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BNC: 701 COCA: 543

eat

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Related topics: Food, Leisure
eat /iːt/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tensepst ate /et, eɪt $ eɪt/, past participlepp eaten /ˈiːtn/)  
1  food 食物 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]EAT to put food in your mouth and chew and swallow it 吃
 Felix chatted cheerfully as he ate.
费利克斯一边吃一边兴奋地聊天。
 A small girl was eating an ice cream.
一个小女孩在吃冰激凌。
 We had plenty to eat and drink.
我们有很多吃的喝的。
 It’s important to eat healthily when you are pregnant.
怀孕的时候吃得健康很重要。
 I exercise and eat right and get plenty of sleep.
我做运动，饮食得当，睡眠充足。
 Would you like something to eat?
想吃点什么吗？
 She can eat like a horse and never put on weight.
她可以吃得很多，但体重从来不会增加。
 We stopped at McDonalds to get a bite to eat.
我们在麦当劳停下来吃点东西。
 Good eating habits are the best way of preventing infection.
良好的饮食习惯是预防感染的最佳方法。
 ready-to-eat foods such as deli meats and cheeses
肉类熟食、奶酪等即食食品
 ‘More cake?’ ‘No thanks, I couldn’t eat another thing.’
“再来点蛋糕？” “不要了，谢谢。 我再也吃不下了。”
 No chicken for me. I don’t eat meat (=I never eat meat).
我不要鸡肉，我不吃肉的。
 Does Rob eat fish?
罗布吃鱼吗？
2  meal 一餐 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DFDL to have a meal 吃(饭)
 Let’s eat first and then go to a movie.
我们先吃饭然后再去看电影吧。
 They’re eating breakfast.
他们在吃早餐。
eat at
 We could not afford to eat at Walker’s very often.
我们没钱经常去沃克餐馆用餐。
3  eat your words ADMITto admit that what you said was wrong 承认自己说错了话
 I’m going to make you eat your words.
我要让你承认自己说错了话。
Examples from the Corpus
eat your words• I never thought Clare would be any good at this job, but I've had to eat my words.• Some day they will eat their words.• They think we can't compete with them - I'll make them eat their words.• When Tottenham went to the top of the league early in the season, people said it wouldn't last. They have had to eat their words.• Anthony Troon, eat your words!• It is now time, however, that I eat my words.• Lugh was going to fool Medoc very neatly, and they would all eat their words.• But Sun will have to eat its words and may have to declare a product like its News windowing system dead.• I reply, eating my words as I speak them.• We check out a sound card that will make them eat their words - the Laserwave Plus.• So let the Review Board eat its words, when I win the annual all-industry award for originality.
4  eat your heart out 
a) COMPAREused to say, especially humorously, that something is very good 强多了〔尤为幽默用法〕
 That’s a great drawing. Pablo Picasso eat your heart out!
那幅画真棒，比毕加索强多了！
b) British EnglishBrESAD/UNHAPPYWANT to be unhappy about something or to want someone or something very much 沮丧；渴求〔某人或某物〕
 If you had any sense you’d forget him, but eat your heart out if you want to.
如果你有点理智就把他忘掉，但如果你非要这样你就难受去吧。
Examples from the Corpus
eat your heart out• Eric Clapton eat your heart out.• Keith Floyd eat your heart out!!• Pablo Picasso, eat your heart out.• Philip Schofield, eat your heart out.• The square tango had to be seen to be believed - eat your hearts out, disco dancers!• Kate is obviously eating her heart out for a colour changer and an intarsia carriage.• I just bought a new convertible. Eat your heart out, Jay.
5  eat somebody alive/eat somebody for breakfast ANGRYto be very angry with someone or to defeat them completely 对某人大发脾气；彻底打败某人
 You can’t tell him that – he’ll eat you alive!
你不能告诉他那件事，他会气得活吞了你！
6  use 使用 [transitiveT]USE/CONSUME to use a very large amount of something 大量消耗
 This car eats petrol.
这车耗油太多。
7. eat humble pie  (also eat crow American EnglishAmE)ADMIT to admit that you were wrong and say that you are sorry 认错，道歉
Examples from the Corpus
eat humble pie• Martinez had to eat crow when he bragged that the Red Sox would win the division and they came in last.• Taylor's victory in the semi-final has forced many of her critics to eat humble pie.• The Midlanders have been eating humble pie this season, though they deserve better fare.• Come and take potluck eat humble pie whatever.
8  I’ll eat my hat UNTRUEused to emphasize that you think something is not true or will not happen 我才不信〔强调认为某事不是真的或不可能发生〕
Examples from the Corpus
I’ll eat my hat• If the Democrats win, I'll eat my hat!
9  have somebody eating out of your hand CONTROLto have made someone very willing to believe you or do what you want 使某人俯首听命，使某人百依百顺
Examples from the Corpus
have somebody eating out of your hand• He's brilliant in job interviews -- he always manages to get the panel eating out of his hand.• I introduced Mr Wilkinson to my mother, and within minutes she had him eating out of her hand.• In a second or two a man might have these boys eating out of his hand.
10. eat somebody out of house and home EATto eat a lot of someone’s supply of food, so that they have to buy more – used humorously 把某人吃穷〔幽默用法〕
Examples from the Corpus
eat somebody out of house and home• Our sixteen-year-old is eating us out of house and home.
