| 单词 |
chowhound |
| 释义 |
chowhound, n. colloq. (chiefly N. Amer., orig. U.S. Mil. slang). Brit. |tʃaʊhaʊnd|, U.S. |ˈtʃaʊˌhaʊnd| [‹ chow n. + hound n.1] An (excessively) enthusiastic or voracious eater; a glutton.
1917Marines Mag. Oct. 15/1 Weinstein..keeps unsullied his well-known record..as chow hound. 1928Our Army Oct. 48/2 ‘These chow hounds give my eye a pain,’ the old mess sergeant said. 1951H. Wouk Caine Mutiny xxvi. 289 A big sloppy chowhound named Wagner..had made himself a wax impression of the cook's key. 2004Guardian 12 Aug. ii. 2/4 Devoted chowhounds could spend the waking hours of the entire six-day voyage doing nothing but grazing. |

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