Dictionary entry
be full
/biː ful/
verb
饱；吃饱
to have eaten enough; to be full after eating
饱；吃饱
In use
I'm full after eating that big bowl of noodles.
Are you full yet? Have some more rice.
We were so full after the Thanksgiving dinner that we couldn't move.
be full (no complement)
最常用法，表示吃饱的状态。
I'm full.
我饱了。
be full after + noun phrase
强调在某个时间点或事件后感到饱。
She was full after the meal.
她吃完饭后饱了。
Verb forms
base be full · third person is full · -ing being full · past was full · past participle been full
be 动词不规则；列表给出 he/she/it 的过去式 was，其他主语用 were。
Common mistakes
I full.I am full.
在英语中，“full”是形容词，不能单独作谓语，必须与系动词“be”连用。因此，“I full.”是错误的，应改为“I am full.”来表示吃饱了。
I am full of food.I am full.
“full”表示吃饱时直接使用“be full”，不加“of food”。而“be full of”通常用于描述容器或空间充满某物，如“The glass is full of water.”因此“I am full of food.”听起来不自然，应直接说“I am full.”。
Connections
Confusing words
- be stuffed
- 吃撑了 · 两者都表示吃饱，但'be stuffed'强调吃得过多、有些不舒服；'be full'只是饱了，没有不适。
- be filled
- 被填满 · 'be filled'通常用于物体或容器被填满，而'be full'可用于人表示饱腹。用于人时'be filled'不表示饥饿感消失。
- be full of
- 充满 · 'be full of'后接名词表示充满某物，如'full of energy'；而'be full'单独使用且用于人表示吃饱。注意介词有无。
Learner notes
Grammar Note
此义表示‘已吃饱’，主语通常为人，be 不用于进行时；full 在此仅为表语，不前置修饰名词。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.