| 单词 | feed |
| 释义 | Related topics: Food, Biology, Computersfeed1 /fiːd/ ●●● S1 W2 verb (past tense and past participle fed /fed/) 1 give food 给予食物 [transitive] a) DFFOODto give food to a person or animal 喂养，饲养，给…食物 Have you fed the cat? 你喂猫了吗？feed yourself She was too weak to feed herself. 她虚弱极了，无法自己进食。feed something to somebody Several children were feeding bread to the ducks. 几个小孩子在拿面包喂鸭子。feed somebody on/with something They were fed well on her mother’s home cooking. 她妈妈做的家常菜他们吃着很好。 b) DFto provide enough food for a group of people 养活 groceries to feed a family of five 养活一家五口人的食品 The prison is required to feed and clothe the prisoners. 监狱按规定需要为犯人提供衣食。 →4 See picture of 见图 feed2 plant 植物 [transitive]HBP to give a special substance to a plant, which helps it grow 给…施肥 Feed the tomatoes once a week. 每周给番茄施一次肥。feed something with something Feed houseplants with a liquid fertilizer. 给室内盆栽植物施液肥。3 animal/baby 动物/婴儿 [intransitive]HBEAT if a baby or an animal feeds, they eat 吃东西，进食 Frogs generally feed at night. 青蛙一般在夜间进食。 Let your baby feed as long as she wants. 让小宝宝想吃就吃。4 well-fed/under-fed/poorly-fed DFhaving plenty of food or not enough food 吃得好的/吃不饱的/吃得不好的 a well-dressed, well-fed woman 一个衣着考究、营养充足的女子5 computer 计算机 [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to put information into a computer over a period of time 将〔信息〕输入计算机feed something into something Figures are fed into the computer, which then predicts the likely profit. 数据输入电脑后，由电脑来预测可能的利润。6 supply STH 提供某物 [transitive]PROVIDE to supply something, especially a liquid, gas, or electricity 供给，供应〔尤指液体、气体或电〕 The public baths are fed by natural springs. 公共浴池的水引自天然泉水。feed something to something The sound is fed directly to the headphones. 声音直接进入耳机。feed something with something Laura crouched by the fire, feeding it with dry sticks. 劳拉蹲在火堆旁添加干柴。7 put STH into STH 将一物放入另一物中 [transitive]PUT to put something into something else, especially gradually and through a small hole 〔尤指通过一个小孔慢慢地〕把…放进[塞进]feed something into/through something A tube was fed down the patient’s throat into her stomach. 一根管子从病人的喉管插入胃部。feed something into something She fed her last two coins into the machine for a cup of coffee. 她将最后两枚硬币塞进机器里，买了一杯咖啡。 Shelton fed the electricity meter. 谢尔顿往预付费电度表里投币。8 increase emotion 加深情绪 [transitive]INCREASE IN ACTIVITY, FEELINGS ETC to increase the strength of an emotion, desire etc 加深〔情绪、愿望等〕 Her depression grew, fed by her bitter experiences. 痛苦的经历令她更加忧郁了。9 feed an addiction/need etc to satisfy a strong need, such as a need for a drug 满足毒瘾/需要等 He committed both crimes to feed his addiction to heroin. 他犯这两桩罪都是为了满足他的海洛因瘾。10 information 信息 [transitive] to give someone information or ideas over a period time 提供feed somebody with something She feeds the media with stories, which is a way of getting free advertising. 她总是有故事让媒体报道，这相当于免费广告。feed something to somebody US intelligence had been feeding false information to a KGB agent. 美国情报人员一直向克格勃间谍提供假情报。11 sport 体育运动 [transitive] to throw or hit a ball to someone else on your team, especially so that they can make a point 〔尤指为了让队友得分〕传〔球〕feed something to somebody He fed the ball to Jol, who scored. 他把球传给乔尔，乔尔射门得分。12. feed lines/jokes to somebody APto say things to another performer so that they can make jokes 为某人捧哏，为某人提供笑料13. feed your face informal to eat a lot of food 大吃一顿 SYN stuff yourself14. tv/radio 电视/广播 [transitive] to send a television or radio programme somewhere so that it can be broadcast 向电视台[电台]传送…以供播出15. feed somebody a line informalLIE/TELL A LIE to tell someone something which is not true, so that they will do what you want 向某人虚报情况[撒谎] → breast-feed, force-feed, spoon-feed, → mouth to feed at mouth1(10) PHRASAL VERBS16 feed back phrasal verb to give advice or criticism to someone about something they have done 反馈 on We’re just waiting for the manager to feed back on it. 我们就是在等经理对此作出反馈。feed something ↔ back (to somebody) I am grateful to all those who fed back their comments. 我对所有提出意见的人表示感谢。 They feed back to the government the reactions of the people affected. 他们将有关民众的反应反馈给政府。17 feed into something phrasal verb to have an effect on something or help to make it happen 影响 The influence of Italian designer fashion feeds into sports fashion. 意大利名师设计的时装潮流影响了运动时装。18 feed off something phrasal verb a) HBAEATif an animal feeds off something, it gets food from it 〔动物〕从…取食 birds that feed off the seeds from trees 以树籽为食的鸟b) to use something to increase, become stronger, or succeed – sometimes used to show disapproval 因…而壮大[成功]〔有时含贬义〕 fad diets that feed off our desire to be thin 因我们的瘦身愿望而风靡一时的节食法19 feed on something phrasal verb a) HBAEATif an animal feeds on a particular food, it usually eats that food 〔动物〕以…为食物 Owls feed on mice and other small animals. 猫头鹰以老鼠和其他小动物为食。