“chew over”由“chew”（咀嚼）和“over”（仔细、反复）构成，字面意为“反复咀嚼”，后引申为：仔细考虑；深思熟虑；详细讨论，仔细思考、反复讨论，特指对某个问题、决策或观点进行长时间的审慎考量，涵盖权衡利弊、琢磨细节等含义，语气兼具正式与非正式属性，适用于多种场景 。核心语义的关键特征的是：“chew sth over / chew over sth”中的“sth可置于中间或末尾，代词作宾语时需置于中间”。如：
She chewed over the decision to accept the job offer or stay at her current position.
她仔细考虑了是接受工作邀约还是留在现有岗位。
He’s still chewing over what to do
他仍在深思熟虑怎么做。
I need time to chew it over.
我需要时间仔细考虑一下。
The manager said he needed to chew it over before approving the budget.
经理说，在批准预算之前，他需要仔细考虑一下。
They discussed the plan but didn’t chew it over properly.
他们讨论了方案但没深入琢磨。
I've been chewing the problem over since last week.
我从上周起就一直在仔细琢磨这个问题。
Amelia was chewing it over, undecided whether to marry him.
阿米莉亚一直在反复考虑，不确定是否要嫁给他。
They chewed over the idea of starting a family together for months.他们花了好几个月时间反复商量一起组建家庭的事。
The team chewed over the new marketing strategy before implementing it.
团队在实施新营销策略前进行了反复讨论。
Politicians have been chewing over the reform plan for weeks.
政客们已经就改革方案讨论了数周。
We need to chew over the details of the diplomatic agreement.
我们需要仔细研究这份外交协议的细节。
The generals chewed over the battle plan late into the night.
将军们熬夜仔细研讨作战计划。
He asked her out but she said she needed time to chew it over—she wasn't sure if she liked him that way.
他约她出去，但她说需要时间考虑——她不确定自己是否对他有那种感觉。
She's been chewing over his confession of love, wondering if he's sincere.
她一直在琢磨他的表白，不确定他是否真诚。
I've been chewing over what you said about us—about how we're not so different after all.
我一直在细细回想你说的关于我们的那些话——原来我们终究也没那么不一样。《洛基》
After knowing that her long-distance boyfriend planned to move to her city, Lisa spent nights chewing over the pros and cons—she worried about the changes in their relationship but also looked forward to being together.
在得知异地恋男友计划搬到她所在的城市后，丽莎花了几个晚上仔细考虑利弊——她担心他们关系的变化，但也期待着在一起。(2024年新课标II卷英语完形填)
The committee said they needed another week to chew over the proposal before making a final vote.（2025年浙江高考）
委员会表示，在进行最终投票之前，他们还需要一周的时间来仔细考虑这项提案。
