chew /tʃu:/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a wad of something chewable as tobacco
• (n.) biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
• (v.) chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth

Chinese translation

• vt. 咀嚼, 嚼碎
• vi. 咀嚼, 细想
• n. 咀嚼, 咀嚼物

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/tʃu:/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 3.66 · Rare

Word forms

chewing, chewed, chews

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