[VERB 动词]吃 When you eat something, you put it into your mouth, chew it, and swallow it.
[V n]
[V]
She was eating a sandwich...
她在吃三明治。
The bananas should be eaten within two days...
那些香蕉应该在两天内吃掉。
We took our time and ate slowly.
我们不慌不忙地慢慢吃着。
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[VERB 动词]（合理或健康地）饮食 If you eat sensibly or healthily, you eat food that is good for you.
[V adv]
...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 动词]用餐；吃饭 If you eat, you have a meal.
[V]
[V n]
Let's go out to eat...
我们出去吃吧。
We ate lunch together a few times.
我们一起吃过几次午餐。
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[VERB 动词]使不安；使焦虑 If something is eating you, it is annoying or worrying you.
[V n]
[only cont]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
'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 短语]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.
[V and N inflect]
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 短语]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.
[V and N inflect]
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！
I want everyone back in Cleveland to be eating their crummy little hearts out.
我想让家乡克利夫兰所有那些烂人都懊悔不已。
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[PHRASE 短语]（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.
[V inflects]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
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
； to have your cake and eat it→see:
cake
； dog eat dog→see:
dog
； to eat humble pie→see:
humble
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eat away
eat into
eat up
Oxford
eat★/iːt; NAmEiːt/verb(ate/et;eɪt; NAmEeɪt/,eaten/ˈiːtn; NAmEˈiːtn/)1★[intransitive , transitive ]to put food in your mouth, chew it and swallow it 吃◆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。eatsth ◆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。☞collocationsat
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2★[intransitive ]to have a meal 吃饭；用餐◆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饼店用餐。IDIOMSˌeat sb aˈlive( informal) 1to criticize or punish sb severely because you are extremely angry with them （对某人极为气愤而）尖锐批评，严厉惩罚，横加指责2to defeat sb completely in an argument, a competition, etc. （辩论、比赛等中）大败某人，完全战胜某人◆The defence lawyers are going to eat you alive tomorrow.辩护律师明天一定会彻底打败你们。3[usually passive ](of insects, etc. 昆虫等)to bite sb many times （多次）叮，蜇◆I was being eaten alive by mosquitoes.蚊子要把我活活吃了。ˌeat, drink and be ˈmerry( saying) said to encourage sb to enjoy life now, while they can, and not to think of the future 行乐要及时eat your ˈheart out!( informal) used to compare two things and say that one of them is better （比较两事物）比…还好◆Look at him dance! Eat your heart out, Fred Astaire (= he dances even better than Fred Astaire).看看他跳的舞！比弗雷德 · 阿斯泰尔跳得还好。eat your ˈheart out (for sb/sth)( especially BrE) to feel very unhappy, especially because you want sb/sth you cannot have （尤因不能拥有所渴求的人或事物而）极度不快eat humble ˈpie( BrE) (NAmEeat ˈcrow)to say and show that you are sorry for a mistake that you made 认错；道歉；赔罪ORIGINFrom a pun on the old word umbles,meaning ‘offal’, which was considered to be food for poor people. 源自古词 umbles 的双关谐音，意为“内脏”，被认为是穷人的食物。eat like a ˈhorse( informal) to eat a lot 吃得很多◆She may be thin, but she eats like a horse.她或许是瘦了点，但吃得却很多。eat out of your/sb's ˈhandto trust sb and be willing to do what they say 甘愿听命于某人；顺从某人◆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。eat sb out of ˌhouse and ˈhome( informal,often humorous) to eat a lot of sb else's food 把某人吃穷eat your ˈwordsto admit that what you said was wrong 收回前言；承认说错I could eat a ˈhorse( informal) used to say that you are very hungry 我饿极了I'll eat my ˈhat( informal) used to say that you think sth is very unlikely to happen （认为某事不太可能发生）我才不信，那才怪，绝不可能◆If she's here on time, I'll eat my hat!她要是准时到这儿那才怪咧！what's eating him, etc.?( informal) used to ask what sb is annoyed or worried about （某人）为何苦恼（或担忧）☞more at
cake
n.,
dog
n.PHRASAL VERBSˌeat sth↔aˈwayto reduce or destroy sth gradually 侵蚀；腐蚀；逐渐破坏SYN
erode
