fletcherize

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To thoroughly chew (dozens or hundreds of times) before swallowing. intransitive,transitive
    — If you have learned to chew your food, continue to fletcherize, be enthusiastic about it.
  2. To consume, to devour, to bite, to chew over. broadly,figuratively
    — Annette Fletcherized large numbers of romantic novels which she obtained at a free public library branch (donated by one of the biggest caliphs in the business).

词形变化

fletcherizes present,singular,third-person fletcherizing participle,present fletcherized participle,past fletcherized past fletcherise alternative Fletcherize alternative Fletcherise alternative

词汇关系

相关词
Fletcherian Fletcherism Fletcherite

词源

From Fletcher + -ize, after Horace Fletcher, who advocated the practice.
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