民以食為天:feed的用法和辨析
Love me, feed me, and never leave me.
——《Garfield》
愛我,養我,永遠不能拋棄我。
——《加菲貓》
一、下面我們來看看feed有幾種含義
n.
1.飼料;牧草;(動物或嬰兒的)一餐
Corn is used as animal feed.
玉米被用作牲口飼料。
2.【機】進料器,進料量 [C]
In finish cutting we increase the speed and decrease the feed.
精切時,我們增加速度,減少進給量。
3.【英】喜劇演員的逗噱搭檔 [C]
v.
1.喂(養);飼(養)(+on/with) [T]
What do you feed the poultry on?
你們用什麼飼料餵養家禽?
2.進(料);投入;供給;提供(+with) [T]
The crops are to be fed with fertilizer.
應該給這些莊稼施肥。
3.撫養,養育,培養[T]
Parents do much for their children: they bring them up, feed them and guide them through this world.
父母以數不盡的方法撫養孩子長大,哺育孩子,引導孩子進入這個世界。
4.滿足(慾望等);加深(惡感等)[T]
He did it to feed her vanity.
他那麼做是為了滿足她的虛榮心。
5.吃;以...為食物;以...為能源(+on) [I]
The bears feed voraciously in summer and store energy as fat.
熊在夏季吃很多東西,以脂肪形式儲存能量。
二、下面我們來學習一下含有feed的常見短語
chicken feed
phr. 低微的薪水,很小數量的錢;零錢
feed back
反作用,[電子]反饋
feed on
v.以...為食,以...為能源
feed in
輸入,進(料)
feed grain
飼料穀物
三、學會feed的用法了嗎?來做個小測試吧~
____ plants to encourage steady growth.
給植物施肥促使其不斷生長。