chew up

英 [tʃuː ʌp]

美 [tʃuː ʌp]

细细咀嚼; 嚼得稀烂; 毁坏; 破坏

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 细细咀嚼;嚼得稀烂
  If youchewfoodup, you chew it until it is completely crushed or soft.
  1. I took one of the pills and chewed it up.
     我拿起一粒药丸，把它嚼碎。
• PHRASAL VERB 毁坏;破坏
  If somethingis chewed up, it has been destroyed or damaged in some way.
  1. Every spring the ozone is chewed up, and the hole appears.
     每年春天，臭氧遭到破坏，空洞就出现了。
  2. ...rebels who are now chewing up Government-held territory...
     正在逐渐蚕食政府控制的领地的叛乱分子
  3. This town is notorious for chewing people up and spitting them out.
     这个城市恶名昭彰，它把人作践了，然后抛弃掉。

英英释义

verb

• censure severely or angrily
  1. The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
  2. The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
  3. The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
  Synonym:call on the carpettake to taskrebukeragtrouncereprooflecturereprimandjawdress downcall downscoldchideberatebawl outremonstratechew outhave wordslambastelambast

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