chew up

masticare, sminuzzare con i denti

Mordere ripetutamente qualcosa finché diventa morbido o si rompe in piccoli pezzi.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: chew something up (The puppy chewed my slippers up.)

Sinonimi: chew

Espressioni comuni: chew up something, chew up the food

devastare, sconvolgere

Danneggiare la superficie del terreno scavando o passandoci sopra con veicoli.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: chew something up (The heavy vehicles chewed the track up.)

Sinonimi: tear up, damage

Espressioni comuni: chew up land, chew up the lawn

stracciare, travolgere

Battere un avversario con grande facilità e in modo netto.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: chew someone/something up (Their forwards chewed our defense up.)

Sinonimi: crush, thrash, destroy

Espressioni comuni: chew up opponents, chew up another team

tormentare, angosciare

Far sentire qualcuno molto preoccupato o turbato.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: something chews someone up (The guilt was chewing him up.)

Sinonimi: torment, distress, upset

Espressioni comuni: chew up someone, chew up someone inside