masticate
vt.& vi. 咀嚼; 粉碎,磨烂
When you masticate food, you chew it.
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。
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。
1. grind and knead;
2. chew (food);
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.
Today, Americans masticate 86 million pounds of meat every day.
今天, 美国人每天要吃掉八千六百万磅肉.