11  what’s eating sb? spokenANGRY used to ask why someone seems annoyed or upset 是什么让某人心烦？
12. I could eat a horse spokenHUNGRY/WANT TO EAT used to say you are very hungry 我饿极了
13. I/we won’t eat you spoken used to tell someone that you are not angry with them and they need not be frightened 〔别怕〕我/我们不会把你吃了的
14. you are what you eat used to say that you will be healthy if the food you eat is healthy 健康取决于饮食
→ eats, → have your cake and eat it at cake1(6)
n COLLOCATIONS
nouns
eat breakfast/lunch/dinner etc
What time do you usually eat lunch?
adverbs
eat 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 EnglishBrE, eat right American EnglishAmE (=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.
phrases
have 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.
 THESAURUS
eat to put food in your mouth and chew and swallow it 吃
Experts recommend eating plenty of fruit and vegetables.
专家建议多吃蔬菜和水果。
have to eat a particular food 吃〔某种食物〕
‘What do you usually have for breakfast?’ ‘I usually just have coffee and toast.’
“你早餐一般吃什么？” “一般就是咖啡和吐司。”
We had the set meal.
我们吃的是套餐。
feed on something to eat a particular kind of food – used when talking about animals 〔动物〕以某物为食
Foxes feed on a wide range of foods including mice, birds, insects, and fruit.
狐狸的食物种类繁多，包括鼠类、鸟类、昆虫及水果。
consume written to eat or drink something – used especially in scientific or technical contexts 吃；喝〔尤用于科技文体中〕
Babies consume large amounts relative to their body weight.
相对其体重而言，婴儿食量很大。
munch (on) something to eat something with big continuous movements of your mouth, especially when you are enjoying your food 〔尤因喜欢吃而〕大嚼某物
He was munching on an apple.
他在大口吃着苹果。
They were sitting on a bench munching their sandwiches.
他们正坐在长椅上大嚼三明治。
nibble (on) something to eat something by biting off very small pieces 啃某物，小口咬某物
If you want a healthy snack, why not just nibble on a carrot?
想吃健康零食的话，怎么不啃根胡萝卜呢？
pick at something to eat only a small amount of your food because you are not hungry or do not like the food 〔因不饿或不喜欢而〕挑挑拣拣地吃某物
Lisa was so upset that she could only pick at her food.
莉萨心情很不好，只是勉强吃了一点。
stuff/gorge yourself to eat so much food that you cannot eat anything else 吃饱，吃足
He’s always stuffing himself with cakes.
他总是一个劲地吃蛋糕。
We gorged ourselves on my mother’s delicious apple tart.
我们没命地吃妈妈做的美味苹果馅饼。
slurp to eat soup, noodles etc with a noisy sucking sound 出声地吃[喝]
In England it’s considered rude to slurp your soup, but in some countries it’s seen as a sign of enjoyment.
在英格兰，咕嘟咕嘟地喝汤被认为没礼貌，但在有些国家却被认为是吃得高兴的表现。
to eat something quickly 快速吃某物
gobble something up/down informal to eat something very quickly, especially because you like it very much or you are greedy 〔尤因太喜欢或贪婪而〕狼吞虎咽，大嚼某物
You’ve gobbled up all the ice-cream!
你几口就把冰激凌全都吃完啦！
The children gobbled it down in no time.
孩子们不一会儿就把它吃光了。
wolf something down informal to eat food quickly, especially because you are very hungry or in a hurry 〔尤因太饿或赶时间而〕狼吞虎咽地吃某物
The boy wolfed down everything on his plate and asked for more.
小男孩把盘子里的东西一扫而光后还要吃。
bolt something down British EnglishBrE to eat food very quickly, especially because you are in a hurry 〔尤因赶时间而〕狼吞虎咽
He bolted down his breakfast and was out of the door within 5 minutes.
五分钟之内他就吞下早餐出了门。
You shouldn’t bolt your food down like that.
你吃东西不该这样狼吞虎咽的。
devour /dɪˈvaʊə $ -ˈvaʊr/ especially written to eat all of something quickly because you are very hungry 〔因太饿而〕狼吞虎咽，吞食
In a very short time, the snake had devoured the whole animal.
蛇很快便将那动物囫囵吞下。
nto eat less food or stop eating
be 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.
 PHRASAL VERBS
Examples from the Corpus
eat• What time do we eat?• I'm not hungry, thanks - I've already eaten.• Hey! - Someone's eaten all my chocolates.• She was sitting on the wall, eating an apple.• I'm so full. I couldn't eat another thing.• We usually eat at seven o'clock.• We ate dinner at around six, then went out.• And in order to eat, I needed customers.• That big old car of mine just eats money.• This was, after all, the ceremony of eating one, not two chips.• We eat out about once a month.• Don't eat so fast - you'll get sick.• I can not eat so much.• I ate some fruit, followed by a tuna sandwich made with solid wholemeal bread and headed for Toby's house.• She forced herself to eat some more dry biscuits and chocolate, washing them down with a small amount of water.• He would eat whatever food was brought him, but took no notice of anyone.• Eat your dinner.
eat healthily• Her philosophy on food: you don't need to sacrifice your tastebuds to eat healthily.• I don't want to eat healthily.• We still have to eat healthily.• Within my eating plans I always include foods rich in nutrients to ensure that my dieters eat healthily.• As a safeguard, the group advices pregnant women to eat healthily, cut down on drinking and avoid smoking.
Origin eat
Old English etan
eat verb →n COLLOCATIONS1 →THESAURUS1
→PHRASAL VERBS1
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BNC: 701 COCA: 543
eat

