chewy

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Alternative form of chewie (“chewing gum”). Australia,alt-of,alternative,countable,informal
    — Like when Amber gave everyone but me a piece of chewy, and I said that wasn't very nice, […]
  2. A type of soft and sticky cookie. US,countable,informal,uncountable
    — […] Roni clears away the dishes and returns with a plate of jaw-breaking, fillings-yanking, elderly butterscotch chewies.
形容词 adj.
  1. Having a pliable or springy texture when chewed.
    — I must have spent an hour gnawing on the chewy taffy.
  2. Prone to chewing.
    — 'And you chewed the chimneys off my dolls' house,' said Angela. 'You are a very chewy dog.'
  3. Full-bodied and tannic.
    — a chewy wine
  4. Satisfying to solve; novel and free of crosswordese.
    — I think it's possible to construct a puzzle with chewy fill and nice clues -- and still have it play very, very easy.

词形变化

chewier comparative chewiest superlative chewies plural

词汇关系

衍生词
chewiness crunchewy

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English chew
English -y
English chewy
From chew + -y.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English chew
English -y
English chewy
From chew + -y.
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