masticate

1. V-T/V-I When you masticate food, you chew it. 咀嚼; 嚼碎[正式]

Hines slowly masticated a shrimp. 海恩斯慢慢地咀嚼着一只虾。

Don't gulp everything down without masticating. 不要不咀嚼就全吞下去。

2. masticationN-UNCOUNT

Poor digestion can be caused by defective mastication of the food in the mouth. 消化不良可能是因为嘴里的食物没有完全嚼碎而引起的。