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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++eat /iːt/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tense ate /et, eɪt $ eɪt/, past participle eaten /ˈiːtn/) 1 food 食物 [intransitive, transitive]EAT to put food in your mouth and chew and swallow it 吃 Felix chatted cheerfully as he ate. 费利克斯一边吃一边兴奋地聊天。 A small girl was eating an ice cream. 一个小女孩在吃冰激凌。 We had plenty to eat and drink. 我们有很多吃的喝的。 It’s important to eat healthily when you are pregnant. 怀孕的时候吃得健康很重要。 I exercise and eat right and get plenty of sleep. 我做运动，饮食得当，睡眠充足。 Would you like something to eat? 想吃点什么吗？ She can eat like a horse and never put on weight. 她可以吃得很多，但体重从来不会增加。 We stopped at McDonalds to get a bite to eat. 我们在麦当劳停下来吃点东西。 Good eating habits are the best way of preventing infection. 良好的饮食习惯是预防感染的最佳方法。 ready-to-eat foods such as deli meats and cheeses 肉类熟食、奶酪等即食食品 ‘More cake?’ ‘No thanks, I couldn’t eat another thing.’ “再来点蛋糕？” “不要了，谢谢。 我再也吃不下了。” No chicken for me. I don’t eat meat (=I never eat meat). 我不要鸡肉，我不吃肉的。 Does Rob eat fish? 罗布吃鱼吗？2 meal 一餐 [intransitive, transitive]DFDL to have a meal 吃(饭) Let’s eat first and then go to a movie. 我们先吃饭然后再去看电影吧。 They’re eating breakfast. 他们在吃早餐。eat at We could not afford to eat at Walker’s very often. 我们没钱经常去沃克餐馆用餐。3 eat your words ADMITto admit that what you said was wrong 承认自己说错了话 I’m going to make you eat your words. 我要让你承认自己说错了话。4 eat your heart out a) COMPAREused to say, especially humorously, that something is very good 强多了〔尤为幽默用法〕 That’s a great drawing. Pablo Picasso eat your heart out! 那幅画真棒，比毕加索强多了！ b) British EnglishSAD/UNHAPPYWANT to be unhappy about something or to want someone or something very much 沮丧；渴求〔某人或某物〕 If you had any sense you’d forget him, but eat your heart out if you want to. 如果你有点理智就把他忘掉，但如果你非要这样你就难受去吧。5 eat somebody alive/eat somebody for breakfast ANGRYto be very angry with someone or to defeat them completely 对某人大发脾气；彻底打败某人 You can’t tell him that – he’ll eat you alive! 你不能告诉他那件事，他会气得活吞了你！6 use 使用 [transitive]USE/CONSUME to use a very large amount of something 大量消耗 This car eats petrol. 这车耗油太多。7. eat humble pie (also eat crow American English)ADMIT to admit that you were wrong and say that you are sorry 认错，道歉8 I’ll eat my hat UNTRUEused to emphasize that you think something is not true or will not happen 我才不信〔强调认为某事不是真的或不可能发生〕9 have somebody eating out of your hand CONTROLto have made someone very willing to believe you or do what you want 使某人俯首听命，使某人百依百顺10. eat somebody out of house and home EATto eat a lot of someone’s supply of food, so that they have to buy more – used humorously 把某人吃穷〔幽默用法〕11 what’s eating sb? spokenANGRY used to ask why someone seems annoyed or upset 是什么让某人心烦？12. I could eat a horse spokenHUNGRY/WANT TO EAT used to say you are very hungry 我饿极了13. I/we won’t eat you spoken used to tell someone that you are not angry with them and they need not be frightened 〔别怕〕我/我们不会把你吃了的14. you are what you eat used to say that you will be healthy if the food you eat is healthy 健康取决于饮食 → eats, → have your cake and eat it at cake1(6)n COLLOCATIONSnounseat breakfast/lunch/dinner etcWhat time do you usually eat lunch?adverbseat well (=have enough food, or have good food)The people work hard, but they eat well.eat healthily/sensibly (=eat food that will keep you healthy)If you eat healthily and exercise regularly, you’ll look and feel a lot better.eat properly British English, eat right American English (=eat food that will keep you healthy)He hadn’t been eating properly and was drinking far too much.eat hungrily (=eat a lot quickly, because you are very hungry)The children ate hungrily, devouring everything on their plate.eat sparingly (=eat very little)Carter joined us for lunch, but ate sparingly, as he always did.phraseshave something/nothing to eat (=eat something/nothing)We’ll leave after we’ve had something to eat.have enough/plenty etc to eatHave you had enough to eat?have little to eat (=not have enough food)The refugees had very little to eat and no clean water.find something to eatI got dressed and went downstairs to find something to eat.get something to eat (=prepare or buy some food)I’m sure you can get something to eat on the train.somebody’s eating habits (=the kinds of things they eat or drink regularly)The doctor asked me about my eating habits and how much I smoked.an eating disorder (=a mental illness which causes you to eat too much or too little)She described her battle with the eating disorder bulimia.a bite to eat (=a small meal)We should have time for a bite to eat before we set out.eat like a horse (=eat a lot)She eats like a horse but never puts on any weight!eat like a bird (=eat very little)Ever since she was a child, Jan had always eaten like a bird.I couldn’t eat another thing spoken (=used to say that you are completely full)Thanks, that was lovely, but I couldn’t eat another thing. THESAURUSeat to put food in your mouth and chew and swallow it 吃Experts recommend eating plenty of fruit and vegetables. 