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feed

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Related topics: Food, Biology, Computers
feed1 /fiːd/ ●●● S1 W2 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp fed /fed/)  
1  give food 给予食物 [transitiveT]
a) DFFOODto give food to a person or animal 喂养，饲养，给…食物
 Have you fed the cat?
你喂猫了吗？
feed yourself
 She was too weak to feed herself.
她虚弱极了，无法自己进食。
feed something to somebody
 Several children were feeding bread to the ducks.
几个小孩子在拿面包喂鸭子。
feed somebody on/with something
 They were fed well on her mother’s home cooking.
她妈妈做的家常菜他们吃着很好。
b) DFto provide enough food for a group of people 养活
 groceries to feed a family of five
养活一家五口人的食品
 The prison is required to feed and clothe the prisoners.
监狱按规定需要为犯人提供衣食。
2  plant 植物 [transitiveT]HBP to give a special substance to a plant, which helps it grow 给…施肥
 Feed the tomatoes once a week.
每周给番茄施一次肥。
feed something with something
 Feed houseplants with a liquid fertilizer.
给室内盆栽植物施液肥。
3  animal/baby 动物/婴儿 [intransitiveI]HBEAT if a baby or an animal feeds, they eat 吃东西，进食
 Frogs generally feed at night.
青蛙一般在夜间进食。
 Let your baby feed as long as she wants.
让小宝宝想吃就吃。
4  well-fed/under-fed/poorly-fed DFhaving plenty of food or not enough food 吃得好的/吃不饱的/吃得不好的
 a well-dressed, well-fed woman
一个衣着考究、营养充足的女子
5  computer 计算机 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] to put information into a computer over a period of time 将〔信息〕输入计算机
feed something into something
 Figures are fed into the computer, which then predicts the likely profit.
数据输入电脑后，由电脑来预测可能的利润。
6  supply STH 提供某物 [transitiveT]PROVIDE to supply something, especially a liquid, gas, or electricity 供给，供应〔尤指液体、气体或电〕
 The public baths are fed by natural springs.
公共浴池的水引自天然泉水。
feed something to something
 The sound is fed directly to the headphones.
声音直接进入耳机。
feed something with something
 Laura crouched by the fire, feeding it with dry sticks.
劳拉蹲在火堆旁添加干柴。
7  put STH into STH 将一物放入另一物中 [transitiveT]PUT to put something into something else, especially gradually and through a small hole 〔尤指通过一个小孔慢慢地〕把…放进[塞进]
feed something into/through something
 A tube was fed down the patient’s throat into her stomach.
一根管子从病人的喉管插入胃部。
feed something into something
 She fed her last two coins into the machine for a cup of coffee.
她将最后两枚硬币塞进机器里，买了一杯咖啡。
 Shelton fed the electricity meter.
谢尔顿往预付费电度表里投币。
8  increase emotion 加深情绪 [transitiveT]INCREASE IN ACTIVITY, FEELINGS ETC to increase the strength of an emotion, desire etc 加深〔情绪、愿望等〕
9  feed an addiction/need etc to satisfy a strong need, such as a need for a drug 满足毒瘾/需要等
Examples from the Corpus
feed an addiction/need etc• The feed needs to be as iron-free as possible in order that the eventual meat will be the light colour preferred by consumers.
10  information 信息 [transitiveT] to give someone information or ideas over a period time 提供
11  sport 体育运动 [transitiveT] to throw or hit a ball to someone else on your team, especially so that they can make a point 〔尤指为了让队友得分〕传〔球〕
12. feed lines/jokes to somebody APto say things to another performer so that they can make jokes 为某人捧哏，为某人提供笑料
13. feed your face informal to eat a lot of food 大吃一顿 SYN stuff yourself
14. tv/radio 电视/广播 [transitiveT] to send a television or radio programme somewhere so that it can be broadcast 向电视台[电台]传送…以供播出
15. feed somebody a line informalLIE/TELL A LIE to tell someone something which is not true, so that they will do what you want 向某人虚报情况[撒谎]
Examples from the Corpus
feed somebody a line• Charles wondered if Alex Household had carried out his threat of feeding the wrong lines.• I got caught last week because I got fed the wrong line.• She fed him a line about being busy on Saturday.• Taking the bail arm off I fed a little line, re-engaged the pick-up and struck into another cat.• Consumers are being fed this line that merlot is a more refined wine than those harsh, nasty cabernet sauvignons.• He wouldn't feed her the line that would enable her to end her days peacefully in public view.• No one ever knew who had fed this line to Kim.
