chew/tʃu; tʃuː/v [I,T] 1 to bite food several times before swallowing it 嚼碎﹔咀嚼: The meat's so tough I can hardly chew it. 这肉太硬﹐我几乎嚼不动。2 to bite something several times without eating it 反复地咬〔并不吃〕: chew your lip/nails She chewed her lip and said nothing. 她咬着嘴唇什么也不说。chew sb out phr v AmE informal to speak angrily to someone who has done something wrong【美,非正式】严厉责备: My boss chewed me out for being late. 老板因为我迟到把我痛骂了一顿。 chew sth over phr v to think carefully about a problem, idea etc 仔细考虑〔问题﹑主意等〕