专家建议多吃蔬菜和水果。have to eat a particular food 吃〔某种食物〕‘What do you usually have for breakfast?’ ‘I usually just have coffee and toast.’ “你早餐一般吃什么？” “一般就是咖啡和吐司。”We had the set meal. 我们吃的是套餐。feed on something to eat a particular kind of food – used when talking about animals 〔动物〕以某物为食Foxes feed on a wide range of foods including mice, birds, insects, and fruit. 狐狸的食物种类繁多，包括鼠类、鸟类、昆虫及水果。consume written to eat or drink something – used especially in scientific or technical contexts 吃；喝〔尤用于科技文体中〕Babies consume large amounts relative to their body weight. 相对其体重而言，婴儿食量很大。munch (on) something to eat something with big continuous movements of your mouth, especially when you are enjoying your food 〔尤因喜欢吃而〕大嚼某物He was munching on an apple. 他在大口吃着苹果。They were sitting on a bench munching their sandwiches. 他们正坐在长椅上大嚼三明治。nibble (on) something to eat something by biting off very small pieces 啃某物，小口咬某物If you want a healthy snack, why not just nibble on a carrot? 想吃健康零食的话，怎么不啃根胡萝卜呢？pick at something to eat only a small amount of your food because you are not hungry or do not like the food 〔因不饿或不喜欢而〕挑挑拣拣地吃某物Lisa was so upset that she could only pick at her food. 莉萨心情很不好，只是勉强吃了一点。stuff/gorge yourself to eat so much food that you cannot eat anything else 吃饱，吃足He’s always stuffing himself with cakes. 他总是一个劲地吃蛋糕。We gorged ourselves on my mother’s delicious apple tart. 我们没命地吃妈妈做的美味苹果馅饼。slurp to eat soup, noodles etc with a noisy sucking sound 出声地吃[喝]In England it’s considered rude to slurp your soup, but in some countries it’s seen as a sign of enjoyment. 在英格兰，咕嘟咕嘟地喝汤被认为没礼貌，但在有些国家却被认为是吃得高兴的表现。to eat something quickly 快速吃某物gobble something up/down informal to eat something very quickly, especially because you like it very much or you are greedy 〔尤因太喜欢或贪婪而〕狼吞虎咽，大嚼某物You’ve gobbled up all the ice-cream! 你几口就把冰激凌全都吃完啦！The children gobbled it down in no time. 孩子们不一会儿就把它吃光了。wolf something down informal to eat food quickly, especially because you are very hungry or in a hurry 〔尤因太饿或赶时间而〕狼吞虎咽地吃某物The boy wolfed down everything on his plate and asked for more. 小男孩把盘子里的东西一扫而光后还要吃。bolt something down British English to eat food very quickly, especially because you are in a hurry 〔尤因赶时间而〕狼吞虎咽He bolted down his breakfast and was out of the door within 5 minutes. 五分钟之内他就吞下早餐出了门。You shouldn’t bolt your food down like that. 你吃东西不该这样狼吞虎咽的。devour /dɪˈvaʊə $ -ˈvaʊr/ especially written to eat all of something quickly because you are very hungry 〔因太饿而〕狼吞虎咽，吞食In a very short time, the snake had devoured the whole animal. 蛇很快便将那动物囫囵吞下。nto eat less food or stop eatingbe on a diet to be eating less or different food than normal in order to become thinnerNo cake thanks – I’m on a diet.fast to not eat for a period of time, often for religious reasonsMuslim people fast during the month of Ramadan. 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eat• What time do we eat?• I'm not hungry, thanks - I've already eaten.• Hey! - Someone's eaten all my chocolates.• She was sitting on the wall, eating an apple.• I'm so full. I couldn't eat another thing.• We usually eat at seven o'clock.• We ate dinner at around six, then went out.• And in order to eat, I needed customers.• That big old car of mine just eats money.• This was, after all, the ceremony of eating one, not two chips.• We eat out about once a month.• Don't eat so fast - you'll get sick.• I can not eat so much.• I ate some fruit, followed by a tuna sandwich made with solid wholemeal bread and headed for Toby's house.• She forced herself to eat some more dry biscuits and chocolate, washing them down with a small amount of water.• He would eat whatever food was brought him, but took no notice of anyone.• Eat your dinner.eat healthily• Her philosophy on food: you don't need to sacrifice your tastebuds to eat healthily.• I don't want to eat healthily.• We still have to eat healthily.• Within my eating plans I always include foods rich in nutrients to ensure that my dieters eat healthily.• As a safeguard, the group advices pregnant women to eat healthily, cut down on drinking and avoid smoking.Origin eat Old English etaneat verb →n COLLOCATIONS1 →THESAURUS1
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Corpus and chew in your mouth to and put food
eat
eat S1 W1 /iːt/
verb (past tense ate /et, eɪt $ eɪt/, past participle eaten /ˈiːtn/)
Felix chatted cheerfully as he ate.
