feed
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If you feed a person or animal, you give them food to eat and sometimes actually put it in their mouths. 喂养
We brought along pieces of old bread and fed the birds. 我们带了几片陈面包来喂鸟。
2. feedingN-UNCOUNT 喂食
The feeding of dairy cows has undergone a revolution. 奶牛的喂食已经历了一场革命。
3. V-T To feed a family or a community means to supply food for them. 为…提供食物
Feeding a hungry family can be expensive. 为一家子饥饿的人张罗食物要花不少钱。
4. V-I When an animal feeds, it eats or drinks something. (动物) 进食
After a few days the caterpillars stopped feeding. 几天后毛虫停止了进食。
5. V-T/V-I When a baby feeds, or when you feed it, it drinks breast milk or milk from a bottle. 给 (婴儿) 喂奶; (婴儿) 吃奶
When a baby is thirsty, it feeds more often. 婴儿口渴时,吃奶更频繁。
6. V-T To feed something to a place, means to supply it to that place in a steady flow. 供给
...blood vessels that feed blood to the brain. …给大脑供血的血管。
7. V-T If you feed something into a container or piece of equipment, you put it into it. 把…放入 (容器或装置中)
He took the compact disc from her, then fed it into the player. 他从她那儿拿过光盘,然后把它放进播放机里。
8. V-T If you feed a plant, you add substances to it to make it grow well. 给 (植物) 施肥
Feed plants to encourage steady growth. 给植物施肥以促进其不断生长。
9. V-I If one thing feeds on another, it becomes stronger as a result of the other thing's existence. 因...而强壮
The drinking and the guilt fed on each other. 喝酒和犯罪互相滋长。
10. V-T To feed information into a computer means to gradually put it into it. 将 (讯息) 输入
An automatic weather station feeds information on wind direction to the computer. 一个自动化气象站把风向信息输入电脑。
11. N-MASS Animal feed is food given to animals, especially farm animals. 饲料[usu n N]
The grain just rotted and all they could use it for was animal feed. 这些谷物都腐烂了,他们只能将它用作动物饲料。
12. to bite the hand that feeds you→see bite
13. mouths to feed→see mouth
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feed /fiːd/ (feeding,fed,feeds)
剑桥词典
- Don't forget to feed the plants while I'm away.
- The horse rasped my hand with his tongue as I fed him the apple .
- It costs a lot to feed and clothe five children .
- This quantity of lasagne will feed six people .
- It's a good idea to visit the zoo when they're feeding the animals .
feed verb (GIVE FOOD)
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]to give food to a person , group , or animal
给(人、团体或动物)提供食物;喂养
I usually feed the neighbour's cat while she's away. 邻居不在家时,我经常替她喂猫。
Let's feed the kids first and have our dinner after. 咱们先喂饱孩子,然后再吃饭吧。
[ 后面接一个直接宾语和一个间接宾语的动词 ] Do you feed your chickens corn ? 你给鸡喂玉米吗?
If you feed your dog onbiscuits , it's not surprising he's so fat . 如果你是用饼干喂狗,它长这么肥就不奇怪了。
The kids love feeding bread to the ducks . 那些孩子们喜欢给鸭子喂面包。
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]
If a baby or animal feeds, it eats or drinks milk .
(使)(婴儿或动物)吃奶
The baby only feeds once a night at the moment , thank goodness . 感谢老天,宝宝现在每晚只吃一次奶了。
Most babies can feed themselves by the time they're a year old . 多数婴儿到1岁的时候就可以自己吃东西了。
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]
to be enough food for a group of people or animals
足够(人或动物)食用
This amount of pasta won't feed ten people . 这些意大利面不够10个人吃。
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]
to produce or supply enough food for someone or something
为…提供食物;养活
If agriculture was more of a priority , the country would easily be able to feed itself . 如果优先发展农业,这个国家很容易就会实现自给自足。
Feed the world /starving . 养活全世界/饥饿的人。
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]
to give a plant substances that will help it grow
给(植物)施肥
Don't forget to feed the tomatoes . 别忘了给西红柿施肥。
例句
feed verb (PUT)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词, 经常 后面必须接副词或介词的动词 ]to supply something to a person or thing, or put something into a machine or system , especially in a regular or continuous way
供给;供应;(尤指规律地或连续地)把…放进(机器或系统)
The vegetables are fed into the machine at this end. 蔬菜从这头放进机器里。
The images are fed over satellite networks to broadcasters throughout the world . 图像通过卫星网络传送给全世界的广播公司。
[ 后面接一个直接宾语和一个间接宾语的动词 ] A member of staff had been feeding the newspaper information /feeding information to the newspaper . 一些工作人员过去一直向这家报社提供消息。
Several small streams feed into (= join ) the river near here. 几条小溪在附近汇流注入这条河流。
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]
to put fuel on or inside something that burns , to keep it burning
添(燃料)
Remember to feed the fire while I'm out. 我不在时记得给火添柴。
习语
be like feeding time at the zoofeed sb a line
feed sb to the lions
短语动词
feed off/on sthfeed sb/sth up 返回 feed