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IELTS BNC: 5626 COCA: 5910

feast

1 feast /ˈfiːst/ noun
plural feasts
1 feast
/ˈfiːst/
noun
plural feasts
Learner's definition of FEAST
[count]
: a special meal with large amounts of food and drink盛宴;筵席
: a large formal dinner(盛大、正式的)宴会
often used figuratively常用作比喻
: a religious festival宗教节日
2 feast /ˈfiːst/ verb
feasts; feasted; feasting
2 feast
/ˈfiːst/
verb
feasts; feasted; feasting
Learner's definition of FEAST
[no object]
: to eat large amounts of food饱餐;尽情地吃usually + on

feast your eyes on

: to look at (something or someone) with great pleasure尽情欣赏;大饱眼福
IELTS BNC: 5626 COCA: 5910

feast

1 of 2

noun

1
a
: an elaborate and usually abundant meal often accompanied by a ceremony or entertainment : banquet
b(1)
: something that gives unusual or abundant enjoyment
a visual feast
(2)
: abundance, profusion
an unprecedented feast of corruption, gargantuan in scale Neil Sheehan
2
: a periodic religious observance commemorating an event or honoring a deity, person, or thing

feast

2 of 2

verb

feasted; feasting; feasts

intransitive verb

1
: to take part in a feast
2
: to enjoy some unusual pleasure or delight

transitive verb

1
: to give a feast for
2
: delight, gratify
feasting our eyes on the scenery
feaster noun

Example Sentences

Noun give the annual Thanksgiving feast Every guest brought a different dish to the party, and we had quite a feast. There were hundreds of guests at the royal wedding feast. the feast of the Nativity Verb the returning war heroes were feasted all over the country feast your eyes on all the fresh flowers at the farmers' market See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Moose feast on their leaves during the spring and summer. Avery Lill, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Sep. 2022 The resulting movie offers viewers a feast for their senses, including an addictive soundtrack, old-school fashion, and breathtaking driving scenes. Andy Meek, BGR, 27 Aug. 2022 Since the pandemic, it’s been feast or famine at the box office. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 22 Aug. 2022 And the men and women who surround him feast on their own grievance. Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2022 After the teams combined for 25 runs in an offensive feast Friday, Saturday began with quality starting pitching. Julian Mcwilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Aug. 2022 People who observe Hinduism also ask for blessings from the goddess Lakshmi on this day, and may also enjoy a feast and plenty of sweets to mark the occasion. Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day, 18 Aug. 2022 After a two-year absence because of the pandemic, EAT Detroit, a roaming culinary feast that benefits the underserved in Detroit, came back in a big way. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 Aug. 2022 Sit under a wisteria canopy and feast on dishes such as Portland crab with Amalfi lemon, or Dover sole with agretti and capers—then lose an hour or so browsing the impeccable plant selection on offer before heading into Richmond Park for a stroll. Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 1 Aug. 2022
Verb
The last few seasons have been feast or famine and not much in between. Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 7 Sep. 2022 Three locations across Los Angeles—Santa Monica, The Grove, and Hollywood Boulevard—will also have their chance on the same days to feast on tech-billionaire treats. Tiffany Ap, Quartz, 12 July 2022 Collectors hungry for a dose of automotive nostalgia will soon have the chance to feast on one perfectly retro Maserati. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2021 That means that more pelicans, cormorants and terns now occupy the bay to feast on the fish. The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Aug. 2022 Embiid commands constant double-teams, but that would leave both Durant and Harden to feast on single coverage. Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 Heupel's warp-speed system positioned UT to feast on the weaker teams on its schedule. Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 18 July 2022 Only one enables data centers to feast from shuttering in tight markets. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2022 According to a team of ecologists, per the NYT, there is evidence that the bobcats feast on python eggs. Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English feste, from Anglo-French, from Latin festa, plural of festum festival, from neuter of festus solemn, festal; akin to Latin feriae holidays, fanum temple

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of feast was in the 13th century
IELTS BNC: 5626 COCA: 5910
feast

noun¹

1special meal特殊的一餐ADJECTIVE | VERB + FEAST | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEdelicious可口的大餐veritable (often figurative) 名副其實的盛宴a veritable feast of music一次音樂盛宴big, grand, great, huge, lavish, sumptuous大餐;豪華的宴會;盛宴;鋪張的宴會Villagers used to hold a great feast at harvest time.村民過去常常在收穫季節舉辦盛大的宴會。celebratory, family, holiday, village, wedding慶祝宴會;家庭宴會;假日大餐;村宴;婚宴Christmas, Thanksgiving聖誕節/感恩節大餐VERB + FEASTgive, have, hold, host舉辦宴會;舉行宴會;設宴;主辦宴會make, prepare準備/籌辦宴會The women were busy preparing the wedding feast.女人們正忙着準備婚宴。provide (sb with)(為某人)提供大餐The salmon provide a delicious feast for the brown bear.三文魚是棕熊的美餐。attend出席宴會eat吃大餐First everyone ate a grand feast.首先,每人都吃了一頓豪華大餐。enjoy享用盛宴PREPOSITIONat a/the feast在宴會上feast of⋯大餐a feast of Spanish food and wine提供西班牙美酒佳肴的宴會
feast

noun²

2religious festival宗教節日ADJECTIVE | VERB + FEAST | FEAST + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEmovable日期不固定的宗教節日VERB + FEASTcelebrate慶祝宗教節日FEAST + NOUNday宗教節日PREPOSITIONon the feast of在⋯節日on the feast of St John在聖約翰節feast of⋯節the feast of Passover逾越節

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