eat
- v.吃;咬，蛀;侵蚀;收回，取消;烦扰;向…欢呼
- n.少量食物，点心
eatverb
吃
to put food in your mouth, chew it and swallow it
I was too nervous to eat.
我紧张得饭都吃不下。
She doesn't eat sensibly (= doesn't eat food that is good for her) .
她饮食不合理。
I don't eat meat.
我不吃肉。
Would you like something to eat?
你想吃点什么吗？
I couldn't eat another thing (= I have had enough food) .
我再也吃不下了。
吃饭；用餐
to have a meal
Where shall we eat tonight?
我们今晚在哪儿吃饭？
We ate at a pizzeria in town.
我们在城里一家比萨店用餐。
said to encourage sb to enjoy life now, while they can, and not to think of the future
used to compare two things and say that one of them is better
看看他跳的舞！比弗雷德∙阿斯泰尔跳得还好。
Look at him dance! Eat your heart out, Fred Astaire (= he dances even better than Fred Astaire) .
to feel very unhappy, especially because you want sb/sth you cannot have
to say and show that you are sorry for a mistake that you made
to eat a lot
她或许是瘦了点，但吃得却很多。
She may be thin, but she eats like a horse.
to trust sb and be willing to do what they say
她很快就会让他们俯首帖耳的。
She'll have them eating out of her hand in no time.
to eat a lot of sb else's food
to admit that what you said was wrong
used to say that you are very hungry
used to say that you think sth is very unlikely to happen
她要是准时到这儿那才怪咧！
If she's here on time, I'll eat my hat!
used to ask what sb is annoyed or worried about
a situation in business, politics, etc. where there is a lot of competition and people are willing to harm each other in order to succeed
恐怕在这种行业中竞争是残酷无情的。
I'm afraid in this line of work it's a case of dog eat dog.
We're operating in a dog-eat-dog world.
我们是在一个残酷竞争的世界里立足。
侵蚀；腐蚀；逐渐破坏
to reduce or destroy sth gradually
The coastline is being eaten away year by year.
海岸线年复一年地被侵蚀着。
上馆子吃饭；在外用餐
to have a meal in a restaurant, etc. rather than at home
Do you feel like eating out tonight?
你今晚想下馆子吗？
吃完；吃光
to eat all of sth
Eat up! We've got to go out soon.
都吃光！我们得马上出去。
Come on. Eat up your potatoes.
快点儿。把土豆都吃掉。
（情感）使沉迷，使焦虑，使纠缠
to fill sb with a particular emotion so that they cannot think of anything else
She was eaten up by regrets.
她后悔不已。
（大量地）耗费，花费，损耗
to use sth in large quantities
Legal costs had eaten up all the savings she had.
诉讼费耗掉了她所有的积蓄。
eat
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VERB 吃
When you eat something, you put it into your mouth, chew it, and swallow it.She was eating a sandwich...
她在吃三明治。
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VERB （合理或健康地）饮食
If you eat sensibly or healthily, you eat food that is good for you....a campaign to persuade people to eat more healthily.
劝说人们饮食更加健康的宣传活动
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VERB 用餐;吃饭
If you eat, you have a meal.Let's go out to eat...
我们出去吃吧。
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VERB 使不安;使焦虑
If something is eating you, it is annoying or worrying you.'What the hell's eating you?' he demanded.
“到底什么事让你心烦啊？”他问道。
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PHRASE 完全听命于;完全受…支配
If you have someone eating out of your hand, they are completely under your control.She usually has the press eating out of her hand.
她通常都能将新闻界抓在自己手心。
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PHRASE 比…还要厉害；令…妒忌
People use eat your heart out with the name of a person when they are doing something that they think the person named might be jealous of.A limousine was sent to pick me up and deliver me to the set. Eat your heart out, Tom Selleck!...
他们派了一辆豪华轿车来接我去片场，你就眼红吧，汤姆·塞立克！
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PHRASE （尤指客人）把…吃穷
If you eat someone out of house and home, you eat a lot of their food, especially when you are living with them.Is Karen still eating you out of house and home?
卡伦还在只顾吃光你的家当吗？
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to be eaten alive→ see:alive
verb
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- cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
- The acid corroded the metal
- The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink
- Synonym: corrode rust
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- use up (resources or materials)
- this car consumes a lot of gas
- We exhausted our savings
- They run through 20 bottles of wine a week
- Synonym: consume eat up use up deplete exhaust run through wipe out
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- eat a meal;take a meal
- We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls
- I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation
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- take in solid food
- She was eating a banana
- What did you eat for dinner last night?
