首页英语词典eateat英英释意

eat

英[iːt] 美[it]
  • vt. 吃,喝;腐蚀;烦扰
  • vi. 进食;腐蚀,侵蚀

英英释意


1. take in solid food;
"She was eating a banana"
"What did you eat for dinner last night?"
2. eat a meal; take a meal;
"We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"
"I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation"
3. take in food; used of animals only;
"This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"
"What do whales eat?"
4. use up (resources or materials);
"this car consumes a lot of gas"
"We exhausted our savings"
"They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"
5. worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way;
"What's eating you?"
6. cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid;
"The acid corroded the metal"
"The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink"