eat
英[i?t]
美[it]
- vt. 吃，喝；腐蝕；煩擾
- vi. 進(jìn)食；腐蝕，侵蝕
英英釋意
- 1. take in solid food;
- "She was eating a banana"
- "What did you eat for dinner last night?"
- 2. eat a meal; take a meal;
- "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"
- "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation"
- 3. take in food; used of animals only;
- "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"
- "What do whales eat?"
- 4. use up (resources or materials);
- "this car consumes a lot of gas"
- "We exhausted our savings"
- "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"
- 5. worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way;
- "What's eating you?"
- 6. cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid;
- "The acid corroded the metal"
- "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink"