masticate
英 [ˈmæs.tɪ.keɪt]
美 [ˈmæs.tə.keɪt]
- vt. 咀嚼;粉碎;撕捏
- vi. 咀嚼;粉碎;撕捏
masticate 咀嚼来自拉丁语masticare,咀嚼,来自PIE*mendh,咀嚼,词源同mandible,mouth.
- masticate (v.)
- 1640s, back-formation from mastication, or else from Late Latin masticatus, past participle of masticare "to chew." Related: Masticated; masticating.
- 1. 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.
- 2. 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.