champ
v
1 [I, Tn] (esp of horses) chew (food) noisily (尤指馬)大聲嚼(食物).
2 [Ipr, Tn] ~ (at/on) sth (of horses) bite at sth nervously or impatiently (指馬)急躁地或不耐煩地咬某物
horses champing at the bit 咬著嚼子的馬.
3 [I, Ipr, It]
~ (at sth) (used esp in the continuous tenses 尤用於進(jìn)行時(shí)態(tài)) be eager or impatient, esp to begin sth 急切或不耐煩(尤指開(kāi)始做某事物)
He was champing with rage at the delay. 他對(duì)這一延誤著急上火.
The boys were champing to start. 男孩兒們恨不得馬上就出發(fā).
4 (idm 習(xí)語(yǔ)) ,champ at the `bit (infml 口) be restlessly impatient to start doing sth 迫不及待要做某事.
champ n (infml 口) = champion 2.
??? 情景例句
His books exposed people to new ideas.
他的書使人們接觸了新思潮。
Our company is one of the big names and has a long tradition.