动词短语
eat | Ate |
eat [sth] away,
eat away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (gnaw at, erode) | SCSimplified Chinese 锈蚀 xiù shí |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 腐蚀 xiù shí，fǔ shí
TCTraditional Chinese 腐蝕 |
| | The chalk cliffs are being eaten away slowly by the action of the sea. |
| eat away at [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal, figurative (worry) | SCSimplified Chinese 烦扰 fán rǎo |
| | Raskolnikov's crime ate away at his peace of mind and, ultimately, his soul. |
| eat away at [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (erode) | SCSimplified Chinese 侵蚀 qīn shí
TCTraditional Chinese 侵蝕 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 腐蚀 qīn shí，fǔ shí
TCTraditional Chinese 腐蝕 |
| | The river eats away at the sand banks every time there's a flood. |
| eat in vi phrasal | (dine at home) | SCSimplified Chinese 侵蚀，腐蚀 qīn shí，fǔ shí
TCTraditional Chinese 侵蝕，腐蝕 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 开始消耗，吞噬 kāi shǐ xiāo hào，tūn shì |
| | (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese 令人不安或尴尬 lìng rén bù ān huò gān gà |
| | We decided to eat in rather than go out to a restaurant. |
| eat into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (use or consume part of) | SCSimplified Chinese 侵蚀，腐蚀 qīn shí，fǔ shí
TCTraditional Chinese 侵蝕，腐蝕 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 消耗，吞噬 xiāo hào，tūn shì
TCTraditional Chinese 消耗 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 令人难过，不安 lìng rén nán guò ，bù ān
TCTraditional Chinese 不安 |
| | Increasing costs are eating into the company's profits. |
| eat out vi phrasal | (dine at a restaurant) | SCSimplified Chinese 出去吃，不在家里吃饭 chū qù chī，bú zài jiā lǐ chī fàn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 锈掉，锈坏 xiù diào，xiù huài |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 过度消耗 guò dù xiāo hào |
| | (俚语) | SCSimplified Chinese 大加斥责，大骂 dà jiā chì zé ，dà mà |
| | Anna wants to eat out this evening because she's tired of cooking. |
| | 因为厌倦了做饭，安娜今晚想要出去吃。 |
| eat [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | vulgar, offensive, informal (perform cunnilingus on) (粗俗用语，具有冒犯性) | SCSimplified Chinese 舔阴 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 为...口交 |
| | Vanessa loves it when her boyfriend eats her out. |
| | 范尼莎特别喜欢男朋友给她口交。 |
| eat up vi phrasal | informal (finish meal) | SCSimplified Chinese 吃完 chī wán |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 吃完饭 |
| | If you eat up, we'll have more time to play. |
| | 如果你吃完了，我们就能有更多玩儿的时间。 |
eat [sth] up,
eat up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (consume food completely) | SCSimplified Chinese 吃光 chī guāng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 把…全吃完 |
| | If you eat up all your vegetables, you can have dessert. |
| | 如果你吃光了蔬菜，你就能吃甜点。 |
eat [sth] up,
eat up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (consume in great quantities) | SCSimplified Chinese （大量）消耗 |
| | That new printer eats up our paper supplies at an alarming rate. |
| | 那台新的打印机以惊人的速度消耗着我们的储备纸张。 |
eat [sth] up,
eat up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (enjoy) | SCSimplified Chinese 很享受 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 为…感到高兴 |
| | Everyone was praising him for a job well done and he was eating it up. |
| | 所有人都在赞扬他工作做得很好，他也很享受。 |
eat [sth] up,
eat up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (believe) | SCSimplified Chinese 完全相信 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 全盘接受 quán pán jiē shòu |
| | He lied about everything but he was so charming about it that she ate it up. |
| | 他满嘴谎话，却因为把谎言说得迷人动听，她就全盘接受了。 |
复合形式：
eat | Ate |
| a bite to eat n | informal (snack) | SCSimplified Chinese 小吃，随便吃点 xiǎo chī |
| all-you-can-eat adj | (restaurant buffet: unlimited) | SCSimplified Chinese 畅吃的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 自助的 zì zhù de |
| | At the all-you-can-eat restaurant he stuffed himself with cheap food. |
dog eat dog,
dog-eat-dog adj | figurative (merciless, fierce) | SCSimplified Chinese 残酷无情的，自相残杀的，狗咬狗的 zì xiāng cán shā de |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | It's dog eat dog in the music business. |
| | It's a dog-eat-dog world; you have to be tough to succeed. |
| eat crow vtr + n | US, informal, figurative (be forced to admit error) (美国口语) | SCSimplified Chinese 被迫承认错误 bèi pò chéng rèn cuò wù |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 被迫收回说过的话 bèi pò chéng rèn cuò wù，bèi pò shōu huí shuō guò de huà |
| eat dinner v expr | (have evening meal) | SCSimplified Chinese 吃晚饭 chī wǎn fàn
TCTraditional Chinese 吃晚飯 |
| | We usually eat dinner around 7 pm. |
| eat dirt v expr | figurative, slang (be humiliated) (俚语) | SCSimplified Chinese 低头认输 |
| | (比喻受到羞辱) | SCSimplified Chinese 被打脸 |
| | When Jessie's album became a huge hit, her critics were forced to eat dirt. |
| eat humble pie v expr | figurative (be forced to admit error) (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese 被迫赔罪 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 被迫低头谢罪 |
| | Well I was wrong, so I guess I'll just have to eat humble pie. |
| | The team are making their detractors eat humble pie with a series of impressive wins. |
| eat like a bird v expr | figurative (consume little or in small amounts) | SCSimplified Chinese 胃口小 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 饭量小 |
| | No wonder she's so skinny, she eats like a bird! |
| eat like a horse v expr | (eat large quantities) | SCSimplified Chinese 大吃特吃 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 狼吞虎咽 láng tūn hǔ yàn
TCTraditional Chinese 狼吞虎嚥 |
| eat lunch v expr | (have midday meal) | SCSimplified Chinese 吃午饭 chī wǔ fàn
TCTraditional Chinese 吃午飯 |
| | I usually eat lunch at 1p.m. |
| eat [sb] out of house and home v expr | (eat so much as to strain [sb]'s funds) | SCSimplified Chinese 把...吃穷 |
| eat your fill v expr | (eat until full) (招呼语) | SCSimplified Chinese 能吃多少吃多少，尽量多吃点 néng chī duō shǎo chī duō shǎo ，jǐn liàng duō chī diǎn |
| | Everybody ate their fill at the buffet lunch. |
eat your heart out,
Eat your heart out! interj | slang, figurative (be envious) (招呼语) | SCSimplified Chinese 好好吃，尽情吃 hǎo hǎo chī，jìn qíng chī |
| | Ronaldo, eat your heart out! Worcester City striker Sean Geddes has just scored a sensational goal. |
| eat your words v expr | figurative (admit you are wrong) | SCSimplified Chinese 收回说过的话 shōu huí shuō guò de huà |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 承认错误 shōu huí shuō guò de huà，chéng rèn cuò wù
TCTraditional Chinese 承認錯誤 |
| | A fine performance by Bale made his doubters eat their words. |
| eat-in kitchen n | (kitchen used as dining room) | SCSimplified Chinese 带餐厅的厨房 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 有餐桌的厨房 |
| | We hardly ever used the dining room since we always had our meals in the eat-in kitchen. |
| good to eat adj | (tasty, delicious) | SCSimplified Chinese 好吃的 hǎo chī de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 美味的 hǎo chī de ，měi wèi de |
| | Fresh strawberries are good to eat. |
live high on the hog,
live high off the hog,
eat high off the hog v expr | US, figurative (live life of luxury) | SCSimplified Chinese 过奢华生活 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 享受豪华生活 |
| safe to eat adj | (food: free from germs and toxins) | SCSimplified Chinese 安全食用的 |
| | Uncooked meat is not considered safe to eat in many places of the world. |