eat

1. V-T/V-I When you eat something, you put it into your mouth, chew it, and swallow it. 喫

She was eating a sandwich. 她正在喫一個(gè)三明治。

I ate slowly and without speaking. 我慢慢地喫著，沒講話。

2. V-I If you eat sensibly or healthily, you eat food that is good for you. 飲食

...a campaign to persuade people to eat more healthily. …一場(chǎng)勸說人們健康飲食的運(yùn)動(dòng)。

3. V-T/V-I If you eat, you have a meal. 喫飯

Let's go out to eat. 我們出去喫飯吧。

We ate lunch together every day. 我們每天一起喫午餐。

4. V-T If something is eating you, it is annoying or worrying you. 煩擾[非正式] [only cont]

"What the hell's eating you?" he demanded. “到底是什麼在煩你？”他問道。

5. dog eat dog→see dog

6. to eat crow→see crow