ruminate; chew the cud; mull over
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Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesverb
to ruminate; to chew the cud
technicalA technical term in animal husbandry and zoology, describing the process where animals like cows and sheep bring partially digested food back from the stomach to the mouth to chew again.
Niú牛
zài在
shù树
xià下
yōu悠
xián闲
de地
dǎo倒
jiào嚼
。
The cow was leisurely ruminating under the tree.
Fǎn反
chú刍
dòng动
wù物
měi每
tiān天
dōu都
yào要
huā花
dà大
liàng量
shí时
jiān间
dǎo倒
jiào嚼
。
Ruminants spend a large amount of time chewing their cud every day.
verb
to mull over; to think deeply; to chew on (an idea)
literaryA figurative, literary extension of the original meaning, used to describe thinking about something repeatedly and carefully.
Tā他
tǎng躺
zài在
chuáng床
shàng上
，
dǎo倒
jiào嚼
zhe着
bái白
tiān天
lǎo老
shī师
shuō说
de的
huà话
。
Lying in bed, he was mulling over what the teacher had said during the day.
Zhè这
ge个
dào道
lǐ理
zhí值
dé得
nǐ你
hǎo好
hǎo好
dǎo倒
jiào嚼
dǎo倒
jiào嚼
。
This principle is worth you chewing over carefully.