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首页英语词典masticatemasticate的意思

masticate

英['mæstɪkeɪt] 美

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近义词

反义词

vt. 咀嚼；粉碎；撕捏
vi. 咀嚼；粉碎；撕捏

词态变化

第三人称单数: masticates;过去式: masticated;过去分词: masticated;现在分词: masticating;名词: mastication;

中文词源

masticate 咀嚼

来自拉丁语masticare,咀嚼，来自PIE*mendh,咀嚼，词源同mandible,mouth.

英文词源

masticate (v.): 1640s, back-formation from mastication, or else from Late Latin masticatus, past participle of masticare "to chew." Related: Masticated; masticating.

双语例句

1. Americans now masticate 86 million pounds of meat every day.: 美国人现在每天要吃掉八千六百万磅的肉.

2. Today, Americans masticate 86 million pounds of meat every day.: 今天, 美国人每天要吃掉八千六百万磅肉.