chew
gb/t͡ʃˈu/ us/t͡ʃˈu/
A1
Anglų
~ 1800
rág, megrág, rágcsál, rágózik, átgondol, fontolgat, rágás, rágnivaló, rágó, rágócukor
VEIKSMAŽODIS
A1
1
Vartosenos šablonas:
to chew [food]
She chewed her sandwich slowly to enjoy the taste.
Lassan rágta a szendvicsét, hogy kiélvezze az ízét.
Remember to chew your vegetables well before swallowing.
Ne felejtsd el jól megrágni a zöldségeket, mielőtt lenyeled őket.
He chewed a piece of steak thoughtfully while listening.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
Chew your food before you swallow it.
Rágd meg az ételt, mielőtt lenyeled.
The baby can chew soft bread now.
A baba már meg tudja rágni a puha kenyeret.
I like to chew gum when I walk.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'chew' with 'bite'. 'Bite' is to cut something with your teeth once, while 'chew' is to keep moving your jaw to break it down.
Reikšmė
Bite and grind food with teeth
Kolokacijos
chew gum
|chew food
|chew slowly
|chew thoroughly
|chew carefully
Sinonimai
masticate (More formal and technical term, rarely used in everyday speech.)
Antonimai
swallow (Means to cause food or drink to go down the throat without chewing.)
Temos
daily life
|health
|eating
|food_drink
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
To use your teeth to break food into small pieces before swallowing it.
To bite and grind food in the mouth using the teeth, usually to prepare it for swallowing.
VEIKSMAŽODIS
A2
2
Vartosenos šablonas:
to chew [object]
He chewed his pencil while thinking about the answer.
A ceruzáját rágta, miközben a válaszon gondolkodott.
Stop chewing your nails; it's a bad habit.
Ne rágd a körmödet; rossz szokás.
She chewed gum loudly during the movie.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
I chew gum every day.
Mindennap rágózom.
He chews his pen when he is nervous.
Rágja a tollát, amikor ideges.
Do not chew your nails.
Reikšmė
Bite something without eating it
Kolokacijos
chew gum
|chew a pencil
|chew nails
Sinonimai
gnaw (Often suggests more continuous or vigorous biting, sometimes by animals.)
Temos
daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
To bite something many times, not for eating, like gum or a pen.
To bite or gnaw at something repeatedly, often without the intention of eating it, such as gum, a pencil, or fingernails.
VEIKSMAŽODIS
B2
INFORMAL
3
Vartosenos šablonas:
to chew over [idea/problem]
I'll need some time to chew over your proposal.
Szükségem lesz egy kis időre, hogy átgondoljam a javaslatodat.
They chewed over the problem all night before finding a solution.
Egész éjjel gondolkodtak a problémán, mire megtalálták a megoldást.
She likes to chew over her options before acting.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
I will chew over your question.
Átgondolom a kérdésedet.
They chewed over the plan for hours.
Órákig fontolgatták a tervet.
She is chewing over her choices.
Reikšmė
Think about something for a while
Kolokacijos
chew over an idea
|chew over a problem
Sinonimai
ponder (More formal and literary than 'chew over'.)
Antonimai
decide quickly (Means to make a choice without much thought or consideration.)
Temos
emotions
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
To think about something for some time before deciding.
To consider or think about something carefully and for some time before making a decision.
DAIKTAVARDIS
A2
4
rágás
A2
That steak needs a good chew before you can swallow it.
Azt a steaket alaposan meg kell rágni, mielőtt le tudod nyelni.
He gave the meat a few quick chews and swallowed.
Néhány gyors rágás után lenyelte a húst.
The dog gave the bone a long chew.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
This meat needs a good chew.
Ezt a húst alaposan meg kell rágni.
Give the bread a chew before you swallow it.
Rágd meg a kenyeret, mielőtt lenyeled.
The dog enjoys a long chew.
Reikšmė
Act of using teeth to chew
Kolokacijos
a good chew
|give it a chew
Sinonimai
mastication (Formal or technical term for chewing.)
Temos
daily life
|food_drink
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
The action of using your teeth to break food into small pieces.
The act of biting and grinding food or other substances in the mouth with the teeth.
DAIKTAVARDIS
A2
5
He popped a minty chew into his mouth.
Bekapott egy mentás rágócukrot.
The store sells different fruit-flavored chews.
A boltban különféle gyümölcsízű rágócukrokat árulnak.
She always keeps a chew in her bag for long drives.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
I like this sweet chew.
Szeretem ezt az édes rágócukrot.
He bought a mint chew at the shop.
Vett egy mentás rágócukrot a boltban.
She has a chew in her pocket.
Reikšmė
Something made for chewing only
Kolokacijos
a stick of chew
|bubblegum chew
Sinonimai
gum (Specifically refers to flavored rubbery substance for chewing.)
Temos
daily life
|food_drink
|daily_life
Apibrėžimas
Something you chew but do not swallow right away, like gum or chewing tobacco.
A substance, such as gum or tobacco, that is intended to be chewed without being swallowed immediately.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
chew
IPA
GB/t͡ʃˈu/
US/t͡ʃˈu/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
chew (1 skiemuo)
Stress on 1st syllable (chew)
Žodžio formos
Noun
- Base: chew
- Plural: chews
Verb
- Base: chew
- 3rd Person Singular: chews
- Present Participle: chewing
- Past: chewed
Žodžių šeima
Forms
chews
noun
chewing
verb
chewed
verb
Core family
chewy
adjective
chewable
adjective
Related words
chewer
noun
Negative and opposite forms
unchewable
adjective
Advanced or less common
chewiness
noun
Posakiai
chew on
1/t͡ʃˈu ˈɔn/
phrasal verb
Think about something carefully
To think about something before making a decision.
Pavyzdžiai
- Chew on this idea and let me know what you think.
- He chewed on the question for days before answering.
chew out
1/t͡ʃˈu ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
informal
Scold someone strongly
To speak angrily to someone because they did something wrong.
Pavyzdžiai
- The coach chewed out the players after their poor performance.
- She got chewed out by her boss for missing the deadline.
chew over
1/t͡ʃˈu ˈoʊvɚ/
phrasal verb
Think about or discuss carefully
To talk about or think about something for some time before deciding.
Pavyzdžiai
- They chewed over the proposal all evening.
- We need to chew this over before making a decision.
chew up and spit out
1/t͡ʃˈu ˈʌp ˈænd spˈɪt ˈaʊt/
idiom
informal
Use someone badly then discard them
To treat someone very badly and then get rid of them.
Pavyzdžiai
- The industry will chew you up and spit you out if you're not strong enough.
- He felt chewed up and spat out by his former company.
bite off more than you can chew
1/bˈaɪt ˈɔf mˈɔɹ ðən jˈu kən t͡ʃˈu/
idiom
Take on too much work/responsibility
To try to do more work than you can manage.
Pavyzdžiai
- He bit off more than he could chew when he agreed to run two projects at once.
- He bit off more than he could chew when he agreed to manage three projects at once.
- Starting that business alone was biting off more than she could chew.
- Don't bite off more than you can chew by volunteering for too many tasks.