it; iːt < eat >
[基本字汇]
<<动词>>
ate, eat.en, eat.ing, eats
1 a. 吃, 食用
b. 习惯吃
a bird that eats insects, fruit, and seeds习惯吃昆虫, 水果和种子的鸟
stopped eating red meat on advice from her doctor她听医生的劝告而停止吃红肉
2 吞; 啮食; 蛀蚀
"Covering news in the field eats money." (George F. Will)隐藏这一行业的消息会亏钱
3 侵蚀, 腐蚀
waves that ate away the beach 海浪把沙滩侵蚀掉
an acid that eats the surface of a machine part 此
酸会腐蚀机件的表面
4 啮食成┅; 蛀成┅
Moths ate holes in our sweaters. 蛾把我们的毛衣咬出小洞
5 ((俚语)) 吸收, 收回
"You can eat your loss and switch the remaining money to other investment portfolios." (Marlys Harris)你可以把损失吸收掉, 然後把剩下的钱转而做其他投资
6 ((口语)) 打扰, 烦扰
What's eating him? 他在烦什麽?
<<不及物动词>>
1 a. 吃 (食物)
b. 吃饭
2 啮食; 侵蚀
a drill that ate away at the rock 锥子把岩块敲掉
exorbitant expenses that were eating into profits 过度的花费会消耗利润
3 使烦恼, 使困扰
"How long will it be before the frustration eats at you?" (Howard Kaplan)沮丧还会困扰你多久?
eat up
((俚语)) 乐不可支
She really eats up the constant publicity. 她经常被宣传而乐不可支
<<惯用语>>
eat crow
被迫承认失败
eat (one's) heart out
1 极度悲痛
2 嫉妒
eat (one's) words
食言, 背信
eat out of (someone's) hand
完全听命於某人; 为 (某人) 操纵
eat (someone) alive
((俚语)) 彻底击败
an inexperienced manager who was eaten alive in a competitive corporate environment 一位缺乏经验的经理在竞争的环境被彻底击败
<<名词>>
eater