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

feed•er n.

Animal Husbandrya person or thing that supplies food or feeds something.
Animal Husbandrya bin or boxlike device from which farm animals may eat, esp. such a device designed to allow a number of chickens to feed simultaneously or to release a specific amount of feed at regular intervals.
Animal Husbandrya person or thing that takes food or nourishment.
Animal Husbandrya livestock animal that is fed an enriched diet to fatten it for market. Cf. stocker (def. 2).
a person or device that feeds a machine, printing press, etc.
a tributary stream.
bird feeder.
See feeder line.
See feeder road.
ElectricityAlso, feed. a conductor, or group of conductors, connecting primary equipment in an electric power system.
[Brit.]a baby's bib.
Show Business, Slang Terms[Theat. Slang.]See straight man.

adj.

being, functioning as, or serving as a feeder.
Animal Husbandrypertaining to livestock to be fattened for market.

1350–1400; Middle English; see feed, -er¹

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

feeder /ˈfiːdə/ n

a person or thing that feeds or is fed
a child's feeding bottle or bib
a person or device that feeds the working material into a system or machine
a tributary channel, esp one that supplies a reservoir or canal with water
a road, service, etc, that links secondary areas to the main traffic network
a power line for transmitting electrical power from a generating station to a distribution network

feed v., fed/fɛd/USA pronunciation feed•ing, n.
v.

to give food to;
supply with nourishment:[~ + object]She liked to feed pigeons.
to provide as food: [ ~ + obj + to + obj]:to feed breadcrumbs to pigeons.[ ~ + obj + obj]:to feed the pigeons some breadcrumbs.
Animal Husbandry (esp. of animals) to take food;
eat:[no object]The cows were feeding.
to be nourished;
live by eating:[~ + on + object]Those bats feed on fruit.
to yield or serve as food for:[~ + object]This land has fed ten generations.

Animal Husbandry food, esp. for farm animals:[uncountable]grain feed.
[countable] a meal, esp. a lavish one.
a feeding mechanism:[countable]a printer tractor feed.

feed•er, n. [countable]

feed v., fed, feed•ing, n.
v.t.

to give food to;
supply with nourishment:to feed a child.
to yield or serve as food for:This land has fed 10 generations.
to provide as food.
to furnish for consumption.
to satisfy;
minister to;
gratify:Poetry feeds the imagination.
to supply for maintenance or operation, as to a machine:to feed paper into a photocopier.
to provide with the necessary materials for development, maintenance, or operation:to feed a printing press with paper.
to use (land) as pasture.
[Theat. Informal.]
- to supply (an actor, esp. a comedian) with lines or action, the responses to which are expected to elicit laughter.
- to provide cues to (an actor).
- [Chiefly Brit.]to prompt:Stand in the wings and feed them their lines.
Radio and Televisionto distribute (a local broadcast) via satellite or network.

v.i.

(esp. of animals) to take food;
eat:cows feeding in a meadow; to feed well.
to be nourished or gratified;
subsist:to feed on grass; to feed on thoughts of revenge.
chain feed, to pass (work) successively into a machine in such a manner that each new piece is held in place by or connected to the one before.

food, esp. for farm animals, as cattle, horses or chickens.
an allowance, portion, or supply of such food.
[Informal.]a meal, esp. a lavish one.
the act of feeding.
the act or process of feeding a furnace, machine, etc.
the material, or the amount of it, so fed or supplied.
a feeding mechanism.
[Elect.]feeder (def. 10).
[Theat. Informal.]
- a line spoken by one actor, the response to which by another actor is expected to cause laughter.
- an actor, esp. a straight man, who provides such lines.
Radio and Televisiona local television broadcast distributed by satellite or network to a much wider audience, esp. nationwide or international.
off one's feed, [Slang.]
- reluctant to eat;
  without appetite.
- dejected;
  sad.
- not well;
  ill.

bef. 950; Middle English feden, Old English fēdan; cognate with Gothic fodjan, Old Saxon fōdian. See food

feed′a•ble, adj.

1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged nourish, sustain.
5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged nurture, support, encourage, bolster.
14.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Feed, fodder, forage, provender mean food for animals. Feed is the general word:pig feed; chicken feed.Fodder is esp. applied to dry or green feed, as opposed to pasturage, fed to horses, cattle, etc.:fodder for winter feeding; Cornstalks are good fodder.Forage is food that an animal obtains (usually grass, leaves, etc.) by searching about for it:Lost cattle can usually live on forage.Provender denotes dry feed, such as hay, oats, or corn:a supply of provender in the haymow and corn cribs.

