chew up

噛み砕く、噛み潰す

何度も噛んで、柔らかくしたり細かくしたりすること。

やさしい英語で： To bite something repeatedly until it becomes soft or breaks into small pieces.

• Chew up your food before swallowing.
• The dog chewed up my shoe.
• Has the puppy chewed up another cushion?

使い方： chew something up (The puppy chewed my slippers up.)

類義語： chew

よく使う表現： chew up something, chew up the food

地面を荒らす、掘り返す

掘ったり車で走ったりして、地面の表面を傷めること。

やさしい英語で： To damage land by digging into it or driving over it.

• Those tyres will chew up the grass.
• The digger chewed up the garden.
• Heavy trucks have chewed up the muddy track.

使い方： chew something up (The heavy vehicles chewed the track up.)

類義語： tear up, damage

よく使う表現： chew up land, chew up the lawn

圧倒する、完敗させる

相手をたやすく、徹底的に打ち負かすこと。

やさしい英語で： To beat an opponent very easily and completely.

• They will chew up our team.
• The champions chewed up their opponents yesterday.
• Our young team was chewed up in the final.

使い方： chew someone/something up (Their forwards chewed our defense up.)

類義語： crush, thrash, destroy

よく使う表現： chew up opponents, chew up another team

苦しめる、悩ませる

人をひどく心配させたり、つらい気持ちにさせたりすること。

やさしい英語で： To make someone feel very worried or upset.

• That memory still chews me up.
• The thought of leaving chewed her up inside.
• He was chewed up by guilt after the accident.

使い方： something chews someone up (The guilt was chewing him up.)

類義語： torment, distress, upset

よく使う表現： chew up someone, chew up someone inside