"food," 1856, American English (originally in California), from Chinese pidgin English chow-chow (1795) "food," reduplication of Chinese cha or tsa "mixed." The dog breed of the same name is from 1886, of unknown origin, but some suggest a link to the Chinese tendency to see dogs as edible.
雙語例句
1. Help yourself to some chow.
吃什么請自便。
來自柯林斯例句
2. She dished out chow meni.
她給客人上炒面.
來自辭典例句
3. Did you see my skinny little boy chow tonight?
你今晚看到我那個小個子中國人了 嗎 ?
來自電影對白
4. As soon as you are served chow in the field, it rains.
戰(zhàn)場上,你只需搞到暖西西吃, 就總是要下雨的.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. I like the acting of each actor, especially Chow - Yun - Fatt.