mas.ti.cate
v.(动词)mas.ti.cat.ed,mas.ti.cat.ing,mas.ti.cates v.tr.(及物动词)To chew (food).咀嚼(食物)To grind and knead (rubber, for example) into a pulp.把…磨、碾成浆状:把(塑胶)磨或揉成浆状v.intr.(不及物动词)To chew food.咀嚼食物
来源:Late Latin mastic3re mastic3t- [to masticate] 后期拉丁语 mastic3re mastic3t- [咀嚼,磨] from Greek mastikhan [to grind the teeth] 源自 希腊语 mastikhan [磨牙]
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mas.tica.tion
n.(名词)mas.tica.tor
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