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chew

B2 verb
us /t͡ʃ(j)u/

chew /tʃʉw/ nghĩa là nhai, nhằn, nhá

Các nghĩa

  1. nhai · nhằn · nhá

    To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.

    Make sure to chew thoroughly, and don't talk with your mouth full!

    The steak was tough to chew as it had been cooked too long.

    The same chewn upon maketh one to avoid much phlegm.

  2. nhai, nghiền nát

    To grind, tear, or otherwise degrade or demolish something with teeth or as with teeth.

    He keeps his feed in steel drums to prevent the mice from chewing holes in the feed-sacks.

    The harsh desert wind and sand had chewed the stump into ragged strips of wood.

  3. bị nghiền nát

    The condition of something being torn or ground up mechanically.

    informal · uncountable

  4. nghiền ngẫm, suy xét

    To think about something; to ponder; to chew over.

    informal

    The professor stood at the blackboard, chalk in hand, and chewed the question the student had asked.

    Old politicians chew on wisdom past.

    He chews revenge, abjuring his offense.

  5. nhai thuốc lá

    To chew tobacco.

    To reduce cancer risk, it is best that you neither chew nor smoke.

    He'd been chewing for many years by the time he first noticed some white plaques on his oral mucosa.

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