eat
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they eat | |
| he / she / it eats | |
| past simple ate | |
| past participle eaten | |
| -ing form eating |
- [intransitive, transitive]
to put food in your mouth, bite it and swallow it 吃 I was too nervous to eat. 我紧张得饭都吃不下。 to eat well/healthily 健康饮食 She doesn't eat properly (= doesn't eat food that is good for her). 她吃得不好。 - eat something
I don't eat meat. 我不吃肉。 to eat breakfast/lunch/dinner 吃早餐/午餐/晚餐 Would you like something to eat? 你想吃点什么吗？ I couldn't eat another thing (= I have had enough food). 我再也吃不下了。
Collocations Diet and exerciseDiet and exercise 节食和锻炼 Weight 体重 - put on/gain/lose weight/a few kilos/a few pounds
增加／减少体重／几公斤／几磅 - watch/control/struggle with your weight
关注／控制体重；努力减肥 - be/become seriously overweight/underweight
已经／变得严重超重／体重不足 - be/become clinically/morbidly obese
已经是／变成临床／病态肥胖 - achieve/facilitate/promote/stimulate weight loss
达到减轻体重的目的；促进减肥 - slim down to 70 kilos/(British English) 11 stone/(especially North American English) 160 pounds
减肥到 70 公斤／11 英石／160 磅 - combat/prevent/tackle/treat obesity
遏制／防止／解决／治疗肥胖 - develop/have/suffer from/struggle with/recover from anorexia/bulimia/an eating disorder
患上／对抗／治愈厌食症／贪食症／饮食失调症 - be on/go on/follow a crash/strict diet
采用快速减肥食谱；严格节食 - have/suffer from a negative/poor body image
有不好的身体形象 - have/develop a positive/healthy body image
具有／达到好的／健康的身体形象
Healthy eating 健康的饮食 - eat a balanced diet/healthily/sensibly
吃得均衡／健康／合理 - get/provide/receive adequate/proper nutrition
获得／提供／得到充足的／合适的营养 - contain/get/provide essential nutrients/vitamins/minerals
含有／得到／提供必需的营养素／维生素／矿物质 - be high/low in calories/fat/fibre/protein/vitamin D/Omega-3 fatty acids
- contain (no)/use/be full of/be free from additives/chemical preservatives/artificial sweeteners
（不）含／使用／含有大量／不含添加剂／化学防腐剂／人工甜味剂 - avoid/cut down on/cut out alcohol/caffeine/fatty foods
避免摄取／减少／戒酒／咖啡因／高脂食物 - stop/give up/ (especially North American English) quit smoking
戒烟
Exercise 锻炼 - (British English) take regular exercise
经常锻炼 - do moderate/strenuous/vigorous exercise
做适度／剧烈运动 - play football/hockey/tennis
玩足球／曲棍球／网球 - go cycling/jogging/running
骑自行车；慢跑；跑步 - go to/visit/ (especially North American English) hit/work out at the gym
去健身房锻炼 - strengthen/tone/train your stomach muscles
增强／锻炼腹肌 - contract/relax/stretch/use/work your lower-body muscles
收缩／放松／伸展／使用／锻炼下肢的肌肉 - build (up)/gain muscle
增强肌肉 - improve/increase your stamina/energy levels/physical fitness
增强耐力／体能／体质 - burn/consume/expend calories
消耗热量
Staying healthy 保持健康 - be/get/keep/stay healthy/in shape/(especially British English) fit
身体健康；变得／保持健康 - lower your cholesterol/blood pressure
降低胆固醇／血压 - boost/stimulate/strengthen your immune system
增强免疫力 - prevent/reduce the risk of heart disease/high blood pressure/diabetes/osteoporosis
预防／减少患心脏病／高血压／糖尿病／骨质疏松的风险 - reduce/relieve/manage/combat stress
缓解／控制压力 - enhance/promote relaxation/physical and mental well-being
有助于身体放松／身心健康
Extra ExamplesTopics Cooking and eatinga1Barton did not feel very hungry and ate sparingly. 巴顿不觉得很饿，吃得不多。 Do you have anything to eat? 你有什么吃的东西吗？ Keep a record of everything you eat and drink. 记录你吃的和喝的所有东西。 Do you want to grab a bite to eat? 你想吃点儿东西吗？ Everyone happily ate the huge meal. 大家都很开心地吃了一顿大餐。 Go and get yourself something to eat and drink. 你自己去找点儿吃的和喝的吧。 He had not eaten properly for days. 多天来他都没有正常地吃东西。 He'd barely eaten any breakfast. 他几乎没怎么吃早餐。 He's not eating enough. 他没吃够。 I'm trying to eat more healthily. 我设法吃得更健康些。 Try and eat something. It will do you good. 试着吃点儿东西，这对你有好处。 We ate very well most of the time. 大多数的时间我们吃得很好。 I ate junk food and stopped working out. 我吃了垃圾食品，停止了锻炼。 Try to eat a balanced diet. 尽量均衡饮食。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- well
- a lot
- enough
- …
- find something to
- get (yourself) something to
- grab something to
- …
- a bite to eat
- eat and drink
- eat like a horse
- …
- [intransitive]
to have a meal 吃饭；用餐 Where shall we eat tonight? 我们今晚在哪儿吃饭？ We ate at a pizzeria. 我们在一家比萨饼店吃饭。 I never eat in the school cafeteria. 我从不在学校食堂吃饭。
Extra ExamplesTopics Cooking and eatinga1We eventually sat down to eat at 8.30 p.m. 直到晚上 8 点半，我们才得以坐下吃饭。 We went out to eat for a Chinese New Year celebration. 我们去下馆子庆祝春节。 Let's go eat. 咱们去吃饭吧。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- well
- a lot
- enough
- …
- find something to
- get (yourself) something to
- grab something to
- …
- a bite to eat
- eat and drink
- eat like a horse
- …
Word OriginOld English etan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch eten and German essen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin edere and Greek edein.
