masticate
v.咀嚼
难易程度:
masticate为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:mastication 动词过去式:masticated 过去分词:masticated 现在分词:masticating 第三人称单数:masticates
近义词, 同义词
masticate
/'mæstɪkeɪt; `mæstə,ket/
v [I, Tn] (fml 文) chew (food) 咀嚼(食物).
masticate
v [I and T]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Late Latin;Origin: , past participle of masticare, from Greek mastichan 'to press the teeth together']
formal to chew food
>mastication [,mæstɪ'keɪʃən/