chew

1. V-T/V-I When you chew food, you use your teeth to break it up in your mouth so that it becomes easier to swallow. 咀嚼

Be certain to eat slowly and chew your food extremely well. 一定要慢慢吃，特别细地咀嚼食物。

Daniel leaned back on the sofa, still chewing on his apple. 丹尼尔仰靠在沙发上，还在嚼着苹果。

2. V-T If you chew gum or tobacco, you keep biting it and moving it around your mouth to taste the flavour of it. You do not swallow it. 嚼 (口香糖、烟)

One girl was chewing gum. 一个女孩在嚼口香糖。

3. V-T If you chew your lips or your fingernails, you keep biting them because you are nervous. 咬 (嘴唇、手指)

He chewed his lower lip nervously. 他紧张地咬着下唇。

4. V-T/V-I If a person or animal chews an object or chews on it, they bite it with their teeth. 咬

They pause and chew their pencils. 他们停了下来，咬着铅笔。

She chewed through the tape that bound her. 她咬断了捆绑她的带子。