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单词 champ
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champ1

/tʃamp /
verb [no object]
1(Of a horse) make a noisy biting or chewing action.The sound behind him of the horses champing and snorting and the carriage creaking propelled him reluctantly up the stairs....
  • A pervasive gloom hung over this place, woven into the very stillness of the air, disturbed only by the thud of hooves on fallen leaves and now and then a soft clink as one of the mares champed her bit.
  • And his horse in the silence champed the grasses
1.1Munch or chew enthusiastically or noisily: he champed on his sandwich...
  • No kicking under the table or champing on food during silent grace. No skipping or running in the hallways.
  • There was a loud champing sound outside, and occasionally growls or grumbling.
  • His jaws champed spasmodically, froth appeared on his blackened lips.
2Fret impatiently: he was already on the plane, champing to get off to Lagos...
  • Fleet Street's most battle-scarred must be champing to get in there - but they also want to keep heads on shoulders and avoid execution.
  • The cartons arrived and then came he, champing to get it all organized and to immerse himself in this academic world.
noun [in singular]
A biting or chewing action.

Phrases

champ (or chomp or chafe) at the bit

Origin

Late Middle English: probably imitative.

Rhymes

champ2

/tʃamp /
noun informal
A champion: he showed the style that was to turn him into a world champ...
  • I like the Vikings as NFC champs and Super Bowl runners-up.
  • The Japanese baseball champs douse their star with Sapporo beer (I love the beer goggles - literally).
  • I went to high school with future champs.

Origin

Mid 19th century: abbreviation.

champ3

/tʃamp /
noun [mass noun]
An Irish dish of potatoes mashed with spring onions, butter, and milk: he served up mounds of fresh creamy champ with roast lamb...
  • He orders peppered chicken and champ.
  • Gordon had an all-American hamburger with fries and I had sausages and champ.
  • There has been an Irish stew and champ night organized.

Origin

Late 19th century: from champ1.

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