| 词汇 | masticate |
| 释义 | masticateWord family adjectivemasticablemasticatorynounmasticationmasticatorverbmasticate Human, Food mas·ti·cate /ˈmæstɪkeɪt/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT] formalHBHDF to chew food 咀嚼 —mastication /ˌmæstɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus masticate• Meanwhile, to ferment the brew, old tribal women masticate more manioc and spit the juice into a bowl.• I made a wad out of the young leaves and twigs and tried to masticate slowly. (1600-1700) Late Latin past participle of masticare, from Greek mastichan “to press the teeth together” |
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