Word · Frequency #12349
feeding
喂食；喂养
The act or process of giving food; an instance of this.
- 1.
The act or process of giving food.
喂食的行为或过程。
- 2.
An instance or session of giving food.
喂食的一次或一段过程。
- 3.
The act or process of eating.
进食的行为或过程。
- 4.
An instance or session of eating.
一次进食或一段进食过程。
- 5.
The loading of material into a machine that will process it.
将材料装入加工机器的过程。
进食；吃；进料；加料；喂食的行为或过程。；喂食的一次或一段过程。；进食的行为或过程。
In use
The feeding of the animals happens twice a day.
Proper feeding is essential for the health of the baby.
The automatic feeding system ensures that the livestock get food on time.
the feeding of [noun phrase]
常用于具体动作后接of短语。
The feeding of the livestock is done twice a day.
家畜的喂养每天进行两次。
feeding [noun phrase] (as subject/object)
作为动名词短语使用，后接宾语。
Feeding the birds is a popular pastime.
喂鸟是一项受欢迎的消遣。
during feeding
介词短语作时间状语。
Connections
Collocations
- feeding time
- 喂食时间
- It's feeding time at the zoo.现在是动物园的喂食时间。
- feeding tube
- 饲管；喂食管
- The patient was fed through a feeding tube.这名患者通过饲管进食。
- feeding frenzy
- 疯狂进食；抢食
- The fish went into a feeding frenzy.鱼群疯狂抢食。
- feeding ground
- 觅食地
- This bay is a feeding ground for whales.这个海湾是鲸鱼的觅食地。
- feeding bottle
- 奶瓶
- She warmed the feeding bottle before giving it to the baby.她把奶瓶加热后才喂给宝宝。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：feed是“喂”，加ing成名词“喂养”；机器“吃”原料叫“进料”，都和“喂”的动作相通。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：caring for a baby or animal、giving material to a machine、eating a meal feeding 的含义随搭配变化：照顾婴儿或喂养动物时最常用，语气通常中性；在工业进料场景中则比较正式、专业；表示“进食”时不如 eating 常见。整体上正式场合和日常场合都可能出现，建议根据具体语境理解。
Pronunciation & Spelling
所列词中，needing、leading、reading、bleeding、seeding 都读 /iːdɪŋ/，与 feeding 押韵。要注意 coding 虽以 -ding 结尾，但读 /ˈkoʊdɪŋ/，不押韵；另外 leading 表示“铅”时读 /ˈlɛdɪŋ/，Reading 作地名时读 /ˈrɛdɪŋ/。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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