1、chew
a、咀嚼;嚼(碎)
Be certain to eat slowly and chew your food extremely well.
一定要慢慢吃,要細細咀嚼。
Daniel leaned back on the sofa, still chewing on his apple.
丹尼爾倚在沙發(fā)上,嘴里還在嚼著蘋果。
b、嚼(口香糖、煙草)
One girl was chewing gum...
一個女孩在嚼口香糖。
He chews tobacco constantly.
他不停地嚼煙草。
c、(因為緊張)咬(嘴唇、指甲)
He chewed his lower lip nervously.
他緊張地咬著下嘴唇。
2、argue
a、爭吵;爭執(zhí)
The committee is concerned about players' behaviour, especially arguing with referees.
委員會很關注運動員的行為,特別是與裁判爭吵的行為。
They were still arguing; I could hear them down the road.
他們還在爭吵;我在馬路的那頭都能聽見他們的聲音。
b、爭論;爭辯
Don't argue with me.
別和我爭辯。
The children go to bed at 10.30. No one dares argue.
孩子們10點半上床睡覺。沒有人敢說不。
c、主張;認為
His lawyers are arguing that he is unfit to stand trial...
他的律師正在提出理由說明他不適合出庭受審。
It could be argued that the British are not aggressive enough.
可以說英國人不夠強勢。