A small girl was eating an ice cream.
We had plenty to eat and drink.
It’s important to eat healthily when you are pregnant.
I exercise and eat right and get plenty of sleep.
Would you like something to eat?
She can eat like a horse and never put on weight.
We stopped at McDonalds to get a bite to eat.
Good eating habits are the best way of preventing infection.
ready-to-eat foods such as deli meats and cheeses
‘More cake?’ ‘No thanks, I couldn’t eat another thing.’
No chicken for me. I don’t eat meat (=I never eat meat).
Does Rob eat fish?
2. MEAL [intransitive and transitive] to have a meal:
Let’s eat first and then go to a movie.
They’re eating breakfast.
eat at
We could not afford to eat at Walker’s very often.
3. eat your words to admit that what you said was wrong:
I’m going to make you eat your words.
4. eat your heart out
a. used to say, especially humorously, that something is very good:
That’s a great drawing. Pablo Picasso eat your heart out__
b. British English to be unhappy about something or to want someone or something very much:
If you had any sense you’d forget him, but eat your heart out if you want to.
5. eat somebody alive/eat somebody for breakfast to be very angry with someone or to defeat them completely:
You can’t tell him that – he’ll eat you alive__
6. USE [transitive] to use a very large amount of something:
This car eats petrol.
7. eat humble pie (also eat crow American English) to admit that you were wrong and say that you are sorry
8. I’ll eat my hat used to emphasize that you think something is not true or will not happen:
If the Democrats win the election, I’ll eat my hat__
9. have somebody eating out of your hand to have made someone very willing to believe you or do what you want:
He soon had the client eating out of his hand.
10. eat somebody out of house and home to eat a lot of someone’s supply of food, so that they have to buy more – used humorously
11. what’s eating somebody? spoken used to ask why someone seems annoyed or upset:
What’s eating Sally today?
12. I could eat a horse spoken used to say you are very hungry
13. I/we won’t eat you spoken used to tell someone that you are not angry with them and they need not be frightened
14. you are what you eat used to say that you will be healthy if the food you eat is healthy
⇨ eats, ⇨ have your cake and eat it at cake1(6)
■ nouns
▪eat breakfast/lunch/dinner etc What time do you usually eat lunch?
■ adverbs
▪eat well (=have enough food, or have good food) The people work hard, but they eat well.
▪eat healthily/sensibly (=eat food that will keep you healthy) If you eat healthily and exercise regularly, you’ll look and feel a lot better.
▪eat properly British English, eat right American English (=eat food that will keep you healthy) He hadn’t been eating properly and was drinking far too much.
▪eat hungrily (=eat a lot quickly, because you are very hungry) The children ate hungrily, devouring everything on their plate.
▪eat sparingly (=eat very little) Carter joined us for lunch, but ate sparingly, as he always did.
■ phrases
▪have something/nothing to eat (=eat something/nothing) We’ll leave after we’ve had something to eat.
▪have enough/plenty etc to eat Have you had enough to eat?
▪have little to eat (=not have enough food) The refugees had very little to eat and no clean water.
▪find something to eat I got dressed and went downstairs to find something to eat.
▪get something to eat (=prepare or buy some food) I’m sure you can get something to eat on the train.
