masticate

英 ['mæstɪkeɪt] 美 ['mæstɪkeɪt]

• v. 咀嚼（食物）

英英释义

Verb:

1. grind and knead;

   "masticate rubber"
   

2. chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth;

   "He jawed his bubble gum"
   "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"
   "The cows were masticating the grass"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. Americans now masticate 86 million pounds of meat every day.
   美国人现在每天要吃掉八千六百万磅的肉。
2. The mouth is so dry that it is difficulty for the patient to masticate and swallow food.
   口内大干，以致病人咀嚼和吞下食物，都有困难。

近反义词

【近义词】

• mouth 嘴
• chew 咀嚼
• munch 大声咀嚼
• crunch 发出碎裂声
• chomp 大声地咀嚼
• champ 大声地嚼
• grind 磨
• pulverize 磨成粉
• eat 吃
• manducate <罕> 咀嚼
• jaw 颚