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单词 chomp
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Definition of chomp in English:

chomp

verb tʃɒmp
[no object]
  • Munch or chew noisily or vigorously.

    she chomped on a roll
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Have you ever sat opposite somebody at a meal who chomps their food?
    • Whereas the foxes chomped and swallowed each morsel rapidly and completely, the cat mincingly removed all the choice bits of flesh from the bone and then discarded the rest, moving on to pillage another piece.
    • I'm not entirely sure why; I thought something was chomping the roots so I took them outside, dug them up and gave them a ‘sheep dip’ in soapy water which should kill off most things.
    • I caught him after his autograph session, as he chomped on a hot dog, rapped with passing fans and friends, and accepted two gift baseball caps, which he wore simultaneously.
    • But he was not in a talkative mood and chomped his way grumpily through the meal, responding with grunts and monosyllables to all attempts to engage him in conversation.
    • She left the TV on the sports channel as she reached over to the coffee table, grabbed the half eaten chocolate bar and chomped on it.
    • The sauce was a little lame, but I could have chomped on the squid all afternoon.
    • Sophia wrinkled her nose and looked out the window while Jane angrily chomped on her sandwich.
    • A Titan Triggerfish chomps at some hard coral, as other fish gawp at us curiously or dart away.
    • They will be chomping on chicken drumsticks and hamburgers and walking around everywhere.
    • The boss man loosened the knot on his tie and angrily chomped on his Havana cigar.
    • He picked up one of his own French fries and chomped on it.
    • I chomped on my croissant as I heard Andrew complain for something like the fourteenth time.
    • It did make me smile as I chomped on a pork pie washed down with cava.
    • She ate her salad neatly while I chomped on some fries.
    • After leaping about 4ft into the air, the cat brought the dragonfly down a final time, lifted it in his paws and chomped on its green and black tail.
    • Many readers will at this stage not be able to read this column as they will be scrunching up their fists, biting their nails, gnashing their teeth and chomping furiously on all forms of chewing gum!
    • I moodily chomped on my buttered toast and took sips of my orange juice.
    • Pests - pick off the red lily beetle and squash it before it chomps your lilies.
    • I forked up some pasta and chomped on it hungrily.
    Synonyms
    consume, devour, ingest, partake of, gobble, gobble down, gobble up, gulp, gulp down, bolt, bolt down, wolf, wolf down, cram down, finish, finish off
nountʃɒmp
  • A chewing noise or action.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I had half-heartedly tried growing tomatoes once before in Charleston and knew that these evil pests loved to take a chomp out of a just-ripe tomato.
    • Joe took a chomp out of a hamburger.
    • Colorful bands on a butterfly's wing provide camouflage among leaves and flowers, of course, but they can also divert a predator's eye toward the butterfly's tail, where a little bite won't matter as much as a chomp on the head.
    • ‘Thank you, ma'am,’ I say, taking a chomp out of a cookie.

Phrases

  • chomp at the bit

    • Be restlessly impatient to start doing something.

      some students are chomping at the bit to learn
      I'm actually chomping at the bit for next week's season finale
      Synonyms
      eager, keen, enthusiastic, full of enthusiasm, impatient, longing, chafing at the bit, champing at the bit, desperate

Origin

Mid 17th century: imitative.

Rhymes

clomp, comp, pomp, romp, stomp, swamp, tromp, whomp, yomp
 
 

Definition of chomp in US English:

chomp

verb
[no object]
  • 1Munch or chew vigorously and noisily.

    he chomped on his sandwich
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I caught him after his autograph session, as he chomped on a hot dog, rapped with passing fans and friends, and accepted two gift baseball caps, which he wore simultaneously.
    • She left the TV on the sports channel as she reached over to the coffee table, grabbed the half eaten chocolate bar and chomped on it.
    • Sophia wrinkled her nose and looked out the window while Jane angrily chomped on her sandwich.
    • But he was not in a talkative mood and chomped his way grumpily through the meal, responding with grunts and monosyllables to all attempts to engage him in conversation.
    • She ate her salad neatly while I chomped on some fries.
    • Many readers will at this stage not be able to read this column as they will be scrunching up their fists, biting their nails, gnashing their teeth and chomping furiously on all forms of chewing gum!
    • Have you ever sat opposite somebody at a meal who chomps their food?
    • Pests - pick off the red lily beetle and squash it before it chomps your lilies.
    • I forked up some pasta and chomped on it hungrily.
    • A Titan Triggerfish chomps at some hard coral, as other fish gawp at us curiously or dart away.
    • I'm not entirely sure why; I thought something was chomping the roots so I took them outside, dug them up and gave them a ‘sheep dip’ in soapy water which should kill off most things.
    • They will be chomping on chicken drumsticks and hamburgers and walking around everywhere.
    • After leaping about 4ft into the air, the cat brought the dragonfly down a final time, lifted it in his paws and chomped on its green and black tail.
    • The sauce was a little lame, but I could have chomped on the squid all afternoon.
    • I chomped on my croissant as I heard Andrew complain for something like the fourteenth time.
    • Whereas the foxes chomped and swallowed each morsel rapidly and completely, the cat mincingly removed all the choice bits of flesh from the bone and then discarded the rest, moving on to pillage another piece.
    • The boss man loosened the knot on his tie and angrily chomped on his Havana cigar.
    • He picked up one of his own French fries and chomped on it.
    • I moodily chomped on my buttered toast and took sips of my orange juice.
    • It did make me smile as I chomped on a pork pie washed down with cava.
    Synonyms
    consume, devour, ingest, partake of, gobble, gobble down, gobble up, gulp, gulp down, bolt, bolt down, wolf, wolf down, cram down, finish, finish off
    1. 1.1US (of a horse) make a noisy biting or chewing action.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Thompson ignored this woman and began grabbing a slice of meat and biscuit, chomping away like a horse.
      • The horse would contentedly sit and chomp apples for hours while Sherry found escape from her world.
      • Annie tried to get her to canter, but the older mare just chomped her bit, tucked her long neck in and trotted with her front toes flashing outward.
  • 2US Fret impatiently.

    he waited, chomping at her nonappearance
noun
  • A chewing noise or action.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘Thank you, ma'am,’ I say, taking a chomp out of a cookie.
    • Joe took a chomp out of a hamburger.
    • Colorful bands on a butterfly's wing provide camouflage among leaves and flowers, of course, but they can also divert a predator's eye toward the butterfly's tail, where a little bite won't matter as much as a chomp on the head.
    • I had half-heartedly tried growing tomatoes once before in Charleston and knew that these evil pests loved to take a chomp out of a just-ripe tomato.

Phrases

  • chomp at the bit

    • Be restlessly impatient to start doing something.

      some students are chomping at the bit to learn
      I'm actually chomping at the bit for next week's season finale
      Synonyms
      eager, keen, enthusiastic, full of enthusiasm, impatient, longing, chafing at the bit, champing at the bit, desperate

Origin

Mid 17th century: imitative.

 
 
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