◆The coastline is being eaten away year by year.海岸线年复一年地被侵蚀着。ˌeat aˈway at sth/sb1to reduce or destroy sth gradually 侵蚀；腐蚀；逐渐破坏◆Woodworm had eaten away at the door frame.木蛀虫将门框一点点蛀坏了。◆His constant criticism ate away at her self-confidence.他不断的批评使她逐渐丧失了自信心。2to worry sb over a period of time （一段时间内）使某人苦恼，使某人担心ˈeat into sth1to use up a part of sth, especially sb's money or time 消耗，花掉，耗费（尤指金钱或时间）◆Those repair bills have really eaten into my savings.那些修理账单已经耗掉我相当一部份积蓄。2to destroy or damage the surface of sth 腐蚀，损坏（物体表面）◆Rust had eaten into the metal.这金属已经锈坏。★ˌeat ˈoutto have a meal in a restaurant, etc. rather than at home 上馆子吃饭；在外用餐◆Do you feel like eating out tonight?你今晚想下馆子吗？★ˌeat ˈup | ˌeat sth↔ˈupto eat all of sth 吃完；吃光◆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。ˌeat sb ˈup[usually passive ]to fill sb with a particular emotion so that they cannot think of anything else （情感）使沉迷，使焦虑，使纠缠◆She was eaten up by regrets.她后悔不已。ˌeat sth↔ˈupto use sth in large quantities （大量地）耗费，花费，损耗◆Legal costs had eaten up all the savings she had.诉讼费耗掉了她所有的积蓄。eateatsateeatingeateneat/iːt; NAmEiːt/ate/et;eɪt; NAmEeɪt/eaten/ˈiːtn; NAmEˈiːtn/
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eateat /iːt/ ●●●S1W1 verb (past tense ate /et, eɪt $ eɪt/, past participle eaten /ˈiːtn/)
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1food [intransitive, transitive] to put food in your mouth and chew and swallow it: Felix chatted cheerfully as he ate. A small girl was eating an ice cream. We had plenty to eat and drink. It’s important to eat healthily when you are pregnant. I exercise and eat right and get plenty of sleep. Would you like something to eat? She can eat like a horse and never put on weight. We stopped at McDonalds to get a bite to eat. Good eating habits are the best way of preventing infection.ready-to-eat foods such as deli meats and cheeses ‘More cake?’ ‘No thanks, I couldn’t eat another thing.’ No chicken for me. I don’t eat meat (=I never eat meat). Does Rob eat fish?2meal [intransitive, transitive] to have a meal: Let’s eat first and then go to a movie. They’re eating breakfast.eat at We could not afford to eat at Walker’s very often.3eat your words to admit that what you said was wrong: I’m going to make you eat your words.4eat your heart outa)used to say, especially humorously, that something is very good: That’s a great drawing. Pablo Picasso eat your heart out!b)British English to be unhappy about something or to want someone or something very much: If you had any sense you’d forget him, but eat your heart out if you want to.5eat somebody alive/eat somebody for breakfast to be very angry with someone or to defeat them completely: You can’t tell him that – he’ll eat you alive!6use [transitive] to use a very large amount of something: This car eats petrol.7eat humble pie (also eat crow American English) to admit that you were wrong and say that you are sorry8I’ll eat my hat used to emphasize that you think something is not true or will not happen: If the Democrats win the election, I’ll eat my hat!9have somebody eating out of your hand to have made someone very willing to believe you or do what you want: He soon had the client eating out of his hand.10eat somebody out of house and home to eat a lot of someone’s supply of food, so that they have to buy more – used humorously11what’s eating somebody? spoken used to ask why someone seems annoyed or upset: What’s eating Sally today?12I could eat a horse spoken used to say you are very hungry13I/we won’t eat you spoken used to tell someone that you are not angry with them and they need not be frightened14you are what you eat used to say that you will be healthy if the food you eat is healthy →
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COLLOCATIONSnounseat breakfast/lunch/dinner etc· What time do you usually eat lunch?adverbseat well (=have enough food, or have good food)· The people work hard, but they eat well.eat healthily/sensibly (=eat food that will keep you healthy)· If you eat healthily and exercise regularly, you’ll look and feel a lot better.eat properly British English, eat right American English (=eat food that will keep you healthy)· He hadn’t been eating properly and was drinking far too much.eat hungrily (=eat a lot quickly, because you are very hungry)· The children ate hungrily, devouring everything on their plate.eat sparingly (=eat very little)· Carter joined us for lunch, but ate sparingly, as he always did.phraseshave something/nothing to eat (=eat something/nothing)· We’ll leave after we’ve had something to eat.have enough/plenty etc to eat· Have you had enough to eat?have little to eat (=not have enough food)· The refugees had very little to eat and no clean water.find something to eat· I got dressed and went downstairs to find something to eat.get something to eat (=prepare or buy