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单词 champ
释义 champ
I. \ˈchamp, -aa(ə)-, -ai-\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: perhaps imitative
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to chew on with noisy vigor
  < champing his food with the gusto of a healthy young animal — MacLean's Magazine >
 b. : to bite on repeatedly or grind the teeth forcefully against
  < champing the stem of his pipe in his teeth — Marcia Davenport >
2. : to open and close with force and noise : gnash
 < a green crab … champing enormous claws — I.L.Idriess >
3. : mash, trample
 < champing soil and water into mud >
intransitive verb
1. : to make biting or gnashing movements or gestures : bite
 < a race horse champing behind a barrier — Upton Sinclair >
 < little caterpillars … champing on leaves — Peggy Bennett >
2. : to show restive impatience of delay or restraint
 < for years industrial phychologists had been champing to apply scientific methods — W.H.Whyte >

- champ at the bit
II. noun
(-s)
: the act or action of champing
III. adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: origin unknown
dialect England : firm, hard
IV. noun
(-s)
Etymology: by shortening
: champion
V. noun
(-s)
Etymology: by shortening
: champac
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