masticate单词什么意思_masticate单词解释 masticate的反义词masticate的例句

及物/不及物动词咀嚼; 粉碎，磨烂

1. 吃：manipulate#操作 | masticate#吃 | maze#使迷惘

2. 咀嚼 咬碎：chew 咀嚼 嚼碎 | masticate 咀嚼 咬碎 | crop 咬齿的尖端

3. 咀嚼,把......磨成浆：mast 桅杆;杆 vt.扯帆 | masticate 咀嚼,把......磨成浆 | matador 斗牛士

1. 咀嚼;嚼碎
When you masticate food, you chew it.

e.g. Her mouth was working, as if she was masticating some tasty titbit...
她的嘴在动，好像在嚼什么好吃的。
e.g. Don't gulp everything down without masticating.
不要不加咀嚼就把什么都给一股脑地吞下去。

verb

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

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

Synonym: chewmanducatejaw

2. grind and knead

e.g. masticate rubber