verb

ADVERB | VERB + EAT | PHRASES ADVERB➤well吃得好◇We ate very well most of the time (= had lots of nice food).大多數時間我們吃得很好。➤a lot, enough, too much吃很多；吃飽；吃得太多◇He's not eating enough.他沒吃夠。➤healthfully, healthily, properly, sensibly吃得健康；合理進食◇I'm trying to eat more healthily.我設法吃得更健康些。◇She doesn't eat sensibly (= doesn't eat food that is good for her).她飲食不合理。➤poorly吃得很不好▸➤hungrily, ravenously狼吞虎咽➤heartily盡情地吃▸➤sparingly吃得很少◇Barton did not feel very hungry and ate sparingly.巴頓不覺得很餓，吃得不多。➤barely, hardly幾乎沒吃什麼◇He'd barely eaten any breakfast.他幾乎沒怎麼吃早餐。➤quickly, slowly吃得快；吃得慢➤in silence, quietly, silently靜靜地吃➤happily高興地吃◇Everyone happily ate the huge meal.大家都很開心地吃了一頓大餐。➤alone, together獨自一個人吃；一起吃VERB + EAT➤find sth to, get (yourself) sth to, grab sth to, have sth to給（自己）找點⋯吃；找到⋯吃；有⋯可吃◇Do you have anything to eat?你有什麼吃的東西嗎？➤have enough to有足夠的食物▸➤try and, try to試着吃點兒◇Try and eat something. It will do you good.試着吃點兒東西，這對你有好處。PHRASES➤a bite to eat (= some food) 少許食物◇Do you want to grab a bite to eat?你想吃點兒東西嗎？➤eat and drink吃喝◇Go and get yourself something to eat and drink.去自己找點吃的喝的吧。➤eat like a horse (= eat a lot) 吃得很多◇She's very thin but she eats like a horse!她很瘦，但吃得很多！➤eat sb out of house and home吃窮某人◇He's eating us out of house and home (= eating a lot of our food).他把我們吃窮了。➤go eat (especially NAmE) 去吃飯◇Let's go eat.咱們去吃飯吧。➤good enough to eat (figurative) 令人垂涎◇You look good enough to eat!你看起來秀色可餐！➤go out to eat出去吃飯◇We went out to eat for a Chinese New Year celebration.我們去下館子慶祝春節。➤a place to eat (= a cafe or restaurant) 小餐館；飯館◇Are you looking for a place to eat?你在找吃飯的地方嗎？➤sit down to eat坐下吃飯◇We eventually sat down to eat at 8.30 p.m.直到晚上 8 點半，我們才得以坐下吃飯。
BNC: 701 COCA: 543
eat verb
⇨ eat (eat your dinner) ⇨ dine (eat at a restaurant) ⇨ something to eat ⇨ snack noun eat