some food)· I’m sure you can get something to eat on the train.somebody’s eating habits (=the kinds of things they eat or drink regularly)· The doctor asked me about my eating habits and how much I smoked.an eating disorder (=a mental illness which causes you to eat too much or too little)· She described her battle with the eating disorder bulimia.a bite to eat (=a small meal)· We should have time for a bite to eat before we set out.eat like a horse (=eat a lot)· She eats like a horse but never puts on any weight!eat like a bird (=eat very little)· Ever since she was a child, Jan had always eaten like a bird.I couldn’t eat another thing spoken (=used to say that you are completely full)· Thanks, that was lovely, but I couldn’t eat another thing.THESAURUSeat to put food in your mouth and chew and swallow it: · Experts recommend eating plenty of fruit and vegetables.have to eat a particular food: · ‘What do you usually have for breakfast?’ ‘I usually just have coffee and toast.’· We had the set meal.feed on something to eat a particular kind of food – used when talking about animals: · Foxes feed on a wide range of foods including mice, birds, insects, and fruit.consume written to eat or drink something – used especially in scientific or technical contexts: · Babies consume large amounts relative to their body weight.munch (on) something to eat something with big continuous movements of your mouth, especially when you are enjoying your food: · He was munching on an apple.· They were sitting on a bench munching their sandwiches.nibble (on) something to eat something by biting off very small pieces: · If you want a healthy snack, why not just nibble on a carrot?pick at something to eat only a small amount of your food because you are not hungry or do not like the food: · Lisa was so upset that she could only pick at her food.stuff/gorge yourself to eat so much food that you cannot eat anything else: · He’s always stuffing himself with cakes.· We gorged ourselves on my mother’s delicious apple tart.slurp to eat soup, noodles etc with a noisy sucking sound: · In England it’s considered rude to slurp your soup, but in some countries it’s seen as a sign of enjoyment.to eat something quicklygobble something up/down informal to eat something very quickly, especially because you like it very much or you are greedy: · You’ve gobbled up all the ice-cream!· The children gobbled it down in no time.wolf something down informal to eat food quickly, especially because you are very hungry or in a hurry: · The boy wolfed down everything on his plate and asked for more.bolt something down British English to eat food very quickly, especially because you are in a hurry: · He bolted down his breakfast and was out of the door within 5 minutes.· You shouldn’t bolt your food down like that.devour /dɪˈvaʊə $ -ˈvaʊr/ especially written to eat all of something quickly because you are very hungry: · In a very short time, the snake had devoured the whole animal.to eat less food or stop eatingbe on a diet to be eating less or different food than normal in order to become thinner: · No cake thanks – I’m on a diet.fast to not eat for a period of time, often for religious reasons: · Muslim people fast during the month of Ramadan.eat away phrasal verbto gradually remove or destroy somethingSYN erode: The stones are being eaten away by pollution.eat away at phrasal verb1to gradually remove or reduce the amount of something: His gambling was eating away at their income.2to make someone feel very worried over a long period of time: The thought of mother alone like that was eating away at her.eat in phrasal verbto eat at home instead of in a restauranteat into phrasal verb1to gradually reduce the amount of time, money etc that is available: John’s university fees have been eating into our savings.2to gradually damage or destroy something: Acid eats into the metal, damaging its surface.eat out phrasal verbto eat in a restaurant instead of at home: Do you eat out a lot?eat up phrasal verb1to eat all of something: Come on, eat up, there’s a good girl.eat something ↔ up She’s made a cake and wants us to help eat it up.2eat something ↔ up informal to use a lot of something, especially until there is none left: Big cars just eat up money.3be eaten up with/by jealousy/anger/curiosity etc to be very jealous, angry etc, so that you cannot think about anything else
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