing on your shirt!

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

chew mastication

上位词 1

change of state

下位词 4

mumbling chomping rumination gumming

整体词 2

eating feeding

相关短语

chewing gum 口香糖 [化] 口香糖 chewing tobacco chewing over chewing tobaccos chewing gums chewing the fat chewing lice chewing louse chewing stick 咀嚼洁齿棒（用于非洲和亚洲的一些地区, 取材于植物根茎） chewing sticks chewing on chewing up chewing the cud chewing sponge chewing sponges

词源

From Middle English chewyng, chewynge, from Old English ċīwung, ċȳwung, ċēowung (“chewing”), equivalent to chew + -ing.

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