English Dictionary

chew

IPA（発音記号）

/tʃuː/

動詞

くだけた表現

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.

日本語の意味

歯を使って繰り返し顎を閉じたり開いたりしながら、食べ物を砕き、柔らかくして分解する行為 / 口内で咀嚼する行為、つまり食べ物を噛んで消化しやすくするプロセス

Please chew your food thoroughly before speaking.

話す前に食べ物をよく噛んでください。

意味（1）

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!

意味（2）

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.

意味（3）

(informal) To think about something; to ponder; to chew over.

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

chews （ present singular third-person ）

chewing （ participle present ）

chewed （ past ）

chewed （ participle past ）

chewn （ participle past rare ）