| 释义 |
feed /fiːd/ vt. | vi. | n. | phr.
I (fed /fed/)
❶ vt.
1. 喂(养)；饲(养)；为…提供食物
feed a baby at the breast 给婴儿哺乳
feed a baby on breast milk 用人乳喂养婴儿
feed Mary the water mouth-to-mouth 口对口给玛丽喂水
The patient cannot feed himself yet. 病人还不能自己进食。
feed a pig 喂猪
home fed bacon 家养猪熏肉
feed and clothe one's family 为全家提供衣食
2. 把…用作饲料，用…喂(to)
feed oats to the horses 用燕麦喂马
3. 维持；增长，助长；加深(恶感等)
The blood feeds the body tissue. 血液维持着身体组织。
feed inflation 激化通货膨胀
feed suspicions (resentment, anxiety) 加深怀疑(怨恨，忧虑)
4. 满足；(用希望等)安慰
feed a drug habit 过一过毒瘾
feed sb.'s vanity 满足某人的虚荣心
feed the eye with the beauties of a landscape 饱览美景
5. 进(料)，进给(原料、燃料等)；投入，供给
feed coal into a stove 给炉子加煤
You feed in the money here and the coffee comes out there. 你把钱币从这儿投入，咖啡就会从那儿出来。
feed coins into a parking meter 往泊车计时器塞入硬币
6. 用进料供应(机器)；向…提供(with)
a fuel tank feeding the engines 给发动机供油的油箱
feed the fire with logs 往火里添柴
feed plants with fertilizer 给植物施肥
feed sb. (with) information 向某人提供信息
The teacher fed the students more and more of his ideas. 教师向学生越来越多地灌输他个人的想法。
7. 【电子】馈给，馈送；通过线路向电台传送…以供广播
She fed the questions into the computer. 她把问题馈入计算机。
8. 放牧(牲畜)；使用(土地)作牧场
9. 〈俚〉【戏】逗(喜剧演员)施展噱功
10. (尤指为提供射门良机)传球给(队友)；喂(球)
11. 〈俚〉使腻烦
12. 〈口〉为(爵士音乐独唱歌手)伴奏；提供(伴奏)
❷ vi.
1. (动物)吃饲料
the cattle feeding in the meadows 在草场吃草的牛
2. 〈口〉〈谑〉用餐
What time do we feed? 我们什么时间吃饭?
3. 流入，进入；【电子】馈入
The river feeds into a lake. 这条河注入湖泊。
information feeding into the computer 馈入计算机的信息
4. 得到滋养；得到满足
5. 〈俚〉腻烦
6. (新的因素、事态发展)开始产生影响
II n.
1. 饲料；牧草；一次喂给的饲料
Give the chickens their feed. 给鸡喂点饲料。
feed grains (或 corn) 饲料粮
2. 〈口〉(动物或婴儿的)一餐，一顿
How many feeds a day does the camel get? 这头骆驼一天喂几顿?
two biscuits at one feed 两块饼干一顿
3. 喂食；进食
4. 〈美口〉丰盛的一餐
have a big feed ready for sb. 为某人准备好丰盛的一餐
5. 馈电，供电；【电子】馈给，馈送
6. (机器、炉子的)进料；进给；(枪炮的)弹药装填；供给
a feed of news 供给消息
7. 进料器
8. 〈俚〉【戏】逗噱的台词(或提示)；喜剧演员的逗噱搭档
9. 供球，喂球
10. 〈废〉牧场
[<OE fēdan < fōda food] phr. fed to death = fed up
fed to the (back) teeth= fed up
fed up1. 吃得过饱的
2. 极其厌倦(或不满)的
I won't wait any longer —I'm fed up! 我腻了，不想再等了。
I'm fed up with his constant complaints. 我对他没完没了的抱怨极其厌烦。
We are fed up with listening to his story. 他的故事我们已听腻了。
She is very fed up about it. 她对此非常腻烦。
Mother will be fed up that you didn't telephone. 如果你不打电话，母亲会不高兴的。
Feed a cold and starve a fever. 〈谚〉伤风时宜吃，发热时宜饿。
feed back 1. (将…)返送回来，反馈，回授；反应；反过来又促进…
feed the information back 将信息反馈回来
The teacher complained that nothing was feeding back to him from the classroom. 教师抱怨说，堂上学生对他的讲课全无反应。
2. (电流) 反馈
feed high (或 well) (使)吃得又多又好
feed off 1. 以…作为食物(或能量等)的来源
Our office phone feeds off the line in the other office. 我们办公室的电话线是从另一个办公室的线路上接过来的。
The central services of that broadcasting company to some extent feed off the regional stations. 那家广播公司中央台播送的节目在某种程度上是由地方台提供的。
2. 从(盘子、碟子等)中取食物吃
feed on (或 upon) 1. 以…为食物；吃，食；以…为能源
Sheep feed mostly on grass. 羊以草为主食。
The gas turbine feeds on the fuel it pumps. 这台燃气轮机以它所抽入的燃料为能源。
2. 从…中得到滋养
The public feeds on these periodicals. 公众以这些期刊为精神食粮。
rumours which feed on ignorance and superstition 由无知和迷信助长传播的谣言
feed up (用吃得好而多的办法)养肥；养壮
That thin little boy needs feeding up. 那个瘦小的男孩需要多吃点东西来养养壮。
off (one's) feed 〈口〉胃口不好的，不想吃东西的；感到不适的；精神萎靡的，忧郁的
He seems to be slightly off his feed today. 今天他好像有点不舒服。
on the feed (鱼)在进食；在觅食
out at feed (牛马等)在外吃草
Well fed, well bred. 〈谚〉吃得饱，懂礼貌。 |