| 单词 | eat |
| 释义 | eat v. (past ate; past part. eaten) 1. a tr. take into the mouth, chew, and swallow (food). b intr. consume food; take a meal. c tr. devour (eaten by a lion). 2. intr. (foll. by (away) at, into) a destroy gradually, esp. by corrosion, erosion, disease, etc. b begin to consume or diminish (resources etc.). 3. tr. colloq. trouble, vex (what's eating you?). Phrases and idioms eat dirt see DIRT. eat one's hat colloq. admit one's surprise in being wrong (only as a proposition unlikely to be fulfilled : said he would eat his hat). eat one's heart out suffer from excessive longing or envy. eat humble pie see HUMBLE. eat out have a meal away from home, esp. in a restaurant. eat out of a person's hand be entirely submissive to a person. eat salt with see SALT. eat up 1. (also absol.) eat or consume completely. 2. use or deal with rapidly or wastefully (eats up petrol; eats up the miles). 3. encroach upon or annex (eating up the neighbouring States). 4. absorb, preoccupy (eaten up with pride). eat one's words admit that one was wrong. Etymology: OE etan f. Gmc |
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