Idioms
(a case of) dog eat dog
a situation in business, politics, etc. where there is a lot of competition and people are willing to harm each other in order to succeed 残酷无情的竞争；损人利己的角逐；相互残杀 I'm afraid in this line of work it's a case of dog eat dog. 恐怕在这种行业中竞争是残酷无情的。 We're operating in a dog-eat-dog world. 我们是在一个残酷竞争的世界里经营。
eat somebody alive (informal)
to criticize or punish somebody severely because you are extremely angry with them （对某人极为气愤而）尖锐批评，严厉惩罚，横加指责 He’ll eat you alive if he ever finds out. 如果他发现了，他会把你生吞活剥的。
to defeat somebody completely in an argument, a competition, etc. （辩论、比赛等中）大败某人，完全战胜某人 - [usually passive]
(of insects, etc. 昆虫等 to bite somebody many times （多次）叮，蜇
eat dirt
- (informal)
to accept bad treatment and being made to feel small or stupid 吃得很多 Her mother ate dirt in poorly-paid jobs just so the family could stay in the country. 她母亲靠低薪工作为生，这样一家人就可以留在乡下。
eat, drink and be merry
- (saying)
said to encourage somebody to enjoy life now, while they can, and not to think of the future 行乐要及时
eat your heart out!
eat your heart out (for somebody/something)
- (especially British English)
to feel very unhappy, especially because you want somebody/something you cannot have （尤因愿望无法达成而）极度不快 I’m not going to mope at home, eating my heart out for some man. 我不会在家里闷闷不乐，为某个人而伤心欲绝。
eat humble pie
(North American English also eat crow)
to say and show that you are sorry for a mistake that you made 认错；道歉；赔罪
eat like a horse
eat out of your/somebody’s hand
eat somebody out of house and home
- (informal, often humorous)
to eat a lot of somebody else’s food 把某人吃穷 How much longer is he staying? He’s eating us out of house and home. 他还要呆多久？他把我们吃得落花流水。
More Like This Alliteration in idiomsAlliteration in idioms- belt and braces
- black and blue
- born and bred
- chalk and cheese
- chop and change
- done and dusted
- down and dirty
- in dribs and drabs
- eat somebody out of house and home
- facts and figures
- fast and furious
- first and foremost
- forgive and forget
- hale and hearty
- hem and haw
- kith and kin
- mix and match
- part and parcel
- puff and pant
- to rack and ruin
- rant and rave
- risk life and limb
- short and sweet
- signed and sealed
- spic and span
- through thick and thin
- this and that
- top and tail
- tried and tested
- wax and wane
eat your words
to admit that what you said was wrong 收回前言；承认说错 When he told her she would fail, she swore she would make him eat his words. 他说她会失败时，她发誓要让他收回他的话。
have your cake and eat it (British English)
(also have your cake and eat it too North American English, British English)
to have the advantages of something without its disadvantages; to have both things that are available 得其利而无其弊；两者兼得
I could eat a horse
- (informal)
used to say that you are very hungry 我饿极了
I’ll eat my hat
like the cat that got/ate/swallowed the canary (US English)
(British English like a cat that’s got the cream)
very pleased with yourself 扬扬得意；踌躇满志 She looked like a cat that’s swallowed the canary. She was almost purring with pleasure. 她看起来像一只吞下金丝雀的猫。她高兴得几乎发出咕噜声。
what’s eating him, etc?
- (informal)
used to ask what somebody is annoyed or worried about （某人）为何苦恼（或担忧）