Word · Frequency #701
eating
/iːt/
verb
吃；吃饭
eating is the present participle of eat.
take in solid food; have a meal
- 1.
To ingest.
进食；摄取
- 2.
To take the loss in a transaction.
承担亏损
- 3.
To corrode or erode.
腐蚀；侵蚀
使焦虑；使不安；进食；摄取；承担亏损；腐蚀；侵蚀；吃
In use
I usually eat breakfast at seven in the morning.
She ate the whole apple in two minutes.
We have eaten all the rice, so I need to cook more.
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。
eat
不及物用法，表示用餐。
Let's eat at the restaurant.
咱们在饭店吃吧。
eat at sb
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。
Verb forms
Connections
Collocations
- eat out
- 外出吃饭
- We eat out every Friday night.我们每周五晚上外出吃饭。
- eat up
- 吃光
- Eat up your vegetables, please.请把你的蔬菜吃光。
- eat away
- 腐蚀；侵蚀
- The acid ate away the metal.酸腐蚀了金属。
- eat into
- 消耗；侵蚀
- The project ate into our savings.这个项目消耗了我们的积蓄。
- eat like a horse
- 吃得很多
- He eats like a horse but never gains weight.他吃得很多但从不长胖。
- eat like a bird
- 吃得很少
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象字母e像张开的嘴，at表示“在”，合起来就是“嘴在动”，即吃东西。
Context & Register
通常用于日常饮食，中性表达，适用于多数非正式和正式场合，如家庭聚餐、餐厅点餐等。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with /iːt/. Note: words like 'great' (/ɡreɪt/) and 'threat' (/θret/) share the 'eat' spelling but do not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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