eater

Word family adjectiveeatablenouneatageeatereateryeatingeating appleverbeat

eat·er /ˈiːtə $ -ər/ noun [countableC]

big/light/fussy etc eater EATsomeone who eats a lot, not much, only particular things etc 食量大/食量不大/挑食等的人

I’ve never been a big eater.

我向来吃得不多。

Examples from the Corpus

big/light/fussy etc eater• During the time she was living with the Abramses, Katelyn was happy and a big eater, Carter said.• While never a big eater, he did tend to snack it through the day and night.

n COLLOCATIONS

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + eater

a big eater (=someone who usually eats large meals)

I'm not a very big eater.

a good eater (=someone who eats all the food on their plate)

All her children were good eaters.

a healthy eater (=someone who eats healthy food)

Do you think healthy eaters live longer?

a picky/fussy eater (=someone who will only eat a few particular things, and is difficult to please)

My son’s a very picky eater, and only eats bread and peanut butter.

a messy eater (=someone who drops food and makes a mess when they eat)

He's a very messy eater – he leaves crumbs all over the floor.

a noisy eater (=someone who makes unpleasant noises with their mouth as they eat)

I can't stand noisy eaters!

a compulsive eater (=someone who cannot stop themselves eating too much)

Most compulsive eaters suffer from a range of psychological problems.

a meat eater (=a person or animal that that eats meat)

I’m not a big meat eater, but I do like chicken.

a plant eater (=an animal that only eats plants)

Most insects are plant eaters.

Examples from the Corpus

eater• One thing is clear: Daily News readers are big bagel eaters.• My husband is not a big dessert eater, and the only dessert he will order is a Snickersbar cake.• These three are fairly trouble free eaters, also suitable for planting in any district.• I had been resisting the whole idea of focus groups-when you went out and talked to pickle eaters.• If you are not a regular eater of such food, insist firmly that the chilli content is severely reduced.• And Tim I thought the sausage eaters stuff was hilarious.• The eaters were lo-cals; they looked us up and down when we went in.

单词	eater
释义	eater Word family adjectiveeatablenouneatageeatereateryeatingeating appleverbeat eat·er /ˈiːtə $ -ər/ noun [countableC] big/light/fussy etc eater EATsomeone who eats a lot, not much, only particular things etc 食量大/食量不大/挑食等的人 I’ve never been a big eater. 我向来吃得不多。 Examples from the Corpus big/light/fussy etc eater• During the time she was living with the Abramses, Katelyn was happy and a big eater, Carter said.• While never a big eater, he did tend to snack it through the day and night. n COLLOCATIONS ADJECTIVES/NOUN + eater a big eater (=someone who usually eats large meals) I'm not a very big eater. a good eater (=someone who eats all the food on their plate) All her children were good eaters. a healthy eater (=someone who eats healthy food) Do you think healthy eaters live longer? a picky/fussy eater (=someone who will only eat a few particular things, and is difficult to please) My son’s a very picky eater, and only eats bread and peanut butter. a messy eater (=someone who drops food and makes a mess when they eat) He's a very messy eater – he leaves crumbs all over the floor. a noisy eater (=someone who makes unpleasant noises with their mouth as they eat) I can't stand noisy eaters! a compulsive eater (=someone who cannot stop themselves eating too much) Most compulsive eaters suffer from a range of psychological problems. a meat eater (=a person or animal that that eats meat) I’m not a big meat eater, but I do like chicken. a plant eater (=an animal that only eats plants) Most insects are plant eaters. Examples from the Corpus eater• One thing is clear: Daily News readers are big bagel eaters.• My husband is not a big dessert eater, and the only dessert he will order is a Snickersbar cake.• These three are fairly trouble free eaters, also suitable for planting in any district.• I had been resisting the whole idea of focus groups-when you went out and talked to pickle eaters.• If you are not a regular eater of such food, insist firmly that the chilli content is severely reduced.• And Tim I thought the sausage eaters stuff was hilarious.• The eaters were lo-cals; they looked us up and down when we went in.
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