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feed (obj) GIVE FOODfi:dvpast fed fedto give food to, or (of an animal or baby) to eat喂;(动物，婴儿)吃I was too tired to lift the spoon, so he took it from me and fed me mouthful by mouthful. [T]我累得拿不起勺子，所以他拿过勺子一口一口地喂我。I think it's disgusting that some chickens are fed meat / that meat is fed to some chickens. [+ two objects]我觉得用肉喂鸡令人反感。If you feed your dog on (=give him only) cakes and biscuits, it's not surprising he's so fat. [T]如果你给你的狗喂蛋糕和饼干，那么它长得这么胖一点也不奇怪。When I was a boy I loved to feed the ducks with bits of bread / feed bread to the ducks. [T]我是小男孩时，喜欢给鸭子喂面包屑。This amount of pasta is not going to feed (=be enough food for) ten people. [T]这点意大利面条不够十个人吃。If agriculture were given priority, the country would easily be able to feed itself (=produce enough food for its people). [T]如果优先发展农业，这个国家就很容易做到自给自足了。Most babies can feed (=give food to) themselves by the time they're a year old. [T]大多数婴儿长到一岁时就可以自己吃饭了。The baby only feeds (=eats) once a night at the moment, thank goodness. [I]感谢上帝，这个婴儿一夜只需喂一次奶。If you feed a person or animal up, you make them healthier or fatter by giving them lots of food. [M](喂很多食以)养壮，养胖If you feed a plant, you give it substances that will help it grow. [T]为植物加养分(fig.) Why don't you feed the fire with some of the big logs (=put some on the fire)? [T]你为什么不在火里添一些大块的木头呢?If something feeds off / on something else, it increases because of it.从…中得到滋养Fascism feeds off poverty.贫穷滋长了法西斯主义。If someone is fed to the lions, they are forced to do something unpleasant or dangerous that they do not want to do.被送入虎口，被强迫做危险的事Feeding time at the zoo means very noisy and not under control.喧闹混乱Tea-time in our house is like feeding time at the zoo!我们家吃茶点时就像动物园里喂食时一样喧闹混乱!
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