to eat up
[phrase form: eat]
01
全部食べる, 平らげる
to consume completely, especially in reference to food
Transitive: to eat up food
例
The hungry children quickly ate up all the cookies that were on the table.
お腹を空かせた子供たちは、テーブルの上にあったクッキーをすばやく食べ尽くした。
02
使い尽くす, 消費する
to use up or deplete a significant amount of resources or materials
Transitive: to eat up resources or materials
例
The growing population in the urban area began to eat up the available water resources.
都市部の増加する人口は、利用可能な水資源を使い尽くし始めた。
03
覆う, 飲み込む
to cover something entirely
Transitive: to eat up an area
例
The expanding urban development threatened to eat up the green spaces and natural habitats.
拡大する都市開発は、緑地や自然の生息地を飲み込む恐れがありました。
04
鵜呑みにする, 盲信する
to accept or believe something completely, immediately, and without questioning
Transitive: to eat up sth
例
Despite initial skepticism, she chose to eat up the new information shared by her friend.
最初は懐疑的だったにもかかわらず、彼女は友達が共有した新しい情報を鵜呑みにすることを選んだ。
05
楽しむ, むさぼる
to take immense pleasure and satisfaction from a particular experience or activity
Transitive: to eat up an experience or activity
例
The audience seemed to eat up the comedian's jokes, laughing uncontrollably.
観客はコメディアンのジョークを貪るように聞き、制御できないほど笑っていた。
06
むしばむ, 食い尽くす
to be consumed by guilt, regret, or remorse over something that happened in the past
Disapproving
Informal例
I lied to my best friend, and it's been eating me up ever since.
私は親友に嘘をつき、それ以来それが私を苦しめ続けている。
eat up
01
召し上がれ！, どうぞお楽しみください！
used to encourage someone to enjoy and consume their food enthusiastically
例
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Time to have some fun!
ハッピーサンクスギビング、みなさん！楽しんで思い切り食べる時間です！