▪sb’s eating habits (=the kinds of things they eat or drink regularly) The doctor asked me about my eating habits and how much I smoked.
▪an eating disorder (=a mental illness which causes you to eat too much or too little) She described her battle with the eating disorder bulimia.
▪a bite to eat (=a small meal) We should have time for a bite to eat before we set out.
▪eat like a horse (=eat a lot) She eats like a horse but never puts on any weight__
▪eat like a bird (=eat very little) Ever since she was a child, Jan had always eaten like a bird.
▪I couldn’t eat another thing spoken (=used to say that you are completely full) Thanks, that was lovely, but I couldn’t eat another thing.
▪ eat to put food in your mouth and chew and swallow it: Experts recommend eating plenty of fruit and vegetables.
▪have to eat a particular food: ‘What do you usually have for breakfast?’ ‘I usually just have coffee and toast.’ | We had the set meal.
▪feed on something to eat a particular kind of food – used when talking about animals: Foxes feed on a wide range of foods including mice, birds, insects, and fruit.
▪consume written to eat or drink something – used especially in scientific or technical contexts: Babies consume large amounts relative to their body weight.
▪munch (on) something to eat something with big continuous movements of your mouth, especially when you are enjoying your food: He was munching on an apple. | They were sitting on a bench munching their sandwiches.
▪nibble (on) something to eat something by biting off very small pieces: If you want a healthy snack, why not just nibble on a carrot?
▪pick at something to eat only a small amount of your food because you are not hungry or do not like the food: Lisa was so upset that she could only pick at her food.
▪stuff/gorge yourself to eat so much food that you cannot eat anything else: He’s always stuffing himself with cakes. | We gorged ourselves on my mother’s delicious apple tart.
▪slurp to eat soup, noodles etc with a noisy sucking sound: In England it’s considered rude to slurp your soup, but in some countries it’s seen as a sign of enjoyment.
■ to eat something quickly
▪gobble something up/down informal to eat something very quickly, especially because you like it very much or you are greedy: You’ve gobbled up all the ice-cream__ | The children gobbled it down in no time.
▪wolf something down informal to eat food quickly, especially because you are very hungry or in a hurry: The boy wolfed down everything on his plate and asked for more.
▪bolt something down British English to eat food very quickly, especially because you are in a hurry: He bolted down his breakfast and was out of the door within 5 minutes. | You shouldn’t bolt your food down like that.
▪devour /dɪˈvaʊə $ -ˈvaʊr/ especially written to eat all of something quickly because you are very hungry: In a very short time, the snake had devoured the whole animal.
■ to eat less food or stop eating
▪be on a diet to be eating less or different food than normal in order to become thinner: No cake thanks – I’m on a diet.
▪fast to not eat for a period of time, often for religious reasons: Muslim people fast during the month of Ramadan.
eat something ↔ away phrasal verb
to gradually remove or destroy something
SYN erode:
The stones are being eaten away by pollution.
eat away at something/somebody phrasal verb
1. to gradually remove or reduce the amount of something:
His gambling was eating away at their income.
2. to make someone feel very worried over a long period of time:
The thought of mother alone like that was eating away at her.
eat in phrasal verb
to eat at home instead of in a restaurant
eat into something phrasal verb
1. to gradually reduce the amount of time, money etc that is available:
John’s university fees have been eating into our savings.
2. to gradually damage or destroy something:
Acid eats into the metal, damaging its surface.
eat out phrasal verb
to eat in a restaurant instead of at home:
Do you eat out a lot?
eat up phrasal verb
1. to eat all of something:
Come on, eat up, there’s a good girl.
eat something ↔ up
She’s made a cake and wants us to help eat it up.
2. eat something ↔ up informal to use a lot of something, especially until there is none left:
Big cars just eat up money.
