chew up

masticar, destrozar a mordiscos

Morder algo repetidamente hasta ablandarlo o romperlo en trozos pequeños.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: chew something up (The puppy chewed my slippers up.)

Sinónimos: chew

Expresiones frecuentes: chew up something, chew up the food

destrozar, remover

Dañar la superficie del suelo al excavar o circular con vehículos sobre ella.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: chew something up (The heavy vehicles chewed the track up.)

Sinónimos: tear up, damage

Expresiones frecuentes: chew up land, chew up the lawn

aplastar, arrasar

Vencer a un rival con mucha facilidad y de forma contundente.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: chew someone/something up (Their forwards chewed our defense up.)

Sinónimos: crush, thrash, destroy

Expresiones frecuentes: chew up opponents, chew up another team

atormentar, angustiar

Hacer que alguien se sienta muy preocupado o triste.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: something chews someone up (The guilt was chewing him up.)

Sinónimos: torment, distress, upset

Expresiones frecuentes: chew up someone, chew up someone inside