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- take in food;used of animals only
- This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat
- What do whales eat?
- Synonym: feed
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- worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way
- What's eating you?
- Synonym: eat on
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I eat lots less than I used to .
我比以前吃得少多了。
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I could just eat a little something .
我只能吃一点点东西。
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Eating too much sugar can lead to health problems .
食用过多的糖会引起健康问题。
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She 'll have them eating out of her hand in no time .
她很快就会让他们俯首帖耳的。
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People should decrease the amount of fat they eat .
人们应减少脂肪的摄入量。
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Would you like something to eat ?
你想吃点什么吗？
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You 'll get fat if you eat so much chocolate .
你如果吃这么多巧克力就会发胖的。
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He 'd eat chocolate all day long if I let him .
我要是不拦着，他会整天不停地吃巧克力。
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First , some basic facts about healthy eating !
首先，说说健康饮食的几点基本事实！
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She went without eating for three days .
她三天没吃东西。
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I don 't know how you can eat that stuff !
我不明白你怎么能吃那种东西！
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They ate everything that was set in front of them .
他们把放在面前的东西都吃光了。
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Spare a thought for those without enough to eat this winter .
请关心一下今冬食不果腹的人。
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I was banking on getting something to eat on the train .
我指望在火车上能找到吃的。
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They walked around the town looking for a place to eat .
他们在城里到处寻找吃饭的地方。
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We eat rice every single day .
我们天天吃米饭。
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We were looking for a place to eat .
我们想找个吃饭的地方。
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Research indicates that eating habits are changing fast .
研究显示，饮食习惯正迅速改变。
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I can 't eat beans ─ they give me wind .
我不能吃豆子，吃了肚子就胀气。
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I 'm not used to eating so much at lunchtime .
我不习惯午饭吃那么多。
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If she 's here on time , I 'll eat my hat !
她要是准时到这儿那才怪咧！
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She may be thin , but she eats like a horse .
她或许是瘦了点，但吃得却很多。
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Let 's eat now and maybe we could catch a movie later .
咱们现在就吃吧，也许还能赶上一场电影。
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You only have to look at her to see she doesn 't eat enough .
你只消看一眼就知道她进食不够多。
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We 'll eat some now and save some for tomorrow .
我们现在吃一些，留一些明天吃。
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The mere thought of eating made him feel sick .
他一想到吃饭就觉得恶心。
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They always gave us plenty to eat .
他们总是给我们好多东西吃。
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You need to change your eating habits .
你得改变你的饮食习惯。
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It 's all the same to me whether we eat now or later .
我们现在吃也行，过一会儿吃也行——我无所谓。
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Let 's go out now and eat afterwards .
咱们现在出去，然后再吃饭。
普通用词，通常指用餐、吃东西。
She is eating bread.
她正在吃面包。
I usually eat oatmeal for breakfast.
我通常吃燕麦粥当早饭。
The Chinese eat with chopsticks.
中国人用筷子吃饭。
She was eating a hamburger.
她在吃汉堡包。
We took our time and ate slowly.
我们不慌不忙地吃着。
Those sausages should be eaten within two days.
那些香肠应该在两天内吃掉。
指匆匆吞咽食物，通常与 down 连用。
He bolted down his breakfast and went to school.
他把早饭囫囵吞下，便上学去了。
Don't bolt your food down like that.
别那样狼吞虎咽地吃东西。
指用牙齿嚼碎食物等。
It is healthy to chew food well before you swallow it.
细嚼慢咽有益于健康。
Babies like to chew on something when they're teething.
幼儿长牙时爱嚼东西。
指饥饿时狼吞虎咽地吃东西，强调吃得快而彻底。
The boys devoured their burgers and fries.
男孩子们狼吞虎咽地吃光了汉堡和薯条。
We sat by the fireplace, devouring beef and onions.
我们坐在壁炉旁，大口大口地吃着牛肉和洋葱。
My dog will devour at least one can of food per day.
我的狗每天至少要吃掉一罐狗粮。
The boy devoured half an apple pie.
小男孩狼吞虎咽地吃下了半个苹果派。
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