| 释义 |
eaten, ppl. a.|ˈiːt(ə)n|
[pa. pple. of eat v.]
1. Consumed as food; devoured.
1599Minsheu Span. Gram. 80 Eaten bread is forgotten. 1656W. Dugard Gate Lat. Unl. ⁋862. 271 Half-eaten morsels, and other scraps. 1864Swinburne Atalanta Thou whose mouth Looks red from the eaten fruits of thine own womb.
2. Gnawed, corroded, ulcerated. Cf. moth-, worm-eaten.
1581Sidney Apol. Poetrie (Arb.) 31 Old Mouse-eaten records. 1607Topsell Four-f. Beasts 401 The aforesaid eaten or lanced wounds. |