to eat up
[phrase form: eat]
01
吃光, 吃完
to consume completely, especially in reference to food
Transitive: to eat up food
例子
The hungry children quickly ate up all the cookies that were on the table.
饥饿的孩子们很快吃光了桌子上所有的饼干。
The delicious aroma from the kitchen made everyone eager to eat up the freshly cooked meal.
厨房里飘来的美味香气让每个人都迫不及待地吃光了刚做好的饭菜。
02
耗尽, 消耗
to use up or deplete a significant amount of resources or materials
Transitive: to eat up resources or materials
例子
The growing population in the urban area began to eat up the available water resources.
城市地区不断增长的人口开始耗尽可用的水资源。
The expanding industries were starting to eat up the region's natural gas reserves.
不断扩张的产业开始耗尽该地区的天然气储量。
03
覆盖, 吞没
to cover something entirely
Transitive: to eat up an area
例子
The thick fog began to eat up the entire landscape, reducing visibility.
浓雾开始吞噬整个景观，降低了能见度。
As the wildfire spread, it started to eat up the surrounding forest, leaving destruction in its path.
随着野火的蔓延，它开始吞噬周围的森林，所过之处一片狼藉。
04
吞下, 盲目相信
to accept or believe something completely, immediately, and without questioning
Transitive: to eat up sth
例子
Despite initial skepticism, she chose to eat up the new information shared by her friend.
尽管最初持怀疑态度，她还是选择全盘接受朋友分享的新信息。
The children tend to eat up stories of magic and adventure without doubting their authenticity.
孩子们倾向于不加怀疑地接受魔法和冒险的故事。
05
享受, 狼吞虎咽
to take immense pleasure and satisfaction from a particular experience or activity
Transitive: to eat up an experience or activity
例子
The audience seemed to eat up the comedian's jokes, laughing uncontrollably.
观众似乎陶醉于喜剧演员的笑话，笑得无法控制。
Children tend to eat up animated movies, captivated by the colorful characters and engaging stories.
孩子们往往会津津有味地观看动画电影，被色彩丰富的角色和引人入胜的故事所吸引。
06
啃噬, 吞噬
to be consumed by guilt, regret, or remorse over something that happened in the past
Disapproving
Informal例子
I lied to my best friend, and it's been eating me up ever since.
我对我最好的朋友撒了谎，从那以后这件事一直困扰着我。
He made a big mistake a year ago, and the guilt is still eating him up, even though he tries to move on.
一年前他犯了一个大错，尽管他试图继续前进，但内疚感仍在吞噬着他。
eat up
01
吃好喝好！, 请慢用！
used to encourage someone to enjoy and consume their food enthusiastically
例子
Dinner is served, everyone!
晚餐准备好了，大家！吃吧！
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Time to have some fun!
感恩节快乐，大家！是时候玩得开心，大吃一顿了！
