[VERB 动词]养；喂；饲养 If you feed a person or animal, you give them food to eat and sometimes actually put it in their mouths.
[V n]
[V n n]
[V n on/with n]
[V n to n]
[Also V pron-refl]
[mainly BRIT 主英]
We brought along pieces of old bread and fed the birds...
我们拿了几片陈面包来喂鸟。
She fed him a cookie...
她给他吃了一块饼干。
In that part of the world you can feed cattle on almost any green vegetable or fruit...
在那个地方，几乎任何绿色蔬菜或水果都可以给牛吃。
He spooned the ice cream into a cup and fed it to her.
他用勺子把冰激凌舀进杯子，喂给她吃。
Feed is also a noun.
She's had a good feed.
她大吃了一顿。
feeding
The feeding of dairy cows has undergone a revolution.
乳牛的喂养方法发生了巨大的改变。
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[VERB 动词]供养，养活(家庭或群体) To feed a family or a community means to supply food for them.
[V n]
Feeding a hungry family can be expensive.
养活饥肠辘辘的一家人花费很大。
...a food reserve large enough to feed the Sudanese population for many months.
足够苏丹人吃好多个月的食物储备
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[VERB 动词](动物)吃食，进食 When an animal feeds, it eats or drinks something.
[V]
[V on/off n]
After a few days the caterpillars stopped feeding...
几天后毛虫停止进食。
Slugs feed on decaying plant and animal material.
蛞蝓以腐烂的动植物为食。
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]吃奶；给…喂奶 When a baby feeds, or when you feed it, it drinks breast milk or milk from a bottle.
[V]
[V n]
When a baby is thirsty, it feeds more often...
婴儿渴的时候，吃奶就会更频繁。
I knew absolutely nothing about handling or feeding a baby.
我对如何抱婴儿、如何给婴儿喂食一无所知。
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[N-MASS 物质名词]饲料 Animal feed is food given to animals, especially farm animals.
[usu n N]
The grain just rotted and all they could use it for was animal feed.
谷物完全烂掉了，他们能将其派上的唯一用场就是作动物饲料。
...poultry feed.
家禽饲料
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[VERB 动词]源源不断地供给；输送 To feed something to a place, means to supply it to that place in a steady flow.
[V n prep]
...blood vessels that feed blood to the brain.
将血液输送到大脑的血管
...gas fed through pipelines.
通过管道输送的燃气
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[VERB 动词]将…放到，将…投入(容器或装置中) If you feed something into a container or piece of equipment, you put it into it.
[V n prep]
He took the compact disc from her, then fed it into the player...
他从她手里接过光盘，放入播放机中。
She was feeding documents into a paper shredder.
她将文件放入碎纸机。
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[VERB 动词]向…泄露(秘密)；向…灌输，向…通报(虚假信息) If someone feeds you false or secret information, they deliberately tell it to you.
[V n n]
[V n with n]
[Also V n to n]
He was surrounded by people who fed him ghastly lies...
他周围的人都在给他灌输可怕的谎言。
At least one British officer was feeding him with classified information.
至少有一个英国官员在向他提供机密情报。
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[VERB 动词]加深，加强(厌恶或渴望) If you feed someone's dislike or desire for something, you make it stronger.
[V n]
The divorce was painfully public, feeding her dislike of the press.
离婚的事张扬出去，她十分痛苦，更加厌恶媒体了。
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[VERB 动词]给…施肥 If you feed a plant, you add substances to it to make it grow well.
[V n]
Feed plants to encourage steady growth.
给植物施肥促使其不断生长。
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[VERB 动词](因…而)壮大；(从…中)得到滋养 If one thing feeds on another, it becomes stronger as a result of the other thing's existence.
[V on n]
The drinking and the guilt fed on each other.
酗酒和犯罪彼此助长。
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[VERB 动词]将(信息)输入(计算机) To feed information into a computer means to gradually put it into it.
[V n into/to n]
An automatic weather station feeds information on wind direction to the computer.
