eat sth
及物动词，后接食物等宾语。
She eats an apple every day.
她每天吃一个苹果。
吃；吃饭
eating — present participle of eat
使焦虑；使不安；进食；摄取；承担亏损；腐蚀；侵蚀
take in solid food; have a meal
进食；摄取
To ingest.
承担亏损
To take the loss in a transaction.
腐蚀；侵蚀
To corrode or erode.
一般现在时
I eat breakfast every day.
我每天吃早饭。
一般过去时
She ate an apple yesterday.
她昨天吃了一个苹果。
现在完成时
They have eaten lunch already.
他们已经吃过午饭了。
现在进行时
He is eating dinner right now.
他正在吃晚饭。
不规则动词：eat-ate-eaten
I usually eat breakfast at seven in the morning.
我通常早上七点吃早餐。
用法提示：这里 eat 作动词，表示‘吃’，后接早餐作宾语。
She ate the whole apple in two minutes.
她两分钟就吃完了整个苹果。
用法提示：这里 ate 是 eat 的过去式，表示‘吃’这个动作。
We have eaten all the rice, so I need to cook more.
我们把米饭都吃完了，所以我需要再做一点。
用法提示：这里 eaten 是 eat 的过去分词，与 have 构成现在完成时，表示‘吃完’。
及物动词，后接食物等宾语。
She eats an apple every day.
她每天吃一个苹果。
不及物用法，表示用餐。
Let's eat at the restaurant.
咱们在饭店吃吧。
比喻用法，表示使某人焦虑或担心。
The thought of failure was eating at him.
失败的想法令他焦虑不安。
较正式，侧重于摄入食物或饮料
强调吃得快且贪婪
正式场合或享用晚餐
科学或医学用语，较抽象
指非正餐的小食，用于随意场合
grammar · medium
易错句子I eated an apple.
正确表达I ate an apple.
动词"eat"的过去式是不规则形式"ate"，不能加-ed。
grammar · medium
易错句子I want to eat a medicine.
正确表达I want to take some medicine.
英语中表示"吃药"用"take medicine"，而不是"eat medicine"。
grammar · medium
易错句子I eat coffee every morning.
正确表达I drink coffee every morning.
液体饮料通常用"drink"，而非"eat"。
‘have’用于三餐名称，如‘have breakfast’；‘eat’用于具体食物，如‘eat an apple’
‘take’用于药物，如‘take medicine’；‘eat’用于普通食物
‘drink’用于液体，如‘drink water’；‘eat’用于固体，但注意汤类可用‘eat soup’或‘drink soup’
外出吃饭
We eat out every Friday night.
我们每周五晚上外出吃饭。
吃光
Eat up your vegetables, please.
请把你的蔬菜吃光。
腐蚀；侵蚀
The acid ate away the metal.
酸腐蚀了金属。
消耗；侵蚀
The project ate into our savings.
这个项目消耗了我们的积蓄。
吃得很多
He eats like a horse but never gains weight.
他吃得很多但从不长胖。
吃得很少
She eats like a bird, so she's very thin.
她吃得很少，所以很瘦。
收回前言；承认错误
He said I couldn't do it, but I made him eat his words.
他说我做不到，但我让他收回了他的话。
吃得很少
She's worried about her weight and now eats like a bird.
她担心体重，现在吃得很少。
完全听从某人；被某人控制
The children were so well-behaved; they ate out of the teacher's hand.
孩子们非常听话；他们对老师言听计从。
让他们吃蛋糕吧。
When told the peasants had no bread, the queen supposedly said, 'Let them eat cake.'
当被告知农民没有面包时，女王据说说了'让他们吃蛋糕吧。'
吃我的短裤！
Bart Simpson often says 'Eat my shorts!' to show defiance.
巴特·辛普森经常说'吃我的短裤！'以示挑衅。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.