1, 2.

单词	feeder
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 feed•er (fē′dər),USA pronunciation n. Animal Husbandrya person or thing that supplies food or feeds something. Animal Husbandrya bin or boxlike device from which farm animals may eat, esp. such a device designed to allow a number of chickens to feed simultaneously or to release a specific amount of feed at regular intervals. Animal Husbandrya person or thing that takes food or nourishment. Animal Husbandrya livestock animal that is fed an enriched diet to fatten it for market. Cf. stocker (def. 2). a person or device that feeds a machine, printing press, etc. a tributary stream. bird feeder. See feeder line. See feeder road. ElectricityAlso, feed. a conductor, or group of conductors, connecting primary equipment in an electric power system. [Brit.]a baby's bib. Show Business, Slang Terms[Theat. Slang.]See straight man. adj. being, functioning as, or serving as a feeder. Animal Husbandrypertaining to livestock to be fattened for market. 1350–1400; Middle English; see feed, -er¹ Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: feeder /ˈfiːdə/ n a person or thing that feeds or is fed a child's feeding bottle or bib a person or device that feeds the working material into a system or machine a tributary channel, esp one that supplies a reservoir or canal with water a road, service, etc, that links secondary areas to the main traffic network a power line for transmitting electrical power from a generating station to a distribution network WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 feed /fid/USA pronunciation v., fed/fɛd/USA pronunciation feed•ing, n. v. to give food to; supply with nourishment:[~ + object]She liked to feed pigeons. to provide as food: [ ~ + obj + to + obj]:to feed breadcrumbs to pigeons.[ ~ + obj + obj]:to feed the pigeons some breadcrumbs. Animal Husbandry (esp. of animals) to take food; eat:[no object]The cows were feeding. to be nourished; live by eating:[~ + on + object]Those bats feed on fruit. to yield or serve as food for:[~ + object]This land has fed ten generations. n. Animal Husbandry food, esp. for farm animals:[uncountable]grain feed. [countable] a meal, esp. a lavish one. a feeding mechanism:[countable]a printer tractor feed. feed•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 feed (fēd),USA pronunciation v., fed, feed•ing, n. v.t. to give food to; supply with nourishment:to feed a child. to yield or serve as food for:This land has fed 10 generations. to provide as food. to furnish for consumption. to satisfy; minister to; gratify:Poetry feeds the imagination. to supply for maintenance or operation, as to a machine:to feed paper into a photocopier. to provide with the necessary materials for development, maintenance, or operation:to feed a printing press with paper. to use (land) as pasture. [Theat. Informal.] to supply (an actor, esp. a comedian) with lines or action, the responses to which are expected to elicit laughter. to provide cues to (an actor). [Chiefly Brit.]to prompt:Stand in the wings and feed them their lines. Radio and Televisionto distribute (a local broadcast) via satellite or network. v.i. (esp. of animals) to take food; eat:cows feeding in a meadow; to feed well. to be nourished or gratified; subsist:to feed on grass; to feed on thoughts of revenge. chain feed, to pass (work) successively into a machine in such a manner that each new piece is held in place by or connected to the one before. n. food, esp. for farm animals, as cattle, horses or chickens. an allowance, portion, or supply of such food. [Informal.]a meal, esp. a lavish one. the act of feeding. the act or process of feeding a furnace, machine, etc. the material, or the amount of it, so fed or supplied. a feeding mechanism. [Elect.]feeder (def. 10). [Theat. Informal.] a line spoken by one actor, the response to which by another actor is expected to cause laughter. an actor, esp. a straight man, who provides such lines. Radio and Televisiona local television broadcast distributed by satellite or network to a much wider audience, esp. nationwide or international. off one's feed, [Slang.] reluctant to eat; without appetite. dejected; sad. not well; ill. bef. 950; Middle English feden, Old English fēdan; cognate with Gothic fodjan, Old Saxon fōdian. See food feed′a•ble, adj. 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged nourish, sustain. 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged nurture, support, encourage, bolster. 14.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Feed, fodder, forage, provender mean food for animals. Feed is the general word:pig feed; chicken feed.Fodder is esp. applied to dry or green feed, as opposed to pasturage, fed to horses, cattle, etc.:fodder for winter feeding; Cornstalks are good fodder.Forage is food that an animal obtains (usually grass, leaves, etc.) by searching about for it:Lost cattle can usually live on forage.Provender denotes dry feed, such as hay, oats, or corn:a supply of provender in the haymow and corn cribs. 1, 2. starve.
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