feeder
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++feed·er /ˈfiːdə $ -ər/ noun [countable] 1 HBAHBBa container with food for animals or birds 〔喂鸟兽的〕饲料容器 a bird feeder 鸟食罐2 something that provides supplies for something else 供应的源泉 The Shyok River is a major feeder of the Indus River. 什约克河是印度河的主要支流。 The length of the feeder pipe is 50m. 输送管长50米。3 a piece of equipment that supplies something to a machine 供给装置；进料器 the printer’s paper feeder 打印机的进纸装置4 EATa person or animal that eats in a particular way 以…方式进食者 Catfish are bottom feeders (=they feed at the bottom of rivers). 鲶鱼以河底生物为食。5. TTa small road, railway line, or airline service that takes traffic to a main road, line, or service 〔汇入主干车道的〕支路；公路[铁路]支线；〔航线的〕支线
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feeder• Use of an automatic feeder is recommended for this.• Glassfish are not suitable for a community tank in any case, as they are nervous fish and fussy feeders.• This is where the feeder roots are.feed·er nounChineseSyllable
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feeder
feed‧er /ˈfiːdə $ -ər/
noun [countable]
1. a container with food for animals or birds:
a bird feeder
2. something that provides supplies for something else:
The Shyok River is a major feeder of the Indus River.
The length of the feeder pipe is 50m.
3. a piece of equipment that supplies something to a machine:
the printer’s paper feeder
4. a person or animal that eats in a particular way:
Catfish are bottom feeders (=they feed at the bottom of rivers).
5. a small road, railway line, or airline service that takes traffic to a main road, line, or service
feed‧er /ˈfiːdə $ -ər/
noun [countable]1. a container with food for animals or birds:
2. something that provides supplies for something else:
3. a piece of equipment that supplies something to a machine:
4. a person or animal that eats in a particular way:
5. a small road, railway line, or airline service that takes traffic to a main road, line, or service