to eat
01
吃
to put food into the mouth, then chew and swallow it
Transitive: to eat food
例子
They enjoy eating pizza on Friday nights.
他们喜欢在周五晚上吃披萨。
He was too busy to eat lunch due to back-to-back meetings.
由于连续的会议，他太忙了，没时间吃午饭。
1.1
吃, 用餐
to consume food as a meal
Intransitive
例子
We usually eat at our favorite restaurant on Sundays.
我们通常在星期天去我们最喜欢的餐厅吃饭。
We never eat at that diner because the food is not to our liking.
我们从来不在那家小餐馆吃饭，因为食物不合我们的口味。
02
折磨, 啃噬
to cause worry or annoyance for someone
Transitive: to eat sb
例子
Waiting for news of the surgery is eating me with anxiety.
等待手术的消息让我焦虑不安吞噬。
The long commute eats my mom with stress every day.
漫长的通勤每天用压力吞噬我的妈妈。
03
侵蚀, 腐蚀
to gradually destroy, damage, or weaken something through exposure to or contact with a corrosive substance like water, air, or an acid
Transitive: to eat sth
例子
The acid rain has eaten holes in the marble statues outside.
酸雨已经侵蚀了外面大理石雕像上的洞。
The statue 's stone surface was slowly eaten by acid rain, resulting in visible erosion.
雕像的石质表面被酸雨慢慢侵蚀，导致了明显的腐蚀。
04
消耗, 吞噬
to use or utilize a lot of resources or materials
Transitive: to eat resources or materials
例子
The heavy machinery eats through coal to generate power.
重型机械消耗煤炭以发电。
This new software eats a lot of memory on my computer.
这个新软件在我的电脑上吃了很多内存。
05
承担, 忍受
to bear a financial loss without seeking compensation or reimbursement
Transitive: to eat a financial loss
例子
The business ate the cost of the damaged goods.
企业承担了损坏货物的成本。
The homeowner had to eat the roof repair expense.
房主不得不承担屋顶维修费用。
06
舔, 吸
to orally pleasure a person's genitals
Transitive: to eat sb
例子
He loves it when she eats him.
他喜欢她吃他。
They engaged in mutual pleasure as they ate each other.
他们在互相吃对方的同时，沉浸在相互的快乐中。
07
杀疯, 炸裂
to rock or pull off an outfit exceptionally well
Slang例子
She ate that look at the awards show.
她在颁奖典礼上完美驾驭了那个造型。
He 's really eating in that new suit.
他在那套新西装里真的在吃。
