Africans keep a small stick in their mouth to chew or scrub their teeth all day.
非洲人整天把一根小木棍放在嘴里咀嚼或刷洗他们的牙齿。
Chew a half stick of gum at a time.
一次只嚼半片口香糖。
On the other hand, in older people with dentures, it is often very hard for them to chew properly, so that too large a chunk can easily get down into the throat and stick there.
另一方面,年老有假牙的人,常常难于充分咀嚼,所以过大的食物很容易掉进咽喉并堵在那里。
释义
n.
chiefly W. Indian the twig or bark of a plant, used to clean the teeth or chewed for its flavour or as a stimulant
〈主西印度〉 咀签(植物嫩枝或树皮,用于洁齿、嚼其香味或作提神用)。
a Caribbean climbing plant of the buckthorn family, the twigs or bark of which are used in this way