masticating v. 咀嚼(食物);粉碎,将……磨碎(masticate 的现在分词)
- He ate the fish raw, masticating with painstaking care, for the eating was an act of pure reason.
他把鱼生吃下去,费劲地咀嚼着,因为吃东西已成了纯粹出于理智的动作。 - During the human evolution, the masticating apparatus have been weakened by the changes of producing and living style.
在人类长期的演化过程中,随着生产生活方式的改变,人类的咀嚼器官总体呈现出一个逐渐退化的趋势。
Masticate \Mas"ti*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Masticated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Masticating}.] [L. masticatus, p. p. of
masticare to chew, prob. fr. mastiche mastic. See {Mastic}.]
To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for
swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, to masticate food.