chew

噛む

普通は飲み込む前に、食べ物などを歯で押しつぶして細かくする。

やさしい英語で： To press and break something with your teeth, usually food before you swallow it.

• Chew your food slowly.
• He chewed gum during the lesson.
• The dog has been chewing on a bone.

使い方： chew on something (The puppy chewed on my shoe.)

類義語： masticate

よく使う表現： chew food, chew gum, chew on something

噛む、かじる

食べ物やほかの物を歯で噛み、小さくする。

やさしい英語で： To break food or other things into smaller pieces with your teeth.

• Chew your food slowly.
• The dog chewed a hole in my slipper.
• Do you chew gum at work?

使い方： chew on something (The puppy chewed on my shoe.); chew through something (The mouse chewed through the bag.)

類義語： gnaw, masticate

よく使う表現： chew food, chew gum, chew through something, chew on something

考え込む、熟考する

考えや問題について、時間をかけてじっくり考える。

やさしい英語で： To think carefully about an idea or problem for some time.

• I'll chew over the idea.
• She chewed on his question all evening.
• We've been chewing over several possible solutions.

使い方： chew over something (Let me chew over your suggestion.); chew on something (We need time to chew on that idea.)

類義語： consider, ponder, think over

よく使う表現： chew over something, chew on something

ソフトキャンディー

柔らかく粘りがあり、食べるのに時間がかかる小さなあめ。

やさしい英語で： A small sweet that takes time to eat because it is soft and sticky.

• Would you like a fruit chew?
• These caramel chews stick to my teeth.
• She bought a bag of strawberry chews.

類義語： chewy sweet

よく使う表現： a fruit chew, a caramel chew

咀嚼

食べ物などを歯の間で押しつぶす動作。

やさしい英語で： An act of pressing food or another thing between your teeth.

• Give it a chew.
• After a few chews, he swallowed the bread.
• She gave the gum one last chew.

類義語： mastication

よく使う表現： a quick chew, give something a chew