→ breast-feed, force-feed, spoon-feed, → mouth to feed at mouth1(10) PHRASAL VERBS
Examples from the Corpus
feed• The bigger the fish the less often they feed.• You will be able to study them at length and note at what depth they are feeding.• Nor did any allergic reactions arise in those who ate the meat of animals who had been fed a gene-spliced soybean diet.• Give them time, and then feed back to them how you feel about the way they are behaving towards you day-to-day.• There has been a boom in tourism, fed by publicity about the movie filmed there.• Feed chrysanthemums with a house plant fertilizer.• Humpback whales come to the California coast to feed each summer.• Most new babies will want to feed every few hours.• The pigs were feeding from a trough in the middle of the yard.• Hospital officials said she is no longer able to feed herself.• Ismail's wages are hardly enough to feed his family.• His head buzzed and sang as if power was being fed into it.• The tube was fed into the patient's stomach.• Scavenging crabs move in to feed on dead tubeworms.• The horses were fed on hay and grain.• The larvae feed on the young shoots of water-lilies.• The catering service feeds over 600 employees every day.• This recipe feeds six.• How often do you have to feed the baby?• My sister feeds the cats when we are away.• Did you feed the dog?• He had fed them fish frames.
feed something to somebody• She fed celebrity gossip to "People" magazine.• We fed the scraps to the pig.
feed something with something• Blanca fed the fire with sticks she had brought in.
feed something into something• The locations of the icebergs are fed into computer models.
fed ... meter• When they fished me out I made a few phone calls, fed a few meters, hung round the pool halls.
Related topics: Babies, Animals, Technology, Food, Computers
feed2 noun  
1  baby 婴儿 [countableC] British EnglishBrEDHB one of the times when you give milk to a small baby 〔给婴儿的〕一次喂奶
2  animal food 动物的食物 [uncountableU]HBA food for animals 饲料
3. supply 供应 [countableC]TPROVIDE a tube or piece of equipment which supplies a machine with something, especially fuel 输油管[装置]；进料管[装置]
4  tv/radio/computer 电视/广播/计算机 [countableC, uncountableU] when a television or radio signal, computer information etc is sent somewhere, or the connection that is used to do this 〔电视或广播信号、计算机信息等的〕传送，传输
5. meal 饭菜 [countableC] old-fashionedDF a big meal 丰盛的一餐
Examples from the Corpus
feed• Lois has gotten tired of the late night feedings.• As a 4-H rabbit grower for two years, he had often traded at the local hardware for hutch materials and feed.• A large part of our income goes on animal feed.• The corn will have to be rerouted to animal feed and ethanol production.• cattle feed• Just a extra feed of hay to mark the special day.• In recent public appearances, the speaker looks decidedly off his feed.• Her baby has its lunchtime feed, then goes to sleep.• a live satellite feed• A young baby needs small feeds at frequent intervals.• In a closed-circuit television feed from Washington, Democrats Rep.• And tonight, for the first time, the public were invited to watch the feed, and listen to a commentary.• They always thought it was feed time if the light went on and would scramble up expectantly and start pawing and whinnying.
From Longman Business Dictionary
feedfeed1 /fiːd/ verb (past tensepst and past participlepp fed /fed/) [intransitiveI, transitiveT]
to pass to a later stage in a process or system
feed into something
The data is fed into computers for analysis.
Tax increases and spending curbs by state and local governments feed into the private sector.
feed through something
Reductions in corporation tax, which are still feeding through the economy, will be worth £1 billion to industry in the next year.
feed through into something
Growth across the portfolio was 7%, which feeds through into higher dividend income.
feedfeed2 noun
1[countableC] a way of supplying something that is needed for a particular process or activity
Traders on each of the four markets will be able to view listings on the others via a common data feed.
2[countableC]TELECOMMUNICATIONS 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 White House
3[uncountableU]FARMING food for farm animals
cattle feed
Origin feed1
Old English fedan; related to food
feed1 verb →PHRASAL VERBS1feed2 noun
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