| 单词 | chomp |
| 释义 | chomp (once / 26149 pages) vn To chomp is to bite something in a greedy, noisy way. If you've got five minutes to eat breakfast, you might quickly chomp your bagel as you walk to catch the bus. People who chomp their food are either extremely hungry or somewhat ill-mannered: watching someone chomp a hamburger and fries can make you lose your appetite. You can also use chomp as a noun, to mean "a great big bite," as when your brother grabs your slice of pizza and takes a chomp. The word has been used in American English since the mid-1600s, from the earlier verb champ. WORD FAMILYchomp: chomped, chomping, chomps USAGE EXAMPLESHere’s why you should chomp down on it. Time(Dec 28, 2016) Many meat-eating dinosaurs lost teeth as they chomped on prey. Science Magazine(Dec 22, 2016) His rhetoric suggests he’s chomping at the bit for a trade war. The Guardian(Dec 06, 2016) 1v chew noisily The boy chomped his sandwich Syn|Hyper champ chew, jaw, manducate, masticate chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth 2n the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws Syn|Hypo|Hyper bite munch a large bite nibblegentle biting nip, pincha small sharp bite or snip eating, feeding the act of consuming food |
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