eats; ate /ˈeɪt/; Brit /ˈɛt/; /ˈeɪt/ ; eaten /ˈiːtn̩/ ; eating eats; ate /ˈeɪt/; Brit /ˈɛt/; /ˈeɪt/ ; eaten /ˈiːtn̩/ ; eating Learner's definition of EAT
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: to take food into your mouth and swallow it吃 [+ object]
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You'll feel better if you eat something.如果吃点东西,你会感觉好些。
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I ate a big breakfast so I'm not very hungry.我早饭吃得很丰盛,所以不太饿。
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Let's grab a bite to eat. = Let's get something to eat.我们找点东西吃吧。
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I've been trying to watch what I eat. [=to be more careful about eating healthy foods and not eating too much]我一直非常注意自己的饮食。
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I'm hungry. Let's eat.我饿了,咱们吃吧。
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They like to eat at home.他们喜欢在家里吃。
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It's important to eat right. [=to eat healthy foods]饮食健康很重要。
◊ To eat out is to dine at a restaurant rather than at home.下馆子吃
◊ To eat in is to dine at home.在家吃
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: to gradually destroy, use, or take away something : to wear something away侵蚀;腐蚀;损耗 [+ object]
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usually + away [no object]
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usually + into, away at, or at -
Marketing costs ate into their profits.营销成本耗掉了他们的利润。
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The acids were eating away at the metal finish.酸性物质腐蚀了金属饰面。
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The failure of his business has eaten away at his confidence.生意场上的失利逐渐磨灭了他的信心。
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[+ object] informal : to bother or annoy (someone)烦扰;打扰;激怒
be eating out of someone's hand
: to be completely controlled by someone完全受人摆布
eat crow
(US) informal or eat humble pie
: to admit that you were wrong or accept that you have been defeated认错;服输
eat (someone or something) alive
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of insects : to bite (someone or something) many times多次咬;反复咬 2
: to badly defeat or harm someone or something重创;力挫 -
Their competitors are going to eat them alive if they don't cut their prices.如果他们不降价,竞争对手将会向他们重拳出击。
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If this story gets out, the press will eat him alive.如果这件事抖搂出去,媒体将不会饶了他。
eat someone's or something's lunch
— see 1lunch
eat up
[phrasal verb] 1
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used to tell someone to start or continue eating开始吃吧;再吃点 2 eat up (something) or eat (something) up
a : to eat all of (something)吃完;吃光 b : to use up (time, resources, etc.)用尽,用光(时间、资源等) 3
◊ A person who is eaten up with or by jealousy, bitterness, etc., cannot escape that feeling and is made unhappy by it.(因忌妒、痛苦等)被困扰,被缠住
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eat (something) up informal : to enjoy (something) greatly非常喜爱(某物);对…极感兴趣
eat your fill
— see 2fill
eat your words
: to take back what you have said : to admit that you were wrong about something收回前言;承认错误 -
She said she would eat her words if the wedding wasn't called off.她说如果婚礼取消,她会收回前言。
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They promised success, but if things don't get better soon, they may have to eat their words.他们曾保证成功,但如果情况不能很快好转,他们或许只能认错了。
have your cake and eat it too
or have your cake and eat it — see 1cake
I'll eat my hat
informal + old-fashioned
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used to say that something will not happen or cannot be true我才不信;绝不会是真的
the proof of the pudding is in the eating
— see pudding — eatable
/ˈiːtəbəl/ adjective
— eater
noun, plural eaters [count] Synonyms同义词 eat,
consume,
and devour mean to chew and swallow food.*eat、consume和devour均指咀嚼并吞咽食物。 eat is a general word that can apply to any manner of taking in food.*eat使用范围广泛,可指任何形式的进食。 consume suggests completely eating something up so that none is left.*consume意指把食物吃干净。 devour suggests eating quickly and greedily.*devour意指狼吞虎咽地吃。