（上下牙齿磨碎食物） masticate;chew;munch: 细 ～ 慢咽 chew carefully and swallow slowly;chew one's food well before swallowing it； 嘎吱嘎吱地 ～ crunch 另见 see also jiào;jué。 ◆嚼烂 poltophagy； 嚼力计 phagodynamometer； 嚼舌 wag one's tongue;chatter away;gossip;argue senselessly;squabble； 嚼子 bit (of a bridle);snaffle
嚼jiào
（构词成分）: 倒 ～ [dǎo jiào] {动} （反刍） ruminate;chew the cud 另见 see also jiáo;jué。
嚼jué
（上下牙齿磨碎食物） masticate;chew: 过屠门而大 ～ start munching when passing the butcher's — feed on illusions;pass a butcher's door and munch away 另见 see also jiáo;jiào。