自动化气象站将风向信息输入计算机。
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to bite the hand that feeds you→see:
bite
； mouths to feed→see:
mouth
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feedfeedsfedfeedingverb★(fed,fed/fed; NAmEfed/)give/eat food 提供╱吃食物1★[transitive ]to give food to a person or an animal 给（人或动物）食物；喂养；饲养feedsb/sth/yourself ◆Have you fed the cat yet?你喂了猫没有？◆The baby can't feed itself yet (= can't put food into its own mouth).这个婴儿还不能自己吃东西。feedsb/sth (on) sth ◆The cattle are fed (on) barley.牛要喂大麦。feedsth to sb/sth ◆The barley is fed to the cattle.牛喂的是大麦。2★[intransitive ](of a baby or an animal 婴儿或动物)to eat food 进食◆Slugs and snails feed at night.蛞蝓和蜗牛夜间进食。☞see also feed on/off sth3★[transitive ]feedsb to provide food for a family or group of people 养，养活（全家、一群人）◆They have a large family to feed.他们要养活一大家人。◆There's enough here to feed an army.这儿的东西足以养活一支军队。plant 植物4★[transitive ]feedsth to give a plant a special substance to make it grow 施（肥等）◆Feed the plants once a week.每星期要给这些花草施一次肥。give advice/information 提供意见╱信息5[transitive ]to give advice, information, etc. to sb/sth 提供（意见或信息等）；灌输feedsb sth ◆We are constantly fed gossip and speculation by the media.媒体不断给我们灌输流言蜚语和猜测臆断。feedsth to sb ◆Gossip and speculation are constantly fed to us by the media.媒体不断把流言蜚语和猜测臆断灌输给我们。supply 供给6[transitive ]to supply sth to sb/sth 供给；供应feedA (with B) ◆The electricity line is fed with power through an underground cable.这条电线的电源是通过地下电缆传输的。feedB into A ◆Power is fed into the electricity line through an underground cable.电力通过地下电缆传输到这条电线。put into machine 放进机器中7[transitive ]to put or push sth into or through a machine 把…放进机器；将…塞进机器feedA (with B) ◆He fed the meter with coins.他把硬币投入停车计时收费器。feedB into A ◆He fed coins into the meter.他把硬币投入停车计时收费器。feedsth into/through sth ◆The fabric is fed through the machine.布料放进了机器。satisfy need 满足需要8[transitive ]feedsth to satisfy a need, desire, etc. and keep it strong 满足（需要、愿望、欲望等）◆For drug addicts, the need to feed the addiction takes priority over everything else.对于吸毒者来说满足毒瘾胜过一切。IDIOMˌfeed your ˈface( informal,usually disapproving) to eat a lot of food or too much food 大吃一顿；吃得过饱☞more at
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v.PHRASAL VERBSˌfeed ˈback (into/to sth)to have an influence on the development of sth by reacting to it in some way 反过来影响（事物的发展）◆What the audience tells me feeds back into my work.观众给我提的意见反过来对我的作品起到了促进作用。ˌfeed (sth)↔ˈback (to sb)to give information or opinions about sth, especially so that it can be improved 反馈，反应（信息或意见）◆Test results will be fed back to the schools.测验的成绩将反馈给各学校。ˈfeed into sthto have an influence on the development of sth 对…的发展产生影响◆The report's findings will feed into company policy.公司的政策将会考虑到报告的调研结果。ˈfeed on/off sth1(of an animal 动物)to eat sth 以…为食◆Butterflies feed on the flowers of garden plants.蝴蝶以园林中草木的花为食。2( often disapproving) to become stronger because of sth else 因…而壮大；从…中得到滋养◆Racism feeds on fear.恐惧心理会助长种族主义。ˌfeed ˈthrough (to sb/sth)to reach sb/sth after going through a process or system 最终得以提供给◆It will take time for the higher rates to feed through to investors.需要时日投资者才能最终得到较高的回报率。ˌfeed sb↔ˈup( BrE) to give a lot of food to sb to make them fatter or stronger （用大量食物）养肥，养壮nounmeal for baby/animal 婴儿╱动物的食物1[countable ]a meal of milk for a young baby; a meal for an animal （婴儿的）一次喂奶，一餐；（动物的）一次喂给的饲料◆her morning feed她早上的一次喂奶for animals/plants 动植物2[uncountable , countable ]food for animals or plants 动物的饲料；植物的肥料◆winter feed for the horses马的冬季饲料for machine 机器3[uncountable ]material supplied to a machine （机器的）进料4[countable ]a pipe, device, etc. which supplies a machine with sth （机器的）进料装置，进料器◆the cold feed to the water cylinder水缸的冷进水管◆The printer has an automatic paper feed.这台打印机有自动进纸装置。large meal 丰盛膳食5[countable ]( informal) a large meal 丰盛的一餐◆They needed a bath and a good feed.他们需要洗个澡，饱餐一顿。television programmes 电视节目6[uncountable ]( NAmE) television programmes that are sent from a central station to other stations in a network; the system of sending out these programmes （电视中心台）网络供给节目（系统）◆network feed网络供给节目系统feed/fiːd; NAmEfiːd/fed/fed; NAmEfed/
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feedfeed1 /fiːd/ ●●●S1W2 verb (past tense and past participle fed /fed/)
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1give food [transitive]a)to give food to a person or animal: Have you fed the cat?feed yourself She was too weak to feed herself.feed something to somebody Several children were feeding bread to the ducks.feed somebody on/with something They were fed well on her mother’s home cooking.b)to provide enough food for a group of people: groceries to feed a family of five The prison is required to feed and clothe the prisoners.2plant [transitive] to give a special substance to a plant, which helps it grow: Feed the tomatoes once a week.feed something with something Feed houseplants with a liquid fertilizer.3animal/baby [intransitive] if a baby or an animal feeds, they eat: Frogs generally feed at night. Let your baby feed as long as she wants.4well-fed/under-fed/poorly-fed having plenty of food or not enough food: a well-dressed, well-fed woman5computer [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to put information into a computer over a period of timefeed something into something Figures are fed into the computer, which then predicts the likely profit.6supply something [transitive] to supply something, especially a liquid, gas, or electricity: The public baths are fed by natural springs.feed something to something The sound is fed directly to the headphones.feed something with something Laura crouched by the fire, feeding it with dry sticks.7put something into something [transitive] to put something into something else, especially gradually and through a small holefeed something into/through something A tube was fed down the patient’s throat into her stomach.feed something into something She fed her last two coins into the machine for a cup of coffee. Shelton fed the electricity meter.8increase emotion [transitive] to increase the strength of an emotion, desire etc: Her depression grew, fed by her bitter experiences.9feed an addiction/need etc to satisfy a strong need, such as a need for a drug: He committed both crimes to feed his addiction to heroin.10information [transitive] to give someone information or ideas over a period timefeed somebody with something She feeds the media with stories, which is a way of getting free advertising.feed something to somebody US intelligence had been feeding false information to a KGB agent.11sport [transitive] to throw or hit a ball to someone else on your team, especially so that they can make a pointfeed something to somebody He fed the ball to Jol, who scored.12feed lines/jokes to somebody to say things to another performer so that they can make jokes13 feed your face informal to eat a lot of foodSYN stuff yourself14tv/radio [transitive] to send a television or radio programme somewhere so that it can be broadcast15feed somebody a line informal to tell someone something which is not true, so that they will do what you want →
breast-feed
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feed back phrasal verbto give advice or criticism to someone about something they have donefeed back on We’re just waiting for the manager to feed back on it.feed something ↔ back (to somebody) I am grateful to all those who fed back their comments. They feed back to the government the reactions of the people affected.feed into phrasal verbto have an effect on something or help to make it happen: The influence of Italian designer fashion feeds into sports fashion.feed off phrasal verb1if an animal feeds off something, it gets food from it: birds that feed off the seeds from trees2to use something to increase, become stronger, or succeed – sometimes used to show disapproval: fad diets that feed off our desire to be thinfeed on phrasal verb1if an animal feeds on a particular food, it usually eats that food: Owls feed on mice and other small animals.2if a feeling or process feeds on something, it becomes stronger because of it: Prejudice feeds on ignorance.feed up phrasal verb British Englishto give someone a lot of food to make them more healthySYN fatten up American English
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1baby [countable] British English one of the times when you give milk to a small baby: the two a.m. feed2animal food [uncountable] food for animals: fish feed3supply [countable] a tube or piece of equipment which supplies a machine with something, especially fuel4tv/radio/computer [countable, uncountable] when a television or radio signal, computer information etc is sent somewhere, or the connection that is used to do this: a live satellite feed from the space station5meal [countable] old-fashioned a big meal
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