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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

咀嚼 [jǔjué]
  1. 1. verb [嚼] chew
  2. 2. verb [体会] mullover

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

咀嚼 [jǔjué]
  1. 1. masticate; chew
  2. 2. mull over; ruminate; chew the cud
    演员对每句台词都要反复吟咏、咀嚼,才能进入角色。
    An actor must rehearse his lines again and again, chewing on them so to speak, before he can hope to get inside the character that he is playing.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

咀嚼 [jǔjué]
  1. 1. 把食物嚼(jiáo)碎
    咀嚼食物。
  2. 2. 比喻对事物反复揣摩、体会
    咀嚼文义
    咀嚼着队长刚才那番话的含意。

Examples

咀嚼
咀嚼
咀嚼文义
In addition, sharp teeth impair effective chewing which prevents proper digestion of food.
此外,锐利的牙齿削弱了有效的咀嚼,这样一来,就妨碍了食物的适当消化。
She chewed up the nut and swallowed it avidly.
她充分咀嚼了干果,贪婪地把它吞了下去。

Collocations

咀嚼文义
to carefully study literary methods
咀嚼食物
chewing food
慢慢咀嚼
to taste slowly
反复咀嚼
to taste repeatedly
咀嚼一番
to take a taste

Word Decomposition


[jǔ]
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[jué]

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