eat

vt.
1.go back on,deny,retract违背，否认，收回。
△Ado.4.1.279 (275):“Do not swear and eat it.”不要发了誓又反悔。
2. take into mouth吃。
eat up: devour吞没。
△Oth.3.3.392 (391): “I see,sir,you are eaten up with passion.”我看，大人，你是气糊涂了。(又译：你是完全被感情所支配了。)

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eat

pa. p. eaten吃。
△Ado.4.1.195(193):“Time hathnot yet so dried this blood of mine,/ Nor age so eatup my invention.”时间还没有耗干我的血液，年龄也没有吞掉我的智慧。
△Ham.4.3.29 (27):“A man may fish withthe worm that hath eat of a king,and eat of the fishthat hath fed of that worm.”一个人可能用一条吃过国王的蛆虫来钓鱼，再去吃那条吃过这条虫的鱼。
△2H.VI.4.10.41(39):“I have eat no meat these five days；”我已经五天没有吃饭了。

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eat

pa. t ate (pronounced et),tore with one’s teeth吃，咬。
△Mac.2.4.18:“’Tis said,they eat each other.”据说它们还互相咬呢。

eat[i:t]

v. 吃，喝，消耗，侵 （腐）蚀 n.食物
◇ eat away 吃掉
eat dirt (dust)= eat humble pie 含垢忍辱
eat in (into)腐蚀，花掉，弄坏
eat like a horse 吃得很多
eat mutton cold 被冷待，受冷遇
eat off 吃掉，腐蚀掉
eat one’s corm in the blade 寅吃卯粮
eat one’s fill 吃饱
eat one’s head off 好吃懒做，失业，无所事事
eat one’s heart out 忧伤过度
eat one’s words 认错，道歉
eat out 咬断，吃光，侵蚀（人），责骂
eat out of sb.’s hand 百依百顺
eat salt with sb.在某人处作客
eat sb. up 烦扰
eat up 吃完（光），耗尽（灭），使沉迷于
‖ eating and drinking at public expends 公费吃喝
eating and drinking industry 饮食业
eatable adj.可食用的/ n. 食品
eater n. 食者，腐蚀剂
eating n. 食品，食物
adj. 食用的
eatery n. 食堂，餐厅 （馆）