| 释义 |
eat /iːt/ vt. | vi. | n. | phr.
I (ate /et，eɪt/, eat·en /ˈiːtən/)
❶ vt.
1. 吃；喝(汤等)
He ate his sandwich and drank a glass of milk. 他吃了三明治并喝了一杯牛奶。
eat one's soup 喝汤
No servants around the house，you'll have to eat my cooking. 家里没雇仆人，你只得吃我煮的东西了。
Tigers eat meat. 虎食肉(为生)。
2. 咬；蛀；侵蚀；腐蚀；吞噬
Termites have eaten the posts and ruined the fence. 白蚁蛀坏木柱，毁了栅栏。
Waves eat the cliffs. 海浪冲蚀悬崖。
The mattock was eaten with rust. 鹤嘴锄锈蚀了。
She was eaten with curiosity about him. 她对他好奇极了。
3. 吃得使；耗完，毁坏
They were eating themselves into their graves. 他们吃喝过度，在自己找死。
Locusts ate the country bare. 蝗虫把农作物啮吞一空。
4. 啮食成，侵蚀成
Moths ate holes in my wool coat. 蠹虫把我的羊毛外衣蛀了几个洞。
5. 〈美口〉烦扰，打扰
I wondered what was eating her. 我不知道她为什么烦恼。
6. 收回，取消(决议、 裁决等)
7. 向…欢呼，向…喝彩
The Sunday Times would absolutely eat this chap. 《星期日泰晤士报》肯定会为这家伙喝彩叫好。
8. 急速驰完
The car ate the miles northwards. 汽车飞速向北驶去。
9. 〈俚〉〈粗〉对…行口交
10. 〈美俚〉窝死(球)(指接球之后无法传出)
❷ vi.
1. 吃饭；吃东西
We have eaten already. 我们已经吃过了。
2. 吃起来感到
Crackers alone eat very dry. 光吃饼干口很干。
The beef ate surprisingly tender. 那牛肉吃上去嫩极了。
3. 侵蚀；腐蚀
The acid has eaten through the metal. 酸已将金属蚀穿。
II n.
[常作eats] 〈口〉便餐，快餐；小吃
Let's go someplace where we can get some eats. 我们到什么地方去弄点东西吃吃。
Give him eats. 给他些吃的。
[<OE etan; 与 OHG ezzan to eat, L edere, Gr edmenai 有关] phr. eat at 烦扰，困扰 The heat ate at his legs. 炙热使他的腿很不好受。eat away 1. 侵蚀；消耗；逐渐毁掉 Rust was eating away the pipe. 锈腐蚀着管子。The river has been eating away its west bank. 河水侵蚀着西岸。Inflation has eaten away at the value of some of their assets. 通货膨胀使他们某些资产的价值下跌了。2. 痛快地吃，吃得心满意足 Eat away, children. 尽管吃吧，孩子们。She was eating away at sunflower seeds. 她正津津有味地嗑着葵花子儿。3. 烦扰 (at)I never did understand what was eating away at her. 我始终不懂什么事在使她烦心。eat crow 见 crow¹
eat dirt 见 dirt
eat high on the hog 生活得好
eat humble pie 见 humble pie
eat into (或 in) 侵蚀，腐蚀；开始消耗；吞噬
The acid ate into the metal. 酸腐蚀着金属。
The fear has eaten into my bones. 我感到极为恐惧。
His extravagances ate into his inheritances. 他挥霍无度，使所得遗产日益减少。
It eats in him to stand idly by. 站在一旁无所事事，这使他很不好受。
eat it 〈俚〉
1. 忍下，强咽下
2. 〈粗〉行口交
eat like a bird 〈口〉吃得极少
eat like a horse 〈口〉吃得特多
eat of 〈古〉吃掉…的一部分
eat one's head off 见 head
eat one's heart out 见 heart
eat one's terms 见 term
eat one's words 见 word
eat out 1. 在饭店吃饭，不在家吃饭
We usually eat out on Sundays. 星期天我们通常下馆子吃饭。
2. 锈坏
Rust has eaten out the gun barrel. 枪管已经锈坏了。
3. 过度消耗(牧草等)
4. 〈俚〉严厉责备
I guess he will be eating me out again. 我猜他又要大骂我一顿了。
eat out of sb.'s hand 见 hand
eat sb. out of house and home 见 house
eat sb.'s salt 见 salt
eat someone's dust 见 dust
eat stick 见 stick
eat the air 见 air¹
eat the bread of 见 bread
eat up 1. 吃完；吞噬
Eat up your dinner before it gets cold. 趁饭还没有凉，快把它吃了。
She ate him up with her eyes. 她贪婪地望着他。
2. 消耗；用完
eat up 6 percent of the budget 用去预算的6%
He ate up valuable minutes with long, dull answers. 他那些冗长无味的回答浪费了宝贵的时间。
Extravagant spending ate up his savings. 他挥霍无度，把积蓄都花完了。
3. 热切贪婪地吸收；对…极感兴趣，为…欢呼
She is eating up the course in algebra. 她在如饥似渴地学习代数。
He was all admiration and I ate it up. 他赞美不已，我颇为得意。
London society simply ate him up. 伦敦上流社会为他喝彩叫绝。
4. 缠住，吞没；困扰
be eaten up with pride (envy, anxiety) 骄傲(妒忌，焦虑)之极
eat oneself up on rumours 听信谣言而自寻烦恼
5. 迅速行完(某段距离)
eat well 1. (人、动物)胃口好
2. (东西)好吃，可口
He (She, We, They) won't eat you. 他(她，我们，他们)不会伤害你的(劝某人不要惊慌时的用语)
Don't be afraid. She won't eat you. 别害怕，她不会吃掉你的。
I'll eat my hat (或 boots, head) if ... (赌咒语)要是…就砍我的头。(或：决无…这回事。) |