0 to crush food into smaller, softer pieces with the teeth so that it can be swallowed -- 咀嚼；嚼碎
You don't chew your food enough - that's why you get indigestion. 你沒把食物嚼碎——這就是你患上消化不良的原因。
Would you like some gum to chew? 你想吃口香糖嗎？
She gave the children some sweets to chew (on) during the long car journey. 在漫長的汽車旅程途中，她給了孩子糖果嚼著吃。
She sat in the dentist's waiting room, nervously chewing (at) (= biting) her nails. 她坐在牙醫的候診室裡，緊張地咬著指甲。
1 an act of chewing something -- 嚼，咀嚼
dog chews 狗咬膠
She chewed each delicious mouthful as slowly as she could, prolonging the pleasure.
She's always chewing gum.
Clinically significant dysphagia is less common, however many have minor dysphagia and difficulty in chewing.
In moderate dysphagia, they may need to modify the diet to softer food, which is more easily chewed or swallowed.
Effects on whole saliva of chewing gums containing calcium phosphates.
