chew up

zerkauen

Auf etwas wiederholt beißen, bis es weich wird oder in kleine Stücke zerfällt.

In einfachem Englisch: To bite something repeatedly until it becomes soft or breaks into small pieces.

• Chew up your food before swallowing.
• The dog chewed up my shoe.
• Has the puppy chewed up another cushion?

So benutzt man es: chew something up (The puppy chewed my slippers up.)

Synonyme: chew

Häufige Wendungen: chew up something, chew up the food

aufwühlen, zerpflügen

Die Oberfläche des Bodens durch Graben oder Befahren beschädigen.

In einfachem Englisch: To damage land by digging into it or driving over it.

• Those tyres will chew up the grass.
• The digger chewed up the garden.
• Heavy trucks have chewed up the muddy track.

So benutzt man es: chew something up (The heavy vehicles chewed the track up.)

Synonyme: tear up, damage

Häufige Wendungen: chew up land, chew up the lawn

vernichtend schlagen

Einen Gegner sehr leicht und eindeutig besiegen.

In einfachem Englisch: To beat an opponent very easily and completely.

• They will chew up our team.
• The champions chewed up their opponents yesterday.
• Our young team was chewed up in the final.

So benutzt man es: chew someone/something up (Their forwards chewed our defense up.)

Synonyme: crush, thrash, destroy

Häufige Wendungen: chew up opponents, chew up another team

quälen, zermürben

Jemandem große Sorgen machen oder ihn seelisch stark belasten.

In einfachem Englisch: To make someone feel very worried or upset.

• That memory still chews me up.
• The thought of leaving chewed her up inside.
• He was chewed up by guilt after the accident.

So benutzt man es: something chews someone up (The guilt was chewing him up.)

Synonyme: torment, distress, upset

Häufige Wendungen: chew up someone, chew up someone inside