Champ

champ v 1 [I, Tn] (esp of horses) chew (food) noisily （尤指马）大声嚼（食物）. 2 [Ipr, Tn] ~ (at/on) sth (of horses) bite at sth nervously or impatiently （指马）急躁地或不耐烦地咬某物 horses champing at the bit 咬著嚼子的马. 3 [I, Ipr, It] ~ (at sth) (used esp in the continuous tenses 尤用於进行时态) be eager or impatient, esp to begin sth 急切或不耐烦（尤指开始做某事物） He was champing with rage at the delay. 他对这一延误著急上火. The boys were champing to start. 男孩儿们恨不得马上就出发. 4 (idm 习语) ,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.