English → Chinese
eat
/BrE iːt 
, AmE it /
pt ate pp eaten
▶[English irregular verbs] A transitive verb
1 (consume) 吃;
to be unfit to eat 不宜食用;
to look good enough to eat figurative 秀色可餐;
to eat one's words figurative 收回自己的话;
I could eat a horse informal 我饿极了;
to eat sb/sth alive literal 将某人／某物活活吃掉; figurative (criticize) 对某人／某事物横加指责; figurative (defeat) 彻底击败某人／某事物;
we were eaten alive by insects figurative informal 虫子差点把我们活活吃了;
to eat sb out of house and home informal 把某人吃穷;
eat your heart out! informal 嫉妒去吧！;
▶pie 2 informal (use a lot of) «car, machine» 大量消耗 ‹fuel›
3 informal (worry) 使烦恼;
what's eating you? 你为何苦恼？;
something's eating her 她心事重重
B intransitive verb
1 (take food) 吃东西;
to eat out of …; 吃…中的食物 ‹plate, bowl›;
to eat out of sb's hand figurative 对某人言听计从;
to eat like a horse informal 食量大如牛
2 (have meal) 吃饭
Phrasal verbs
● eat away
transitive verb
[eat away sth, eat sth away] 1 (by erosion) 侵蚀
2 (chemically) 腐蚀
3 (by nibbling) 蚕食
● eat away at
transitive verb
[eat away at sth] 1 (by erosion) 侵蚀
2 (chemically) 腐蚀
3 (by nibbling) 蚕食
4 (use up) 消耗 ‹savings, profits›
5 (lessen) «criticism, failure» 使…逐渐丧失 ‹confidence, self-esteem›
● eat into
transitive verb
[eat into sth] 1 (chemically) 腐蚀
2 (by nibbling) 蚕食
3 (use up) «bills, costs» 消耗 ‹savings, profits, funds›
4 (encroach on) 占用 ‹time, holiday›
● eat out
intransitive verb
下馆子
● eat up
A [eat sth up, eat up sth]
transitive verb
1 (consume completely) 吃光 ‹food›
2 (use a lot of) «car, heater» 大量消耗 ‹fuel›
3 (use up) «costs» 耗尽 ‹funds, savings›
4 informal (cover quickly) 迅速走过;
to eat up the miles 飞驰而过大段路程
B [eat sb up, eat up sb]
transitive verb
«envy, guilt» 困扰;
to be eaten up with or by …; 因…而焦虑 ‹envy, desire›
C intransitive verb
吃光