verb

  ➡ See also the entry for dine 另见dine条eat ♦︎ have ♦︎ swallow ♦︎ consume ♦︎ finish ♦︎ ingest ♦︎ devour ♦︎ taste ♦︎ wolf ♦︎ stuff ♦︎ tuck in/tuck into sthThese words all mean to put food or drink into your stomach through your mouth. 这些词均表示吃或喝。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to eat / finish sth up◆to eat / swallow / consume / devour / wolf down / stuff yourself with / tuck into your food◆to eat / have / finish / devour / tuck into a meal◆to eat / have / finish / wolf / tuck into your lunch / dinner◆to eat / have / consume / taste some meat / fruit■ eat (ate, eaten) [intransitive, transitive] to put food into your mouth, chew it, and make it go down your throat into your stomach 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).她不注意饮食。◆Eat up!(= Eat all your food.) 把东西吃完！◆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。   see also eat ⇨ dine ■ have (had, had) [transitive] to eat or drink sth 吃；喝◆Have you had breakfast yet?你吃过早饭了吗？◆I just had a sandwich for lunch.我午饭就吃了个三明治。◆I'll have the salmon (= in a restaurant).我要一份鲑鱼。■ swallow [transitive, intransitive] to make sth, especially food, drink or medicine, go down your throat into your stomach 吞下；咽下◆Always chew food well before swallowing it.什么食物都要先嚼碎了再吞咽。◆The pills should be swallowed whole (= in one piece).这些药丸要整粒吞服。◆I had a sore throat and it hurt to swallow.当时我嗓子疼，咽东西就难受。■ consume kənˈsjuːm; NAmE kənˈsuːm [transitive] (formal) to eat or drink sth 吃；喝◆Red meat should be consumed in moderation.吃红肉要适量。◆Before he died he had consumed a large quantity of alcohol.他死前喝了大量的酒。   see also consume ⇨ use verb 2 ▸ consumption kənˈsʌmpʃn

noun

 [uncountable] ◆The meat was declared unfit for human consumption.这种肉被宣布不适于人食用。◆She was advised to reduce her alcohol consumption.她被劝告减少饮酒。■ finish [transitive] to eat, drink or use what remains of sth 吃完，喝光，用尽（所剩之物）◆He finished off his drink with one large gulp.他一大口喝完了饮料。◆We might as well finish up the cake－there isn't much left.我们不如把蛋糕也都吃了吧－剩下不多了。◆We'll go out after you've finished your dinner.你吃完晚饭我们就出去。■ ingest ɪnˈdʒest [transitive] (technical 术语) to take sth into your body, usually by swallowing 摄入；食入；咽下◆Food is the major source of ingested bacteria.饮食是摄入细菌的主要渠道。■ devour dɪˈvaʊə(r) [transitive] (formal) to eat all of sth quickly, especially because you are very hungry （尤指因饥饿）狼吞虎咽地吃光◆He devoured half of his burger in one bite.他一口吞下半个汉堡包。■ taste [transitive] to eat or drink sth, especially sth which you do not usually eat or drink 吃，喝（尤指不常吃到的东西）◆I've never tasted anything like it.我从来没有吃过像这样的东西。◆I haven't tasted meat since I started the journey.自从踏上这次旅程我就没吃过肉。■ wolf wʊlf [transitive] (rather informal) to eat food very quickly, especially by putting a lot of it in your mouth at once 大口地快吃；狼吞虎咽◆He wolfed down his breakfast and left the house in a hurry.他狼吞虎咽地吃完早饭就匆匆忙忙离开了家。■ stuff [transitive] (informal) to eat a lot of food or too much food; to give sb a lot or too much to eat 吃撑；吃足；使吃得过饱◆He sat at the table stuffing himself.他坐在桌前大吃大喝。◆We stuffed our faces at the party.我们在聚会上都吃撑了。◆Don't stuff the kids with chocolate before their dinner.正餐前不要给孩子一个劲儿地吃巧克力。■ ˌtuck ˈin■ ˌtuck ˈinto sth

phrasal verb

 (BrE, especially spoken) to eat a lot of food, especially when it is done quickly and with enthusiasm 痛快地吃；狼吞虎咽地吃◆Come on everyone, tuck in!来呀，大家痛痛快快地吃吧！◆He was tucking into a huge plateful of pasta.他在狼吞虎咽地吃一大盘意大利面。
BNC: 701 COCA: 543
eat
General words meaning to eat: eat, swallow, have...
To eat in a particular way: bite, bolt, cannibalize...

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