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

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eat up vb (adverb, mainly tr)

(also intr) to eat or consume entirely: often used as an exhortation to children
informal to listen to with enthusiasm or appreciation: the audience ate up the speaker's every word
(often passive) informal to affect grossly: she was eaten up by jealousy
informal to travel (a distance) quickly: we just ate up the miles

eat v., ate eat•en eat•ing, n.
v.

Physiologyto take into the mouth and swallow for nourishment: [~ + object]We ate dinner early.[no object]We haven't eaten all day.
to use up, esp. wastefully;
consume gradually or slowly:[~ + up/away/into + object]Unexpected expenses ate up their savings.
to make (a hole, passage, etc.), as by wearing away, gnawing, or corroding:[~ + object]The acid ate a hole right through the metal.

Informal Terms eats, [plural] Informal. food:The eats are good there and the prices are cheap.

eat•er, n. [countable]

eat v., ate (āt;
esp. Brit. et) or (Archaic) eat (et, ēt);
eat•en or (Archaic) eat (et, ēt);
eat•ing;
n.
v.t.

Physiologyto take into the mouth and swallow for nourishment;
chew and swallow (food).
to consume by or as if by devouring gradually;
wear away;
corrode:The patient was eaten by disease and pain.
to make (a hole, passage, etc.), as by gnawing or corrosion.
to ravage or devastate:a forest eaten by fire.
to use up, esp. wastefully;
consume (often fol. by up):Unexpected expenses have been eating up their savings.
to absorb or pay for:The builder had to eat the cost of the repairs.
Slang Terms(vulgar). to perform cunnilingus or fellatio on.

v.i.

to consume food;
take a meal:We'll eat at six o'clock.
to make a way, as by gnawing or corrosion:Acid ate through the linoleum.
Idioms be eating someone, [Informal.]to worry, annoy, or bother:Something seems to be eating him—he's been wearing a frown all day.
eat away or into, to destroy gradually, as by erosion:For eons, the pounding waves ate away at the shoreline.
Idioms eat crow. See crow ¹ (def. 7).
Idioms eat high off the hog. See hog (def. 11).
Idioms eat humble pie. See humble pie (def. 3).
Idioms eat in, to eat or dine at home.
Idioms eat one's heart out. See heart (def. 23).
Idioms eat one's terms. See term (def. 16).
Idioms eat one's words. See word (def. 14).
eat out, to have a meal at a restaurant rather than at home.
eat out of one's hand. See hand (def. 36).
Idioms eat someone out of house and home, to eat so much as to strain someone's resources of food or money:A group of hungry teenagers can eat you out of house and home.
Idioms eat someone's lunch, [Slang.]to thoroughly defeat, outdo, injure, etc.
Nautical eat the wind out of, to blanket (a sailing vessel sailing close-hauled) by sailing close on the weather side of.
eat up:
- to consume wholly.
- to show enthusiasm for;
  take pleasure in:The audience ate up everything he said.
- to believe without question.

Informal Terms eats, food.

bef. 900; Middle English eten, Old English etan; cognate with German essen, Gothic itan, Latin edere

eat′er, n.

单词	eat up
释义	Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: eat up vb (adverb, mainly tr) (also intr) to eat or consume entirely: often used as an exhortation to children informal to listen to with enthusiasm or appreciation: the audience ate up the speaker's every word (often passive) informal to affect grossly: she was eaten up by jealousy informal to travel (a distance) quickly: we just ate up the miles WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 eat /it/USA pronunciation v., ate /eɪt; esp. Brit.* ɛt/USA pronunciation* eat•en /ˈitən/USA pronunciation eat•ing, n. v. Physiologyto take into the mouth and swallow for nourishment: [~ + object]We ate dinner early.[no object]We haven't eaten all day. to use up, esp. wastefully; consume gradually or slowly:[~ + up/away/into + object]Unexpected expenses ate up their savings. to make (a hole, passage, etc.), as by wearing away, gnawing, or corroding:[~ + object]The acid ate a hole right through the metal. n. Informal Terms eats, [plural] Informal. food:The eats are good there and the prices are cheap. eat•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 eat (ēt),USA pronunciation v., ate (āt; esp. Brit. et) or (Archaic) eat (et, ēt); eat•en or (Archaic) eat (et, ēt); eat•ing; n. v.t. Physiologyto take into the mouth and swallow for nourishment; chew and swallow (food). to consume by or as if by devouring gradually; wear away; corrode:The patient was eaten by disease and pain. to make (a hole, passage, etc.), as by gnawing or corrosion. to ravage or devastate:a forest eaten by fire. to use up, esp. wastefully; consume (often fol. by up):Unexpected expenses have been eating up their savings. to absorb or pay for:The builder had to eat the cost of the repairs. Slang Terms(vulgar). to perform cunnilingus or fellatio on. v.i. to consume food; take a meal:We'll eat at six o'clock. to make a way, as by gnawing or corrosion:Acid ate through the linoleum. Idioms be eating someone, [Informal.]to worry, annoy, or bother:Something seems to be eating him—he's been wearing a frown all day. eat away or into, to destroy gradually, as by erosion:For eons, the pounding waves ate away at the shoreline. Idioms eat crow. See crow ¹ (def. 7). Idioms eat high off the hog. See hog (def. 11). Idioms eat humble pie. See humble pie (def. 3). Idioms eat in, to eat or dine at home. Idioms eat one's heart out. See heart (def. 23). Idioms eat one's terms. See term (def. 16). Idioms eat one's words. See word (def. 14). eat out, to have a meal at a restaurant rather than at home. eat out of one's hand. See hand (def. 36). Idioms eat someone out of house and home, to eat so much as to strain someone's resources of food or money:A group of hungry teenagers can eat you out of house and home. Idioms eat someone's lunch, [Slang.]to thoroughly defeat, outdo, injure, etc. Nautical eat the wind out of, to blanket (a sailing vessel sailing close-hauled) by sailing close on the weather side of. eat up: to consume wholly. to show enthusiasm for; take pleasure in:The audience ate up everything he said. to believe without question. n. Informal Terms eats, food. bef. 900; Middle English eten, Old English etan; cognate with German essen, Gothic itan, Latin edere eat′er, n.
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