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单词 eat
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eat

eat /ˈiːt/ verb
eats; ate /ˈeɪt/; Brit /ˈɛt/; /ˈeɪt/ ; eaten /ˈiːtn̩/ ; eating
eat
/ˈiːt/
verb
eats; ate /ˈeɪt/; Brit /ˈɛt/; /ˈeɪt/ ; eaten /ˈiːtn̩/ ; eating
Learner's definition of EAT
1 
: to take food into your mouth and swallow it吃
[+ object]
[no object]
◊ To eat out is to dine at a restaurant rather than at home.下馆子吃
◊ To eat in is to dine at home.在家吃
2 
: to gradually destroy, use, or take away something : to wear something away侵蚀;腐蚀;损耗
[+ object]
— usually + away
[no object]
— usually + into, away at, or at
3 
[+ object] informal : to bother or annoy (someone)烦扰;打扰;激怒

be eating out of someone's hand

: to be completely controlled by someone完全受人摆布

eat a horse

— see 1horse

eat crow

(US) informal or eat humble pie
: to admit that you were wrong or accept that you have been defeated认错;服输

eat light

— see 5light

eat (someone or something) alive

1 
of insects : to bite (someone or something) many times多次咬;反复咬
2 
: to badly defeat or harm someone or something重创;力挫

eat someone's or something's lunch

— see 1lunch

eat up

[phrasal verb]
1 
— used to tell someone to start or continue eating开始吃吧;再吃点
2 
eat up (something) or eat (something) up
a  : to eat all of (something)吃完;吃光
b  : to use up (time, resources, etc.)用尽,用光(时间、资源等)
3 
◊ A person who is eaten up with or by jealousy, bitterness, etc., cannot escape that feeling and is made unhappy by it.(因忌妒、痛苦等)被困扰,被缠住
4 
eat (something) up informal : to enjoy (something) greatly非常喜爱(某物);对…极感兴趣

eat up the clock

— see 1clock

eat your fill

— see 2fill

eat your heart out

: to be jealous嫉妒的;羡慕的

eat your words

: to take back what you have said : to admit that you were wrong about something收回前言;承认错误

have your cake and eat it too

or have your cake and eat it
— see 1cake

I'll eat my hat

informal + old-fashioned
— used to say that something will not happen or cannot be true我才不信;绝不会是真的

the proof of the pudding is in the eating

— see pudding

— eatable

/ˈiːtəbəl/ adjective

— eater

noun, plural eaters [count]
Synonyms同义词
eat, consume, and devour mean to chew and swallow food.*eat、consume和devour均指咀嚼并吞咽食物。
eat is a general word that can apply to any manner of taking in food.*eat使用范围广泛,可指任何形式的进食。
consume suggests completely eating something up so that none is left.*consume意指把食物吃干净。
devour suggests eating quickly and greedily.*devour意指狼吞虎咽地吃。
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