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

verb | noun

feedfeed1 /fid/ ●●● S1 W2 verb (past tense and past participle fed /fɛd/)

ETYMOLOGYfeed¹

Origin: Old English fedan; related to food

VERB TABLE

feed

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	feed
	he, she, it	feeds
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	fed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have fed
	he, she, it	has fed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had fed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will feed
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have fed

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

GIVE FOOD [transitive] a)to give food to a person or animal: Did you feed the dog?feed something to somebody We fed the scraps to the pig.feed yourself She was too weak to feed herself. b)to provide enough food for a group of people: His wages are hardly enough to feed his family. This recipe feeds six.2SUPPLY something [transitive] to supply something, especially a liquid or gas, in a continuous flow: Small streams feed the main river.feed something to/into something The sound is fed directly to the headphones.feed something with something She fed the fire with logs.3ANIMAL/BABY [intransitive] if a baby or an animal feeds, they eat: Frogs generally feed at night.4PLANT [transitive] to give a special substance to a plant, which makes it grow: feed something with something Feed the plant with liquid fertilizer.5INCREASE something [transitive] to do something that increases an activity or makes something bigger or stronger: There has been a boom in tourism, fed by publicity about the movie filmed there.feed something with something Blanca fed the fire with sticks she had brought in.6PUT something INTO something [transitive] to put something such as a tube or a wire slowly into something else: feed something in With this printer you have to feed the paper in by hand.feed something through something Feed the fabric through the sewing machine.feed something into something The tube was fed into the patient’s stomach.7COMPUTER [transitive] computers to put information into a computer over a period of time: feed something into something The locations of the icebergs are fed into computer models.8NEED/DEMAND ETC. [transitive] to try to satisfy a need, demand, addiction, etc.: He started stealing to feed his drug addiction.9INFORMATION [transitive] to give someone information or ideas over a period of time, especially false information: feed something to somebody She fed celebrity gossip to the magazine.10feed your face informal to eat a lot of food11feed somebody’s guilt/vanity/paranoia etc. to make someone’s feelings, especially negative feelings, stronger: Having nothing to do fed my anxiety.12feed somebody’s ego to do something to make someone feel important: Compliments like those just feed his ego.13feed lines/jokes to somebody to say things to another performer so that they can make jokes14feed somebody a line informal to tell someone something which is not true so that he or she will do what you want: She fed him a line about being busy on Saturday.15feed a meter to keep putting money into a machine so that you can park your car16SPORTS [transitive] to throw or hit a ball or a puck to someone else on your team, especially so that he or she can make a point: Johnson fed the ball to Kyman, who scored.17TV/RADIO [transitive] to send a television or radio program somewhere so that it can be broadcast[Origin: Old English fedan; related to food] → see also breast-feed, feeding, force-feed, mouth to feed at mouth1 (9), spoon-feed, underfed, well-fedfeed back ↔ something phrasal verb to give advice, criticism, comments, etc. to help someone improve his or her work: Thanks to all those who fed back their comments.feed something back to somebody The results of the survey will be fed back to employers.feed into something phrasal verb1to flow or move into something that is larger, or to provide it with something: Six elementary schools feed into Jefferson High.2to have an effect on something or help to make it happen: The influence of designer fashion feeds into sports fashion.feed off something phrasal verb1if an animal feeds off something, it gets food from it: The bears are feeding off the town’s garbage.2to use something to increase, become stronger, or succeed: When the two are together, they feed off each other’s energy.3disapproving to use something bad or negative to help you succeed, or use something in a bad or negative way to help you succeed: People think he’s feeding off his father’s reputation as a writer.feed on something phrasal verb1if an animal feeds on a particular food, it usually eats that food: The young fish feed on brine shrimp.2to use something to increase, become stronger, or succeed: Prejudice feeds on ignorance.