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eat

UK /iːt/US /it/

词源

源自古英语etan,源自原始日耳曼语*etaną,与荷兰语eten、德语essen同源,最终源自原始印欧语词根*ed-(吃)。

verb

❶ 通过咀嚼和吞咽食物来摄取营养的行为,是人类和动物的基本生理需求。

“I eat breakfast at 7 AM every morning.”

(我每天早上7点吃早餐。)

“She eats a lot of vegetables to stay healthy.”

(她吃很多蔬菜以保持健康。)

❶ 消耗或侵蚀某物,通常指化学物质或自然力量对物体的破坏作用。

“The acid ate through the metal.”

(酸腐蚀了金属。)

“Rust is eating away at the old car.”

(锈迹正在侵蚀那辆旧车。)

同义词:consume, devour, ingest, chew, dine

noun

❶ 指食物或进餐的行为,常用于非正式场合或特定短语中。

“Let's go out for an eat.”

(我们出去吃点东西吧。)

“This restaurant is known for its good eats.”

(这家餐厅以美食闻名。)

同义词:food, meal, nourishment, fare, grub

常见短语

eat out — 在外面的餐馆吃饭而不是在家做饭,通常用于社交或特殊场合。

“We decided to eat out to celebrate her birthday.”

(我们决定外出吃饭庆祝她的生日。)

eat up — 吃完所有食物,或比喻完全消耗某物,也可表示热切接受某事物。

“The kids ate up all the cookies in no time.”

(孩子们一下子就把所有饼干吃光了。)

eat one's words — 被迫收回之前说过的话,承认自己说错了,常带有尴尬或羞辱的意味。

“After seeing the results, he had to eat his words about the project being easy.”

(看到结果后,他不得不收回关于这个项目很简单的言论。)