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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。
喂食；喂养
feedings — plural of feeding
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
喂食；喂养
The act or process of giving food; an instance of this.
The feeding of the livestock is done twice a day.
家畜的喂养每天进行两次。
喂食的行为或过程。
The act or process of giving food.
喂食的一次或一段过程。
An instance or session of giving food.
进食的行为或过程。
The act or process of eating.
一次进食或一段进食过程。
An instance or session of eating.
The feeding of the animals happens twice a day.
动物的饲养每天进行两次。
Proper feeding is essential for the health of the baby.
适当的喂养对婴儿的健康至关重要。
The automatic feeding system ensures that the livestock get food on time.
自动进料系统确保牲畜按时得到食物。
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。
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。
介词短语作时间状语。
During feeding, the dolphins are very active.
在喂养期间，海豚非常活跃。
Not this
She has two feeding each night.
Use this
She has two feedings each night.
作为可数名词指代‘喂食次数’时，应用复数形式 feedings，而非单数 feeding。
Not this
The feeding for the cats is at 5 PM.
Use this
The feeding of the cats is at 5 PM.
表示喂食的对象时，应用介词 of 而非 for，因为 feeding 通常与 of 搭配表示动作的承受者。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
喂食时间
It's feeding time at the zoo.
现在是动物园的喂食时间。
饲管；喂食管
The patient was fed through a feeding tube.
这名患者通过饲管进食。
疯狂进食；抢食
The fish went into a feeding frenzy.
鱼群疯狂抢食。
觅食地
This bay is a feeding ground for whales.
这个海湾是鲸鱼的觅食地。
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。
抢购狂潮；疯狂竞争
The release of the new phone caused a feeding frenzy among fans.
新款手机的发布在粉丝中引发了一场抢购狂潮。
填鸭式灌输；过度呵护
Colleges discourage spoon-feeding, expecting students to study independently.
大学不鼓励填鸭式教学，期望学生独立学习。
对某人撒谎；用假话哄骗某人
Don't believe him; he's feeding you a line about his connections.
别信他，他是在跟你吹嘘他的人脉，那是骗你的。
Use feedings naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.