b) INCREASE IN ACTIVITY, FEELINGS ETCif a feeling or process feeds on something, it becomes stronger because of it 〔某种感觉或过程〕因…变得更强烈 Prejudice feeds on ignorance. 无知助长偏见。20.feed somebody up phrasal verb British English DFFOODto give someone a lot of food to make them more healthy 〔用大量食物〕养肥，养壮〔某人〕 SYN American English fatten up→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusfeed• The bigger the fish the less often they feed.• You will be able to study them at length and note at what depth they are feeding.• Nor did any allergic reactions arise in those who ate the meat of animals who had been fed a gene-spliced soybean diet.• Give them time, and then feed back to them how you feel about the way they are behaving towards you day-to-day.• There has been a boom in tourism, fed by publicity about the movie filmed there.• Feed chrysanthemums with a house plant fertilizer.• Humpback whales come to the California coast to feed each summer.• Most new babies will want to feed every few hours.• The pigs were feeding from a trough in the middle of the yard.• Hospital officials said she is no longer able to feed herself.• Ismail's wages are hardly enough to feed his family.• His head buzzed and sang as if power was being fed into it.• The tube was fed into the patient's stomach.• Scavenging crabs move in to feed on dead tubeworms.• The horses were fed on hay and grain.• The larvae feed on the young shoots of water-lilies.• The catering service feeds over 600 employees every day.• This recipe feeds six.• How often do you have to feed the baby?• My sister feeds the cats when we are away.• Did you feed the dog?• He had fed them fish frames.feed something to somebody• She fed celebrity gossip to "People" magazine.• We fed the scraps to the pig.feed something with something• Blanca fed the fire with sticks she had brought in.feed something into something• The locations of the icebergs are fed into computer models.fed ... meter• When they fished me out I made a few phone calls, fed a few meters, hung round the pool halls.Related topics: Babies, Animals, Technology, Food, Computersfeed2 noun 1 baby 婴儿 [countable] British EnglishDHB one of the times when you give milk to a small baby 〔给婴儿的〕一次喂奶 the two a.m. feed 凌晨两点的一次喂奶2 animal food 动物的食物 [uncountable]HBA food for animals 饲料 fish feed 鱼食3. supply 供应 [countable]TPROVIDE a tube or piece of equipment which supplies a machine with something, especially fuel 输油管[装置]；进料管[装置]4 tv/radio/computer 电视/广播/计算机 [countable, uncountable] when a television or radio signal, computer information etc is sent somewhere, or the connection that is used to do this 〔电视或广播信号、计算机信息等的〕传送，传输 a live satellite feed from the space station 来自空间站的实时卫星传输5. meal 饭菜 [countable] old-fashionedDF a big meal 丰盛的一餐Examples from the Corpusfeed• Lois has gotten tired of the late night feedings.• As a 4-H rabbit grower for two years, he had often traded at the local hardware for hutch materials and feed.• A large part of our income goes on animal feed.• The corn will have to be rerouted to animal feed and ethanol production.• cattle feed• Just a extra feed of hay to mark the special day.• In recent public appearances, the speaker looks decidedly off his feed.• Her baby has its lunchtime feed, then goes to sleep.• a live satellite feed• A young baby needs small feeds at frequent intervals.• In a closed-circuit television feed from Washington, Democrats Rep.• And tonight, for the first time, the public were invited to watch the feed, and listen to a commentary.• They always thought it was feed time if the light went on and would scramble up expectantly and start pawing and whinnying.From Longman Business Dictionaryfeedfeed1 /fiːd/ verb (past tense and past participle fed /fed/) [intransitive, transitive] to pass to a later stage in a process or systemfeed into somethingThe data is fed into computers for analysis.Tax increases and spending curbs by state and local governments feed into the private sector.feed through somethingReductions in corporation tax, which are still feeding through the economy, will be worth £1 billion to industry in the next year.feed through into somethingGrowth across the portfolio was 7%, which feeds through into higher dividend income.→ See Verb tablefeedfeed2 noun1[countable] a way of supplying something that is needed for a particular process or activityTraders on each of the four markets will be able to view listings on the others via a common data feed.2[countable]TELECOMMUNICATIONS a television or radio signal, computer information etc is sent somewhere, or the connection that is used to do thisa live satellite feed from the White House3[uncountable]FARMING food for farm animalscattle feedOrigin feed1 Old English fedan; related to foodfeed1 verb →PHRASAL VERBS1feed2 nounChinese Corpus animal give or to food a person to Business |
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