| 释义 |
chomp, v. Formerly only dial. and U.S.|tʃɒmp|
[Cf. stamp v., stomp v.2]
Now a widespread variant of champ v. (esp. in senses 1–3).
c1645[see champ v. 3]. 1714[see champing vbl. n.1]. 1848‘T. Treddlehoyle’ Bairnsla Ann. (E.D.D.) 52 A donkey chomping thisals. 1890S. Hale Lett. (1919) 254 We descended to the tug..sate on a settee in rugs, chomping up to Southampton. 1940J. Stuart Trees of Heaven 164 Listen to 'em chomp their grub. 1962W. Faulkner Reivers ix. 205 ‘What time you setting breakfast, Good-looking?’ ‘The soonest time after your jaws is too far away to chomp it.’ 1981P. Porter Eng. Subtitles 25 There have been parties of chomping sightseers to show round.
▸ intr. fig. Chiefly N. Amer.to chomp at the bit: = to champ at the bit at champ v. Additions.
1937Salamanca (N.Y.) Republican-Press 4 June 8/4 (caption) Apparently very dejected but perhaps merely ‘chomping at the bit’ because of his suspension,..Dizzy Dean, star St. Louis Cardinal pitcher, is shown as he sat in the stands. 1958S. Hoig Humor Amer. Cowboy (1970) i. 33 The old man was chomping at the bit to be off, so they hit the trail with the herd. 1992MacUser 17 Apr. 5/2 Having seen prototype RISC-Mac, I think it's safe to say that you'll all be chomping at the bit. |