英语词汇“feast”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

feastfeast1 /fist/ ●●○ noun [countable]

ETYMOLOGYfeast¹

Origin: 1100-1200 Old French feste occasion of celebration, from Latin festum

1a large meal for a lot of people, to celebrate a special occasion: The king promised a great feast for all citizens.2a very good large meal: What a feast!3an occasion when there are a lot of enjoyable things to see or do: feast for The wonderful illustrations are a feast for the eyes.4 (also feast day) a day or period when there is a special religious celebration [Origin: 1100–1200 Old French feste occasion of celebration, from Latin festum]

noun | verb

feastfeast2 ●○○ verb

VERB TABLE

feast

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	feast
	he, she, it	feasts
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	feasted
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have feasted
	he, she, it	has feasted
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had feasted
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will feast
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have feasted

Continuous Form
Present	I	am feasting
	he, she, it	is feasting
	you, we, they	are feasting
Past	I, he, she, it	was feasting
	you, we, they	were feasting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been feasting
	he, she, it	has been feasting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been feasting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be feasting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been feasting

1[intransitive] to eat and drink a lot to celebrate something: On the first Thanksgiving, the Pilgrims feasted for three days.2feast your eyes on somebody/something to look at someone or something with great pleasure: Just feast your eyes on the car’s leather seats.3[transitive usually passive] formal to treat someone with a lot of respect by giving him or her a special mealfeast on/upon something phrasal verb to eat a lot of a particular food with great enjoyment: We feasted on chicken and mashed potatoes.