eat

[i:t]

v.吃, 吃饭, 喝
v.侵蚀, 消耗, 困扰

例句与用法：

The children would eat themselves sick on chocolate if I let them.

我要是让孩子由著性儿吃巧克力，他们会吃出病来。

Paying for that new carpet has eaten into my savings.

付新地毯的款用去了我的一部分储蓄。

Since he left, she's been sitting at home eating her heart out.

他走了以後，她一直坐在家里，心如刀割。

The Chinese eat with chopsticks.

中国人用筷子吃饭。

词形变化：

名词: eater | 动词过去式: ate | 动词过去分词: eaten | 动词现在分词: eating | 动词第三人称单数: eats |

详细释义：

vt.

1. 吃; 喝

He ate his breakfast quickly.

他匆匆地吃了早餐。

2. 腐蚀(金属等); 蛀; 耗完; 毁坏[O]

The sea had eaten away much of the shore.

海水浸蚀了大片海岸。

3. 【口】使烦恼; 使不安

Could you tell me what is eating her?

你能告诉我她为什么烦恼吗?

vi.

1. 进食; 用膳

Where shall we eat today?

今天我们去哪里吃饭?

2. 腐蚀; 侵蚀; 损耗; 毁坏[Q]

The acid has eaten through the metal cover.

酸已把金属盖子蚀穿了。

短语词组：

eat away

1. 侵蚀

Rust is eating away the iron hinge.

铁锈正腐蚀着铁铰链。

2. 继续吃; 尽情地吃

They had been eating away for two hours.

他们已经吃了两个小时, 还在吃。

eat into

1. 侵蚀

The acid eats into metals quickly.

酸腐蚀金属很快。

2. 逐渐耗尽

Her extravagance ate into her husband's inheritances.

她挥霍无度, 使她丈夫所得的遗产日益减少。

eat out

1. 上馆子吃饭

They usually eat out on Sundays.

星期天他们通常上馆子吃饭。

2. 锈坏; 使腐烂

Rust had eaten out the gun barrel.

枪筒已被锈蚀。

eat up

1. 吃完; 吞噬

Eat up the dinner while it is still warm.

趁饭还热, 快把它吃完。

2. 消耗; 用完

The work ate up all his time.

那工作占用了他所有的时间。