Word · Frequency #15051
eaters
食者；进食者
eaters is the plural of eater.
核心释义
A person or animal who eats.
- 1.
A person or animal who eats.
- 2.
A fruit or other food that is suitable for eating, especially one that is intended to be eaten uncooked.
- 3.
A configuration of cells that appears to consume another configuration by gradually causing it to disappear.
适合生吃的水果/食物；（细胞自动机中的）吞噬者；吃...的人；生吃的水果；美味的水果
用法In use
My cat is a picky eater and refuses to eat any canned food.
用法提示：eater 是名词，指“进食的人或动物”，与 picky 搭配表示“挑食者”。
He is a fast eater, so he usually finishes his meal before everyone else.
用法提示：eater 前加形容词 fast，表示“吃得快的人”。
Bears are voracious eaters and can consume large amounts of food in one sitting.
用法提示：eater 的复数 eaters 指“进食者”，voracious 强调食量很大。
a/an + [adjective] + eater
形容词说明食量或进食习惯，常见搭配有 picky eater、big eater、messy eater 等。
She is a picky eater and rarely tries new food.
她是个挑食的人，很少尝试新食物。
[food noun] + eater
这类复合词常表示食性，也可写作 meat-eater、plant-eater（带连字符）。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- picky eater
- 挑食的人
- My son is a picky eater and only eats plain pasta.我儿子是个挑食的人，只吃不加调料的意面。
- meat eater
- 喜欢吃肉的人
- He is a meat eater, but his wife prefers vegetables.他是个喜欢吃肉的人，但他的妻子更喜欢吃蔬菜。
- big eater
- 食量大的人
- Despite being thin, she's a big eater at family gatherings.尽管她很瘦，她在家庭聚会上食量很大。
- light eater
- 食量小的人
- As a light eater, she only ordered a salad.她食量小，只点了一份沙拉。
- healthy eater
- 饮食健康的人
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：eat（吃）+ 表示“者”的 -er → eater（食者），脑海里浮现一个正在吃东西的人或动物。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、一般书面语、饮食场合 作为“进食的人或动物”理解时，语气中性，日常口语和书面语中都较常见，多用于描述进食行为、食量或食性。其他义项（如适合生吃的果蔬、专业术语中的“吞噬者”）则多用于特定领域，理解时需注意上下文。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Rhymes with eater: heater, cheater, beater, sweeter, meter (all end with the sound /iːtə/). Greater is a lookalike: it is spelled with -eater but pronounced /ˈɡreɪtə/, so it does not rhyme. Sweeter and meter rhyme despite their different spellings.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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