fletcherize

词形变化

fletcherized fletcherizes 三单 fletcherizes fletcherizing fletcherizing 现在分词 fletcherized 过去式 fletcherized 过去分词

别名

fletcherise

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To thoroughly chew (dozens or hundreds of times) before swallowing.

    不及物 及物
  2. 2.

    To consume, to devour, to bite, to chew over.

    比喻 引申义

词源

From Fletcher + -ize, after Horace Fletcher, who advocated the practice.

来源：wiktionary