3. be eaten up with/by jealousy/anger/curiosity etc to be very jealous, angry etc, so that you cannot think about anything else
eat S1 W1 /iːt/
verb (past tense ate /et, eɪt $ eɪt/, past participle eaten /ˈiːtn/) Language: Old English
Origin: etan
1. FOOD [intransitive and transitive] to put food in your mouth and chew and swallow it:Origin: etan
2. MEAL [intransitive and transitive] to have a meal:
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3. eat your words to admit that what you said was wrong:
4. eat your heart out
a. used to say, especially humorously, that something is very good:
b. British English to be unhappy about something or to want someone or something very much:
5. eat somebody alive/eat somebody for breakfast to be very angry with someone or to defeat them completely:
6. USE [transitive] to use a very large amount of something:
7. eat humble pie (also eat crow American English) to admit that you were wrong and say that you are sorry
8. I’ll eat my hat used to emphasize that you think something is not true or will not happen:
9. have somebody eating out of your hand to have made someone very willing to believe you or do what you want:
10. eat somebody out of house and home to eat a lot of someone’s supply of food, so that they have to buy more – used humorously
11. what’s eating somebody? spoken used to ask why someone seems annoyed or upset:
12. I could eat a horse spoken used to say you are very hungry
13. I/we won’t eat you spoken used to tell someone that you are not angry with them and they need not be frightened
14. you are what you eat used to say that you will be healthy if the food you eat is healthy
⇨ eats, ⇨ have your cake and eat it at cake1(6)
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eat something ↔ away phrasal verb
to gradually remove or destroy something
SYN erode:
eat away at something/somebody phrasal verb
1. to gradually remove or reduce the amount of something:
2. to make someone feel very worried over a long period of time:
eat in phrasal verb
to eat at home instead of in a restaurant
eat into something phrasal verb
1. to gradually reduce the amount of time, money etc that is available:
2. to gradually damage or destroy something:
eat out phrasal verb
to eat in a restaurant instead of at home:
eat up phrasal verb
1. to eat all of something:
eat something ↔ up
2. eat something ↔ up informal to use a lot of something, especially until there is none left:
3. be eaten up with/by jealousy/anger/curiosity etc to be very jealous, angry etc, so that you cannot think about anything else
Weight 体重
put on/gain/lose weight/a few kilos/a few pounds增加／减少体重／几公斤／几磅 watch/control/struggle with your weight关注／控制体重；努力减肥 be/become seriously overweight/underweight已经／变得严重超重／体重不足 be/become clinically/morbidly obese已经是／变成临床／病态肥胖 achieve/facilitate/promote/stimulate weight loss达到减轻体重的目的；促进减肥 slim down to 70 kilos/( 11 stone/BrE ( 160 poundsespecially
NAmE 减肥到 70 公斤／11 英石／160 磅 combat/prevent/tackle/treat obesity遏制／防止／解决／治疗肥胖 develop/have/suffer from/struggle with/recover from anorexia/bulimia/an eating disorder患上／对抗／治愈厌食症／贪食症／饮食失调症 be on/go on/follow a crash/strict diet采用快速减肥食谱；严格节食 have/suffer from a negative/poor body image有不好的身体形象 have/develop a positive/healthy body image具有／达到好的／健康的身体形象
Healthy eating 健康的饮食
eat a balanced diet/healthily/sensibly吃得均衡／健康／合理 get/provide/receive adequate/proper nutrition获得／提供／得到充足的／合适的营养 contain/get/provide essential nutrients/vitamins/minerals含有／得到／提供必需的营养素／维生素／矿物质 be high/low in calories/fat/fibre/( fiber/protein/vitamin D/Omega-3 fatty acidsespecially
热量／脂肪／纤维素／蛋白质／维生素 D／欧米加 3 脂肪酸含量高／低 contain (no)/use/be full of/be free from additives/chemical preservatives/artificial sweeteners（不）含／使用／含有大量／不含添加剂／化学防腐剂／人工甜味剂 avoid/cut down on/cut out alcohol/caffeine/fatty foods避免摄取／减少／戒酒／咖啡因／高脂食物 stop/give up/ ( especially
NAmE quit smoking戒烟
Exercise 锻炼
( BrE take regular exercise经常锻炼 do moderate/strenuous/vigorous exercise做适度／剧烈运动 play football/hockey/tennis玩足球／曲棍球／网球 go cycling/jogging/running骑自行车；慢跑；跑步 go to/visit/ ( especially
NAmE hit/work out at the gym去健身房锻炼 strengthen/tone/train your stomach muscles增强／锻炼腹肌 contract/relax/stretch/use/work your lower-body muscles收缩／放松／伸展／使用／锻炼下肢的肌肉 build (up)/gain muscle增强肌肉 improve/increase your stamina/energy levels/physical fitness增强耐力／体能／体质 burn/consume/expend calories消耗热量
Staying healthy 保持健康
be/get/keep/stay healthy/in shape/( fitespecially
BrE 身体健康；变得／保持健康 lower your cholesterol/blood pressure降低胆固醇／血压 boost/stimulate/strengthen your immune system增强免疫力 prevent/reduce the risk of heart disease/high blood pressure/diabetes/osteoporosis预防／减少患心脏病／高血压／糖尿病／骨质疏松的风险 reduce/relieve/manage/combat stress缓解／控制压力 enhance/promote relaxation/physical and mental well-being有助于身体放松／身心健康
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