eating

noun

1. 吃；饮食
   the act of eating sth
   1. healthy eating
      有益健康的饮食

1. VERB 吃
   When you eat something, you put it into your mouth, chew it, and swallow it.
   1. She was eating a sandwich...
      她在吃三明治。
   2. The bananas should be eaten within two days...
      那些香蕉应该在两天内吃掉。
   3. We took our time and ate slowly.
      我们不慌不忙地慢慢吃着。
2. VERB （合理或健康地）饮食
   If you eat sensibly or healthily, you eat food that is good for you.
   1. ...a campaign to persuade people to eat more healthily.
      劝说人们饮食更加健康的宣传活动
3. VERB 用餐;吃饭
   If you eat, you have a meal.
   1. Let's go out to eat...
      我们出去吃吧。
   2. We ate lunch together a few times.
      我们一起吃过几次午餐。
4. VERB 使不安;使焦虑
   If something is eating you, it is annoying or worrying you.
   1. 'What the hell's eating you?' he demanded.
      “到底什么事让你心烦啊？”他问道。
5. PHRASE 完全听命于;完全受…支配
   If you have someone eating out of your hand, they are completely under your control.
   1. She usually has the press eating out of her hand.
      她通常都能将新闻界抓在自己手心。
6. PHRASE 比…还要厉害；令…妒忌
   People use eat your heart out with the name of a person when they are doing something that they think the person named might be jealous of.
   1. A limousine was sent to pick me up and deliver me to the set. Eat your heart out, Tom Selleck!...
      他们派了一辆豪华轿车来接我去片场，你就眼红吧，汤姆·塞立克！
   2. I want everyone back in Cleveland to be eating their crummy little hearts out.
      我想让家乡克利夫兰所有那些烂人都懊悔不已。
7. PHRASE （尤指客人）把…吃穷
   If you eat someone out of house and home, you eat a lot of their food, especially when you are living with them.
   1. Is Karen still eating you out of house and home?
      卡伦还在只顾吃光你的家当吗？
8. to be eaten alive → see: alive

1. Many of us may be eating food containing GM ingredients without realising it.
   我们很多人可能正在食用含有转基因成分的食物而不自知。
2. The South American Indians have been cooking and eating potatoes for well over two thousand years.
   南美印第安人烹调食用土豆已有2000多年的历史了。
3. I have an eating disorder and an addictive personality.
   我饮食没有规律，而且性格上容易沉迷某事。
4. These eating patterns are a learned behavior.
   这些进食模式是习得性行为。
5. I had just enough time to finish eating before the bell rang and I was off to my first class
   我刚吃完饭铃声就响了，于是我赶去上第一堂课。
6. You are better eating just a small snack than hurrying a main meal
   你最好简单吃点快餐，不要着急着慌地吃正餐。
7. 'What the hell's eating you?' he demanded.
   “到底什么事让你心烦啊？”他问道。
8. Wages were rising faster than productivity and this was eating into profits.
   工资的涨幅高过了生产率增长的速度，从而消耗了利润所得。
9. Health insurance costs are eating up his income.
   医疗保险费用花掉了他大量的收入。
10. An easy way to cut the amount of fat in your diet is to avoid eating red meats
    减少饮食中脂肪摄入量的简单方法就是避免吃红肉。
11. His ability to talk tough while eating fast made a favourable impression on his dining companions
    他能一面快速地吃饭，一面言辞强硬地说话，给同他一起就餐的人留下了很好的印象。
12. By the end of the week you will have a clear idea of what your eating habits are
    到这周末你便会清楚自己的饮食习惯了。
13. We are eating more and exercising less
    我们吃得多了，锻炼却少了。
14. See just how much fat and cholesterol you're eating
    看看你究竟摄入了多少脂肪和胆固醇。
15. I myself enjoy cinema, poetry, eating out and long walks
    我本人喜欢电影、诗歌、外出吃饭和远途散步。
16. There may be some deep-seated emotional reason which has to be dealt with before your eating habits normalize.
    要使饮食习惯正常，你也许要先处理好一些根深蒂固的情感问题。
17. We don't like paying through the nose for our wine when eating out.
    下馆子时，我们不喜欢在酒水上花很多钱。
18. You're too thin. You're not eating properly
    你太瘦了。你的饮食不合理。
19. I didn't really notice what I was eating
    我其实并没有注意到自己在吃什么。
20. I was eating ham and Swiss cheese on rye.
    我正吃夹火腿和瑞士干酪的黑麦面包。
21. There is a strong possibility that the cat contracted the condition by eating contaminated pet food.
    猫很有可能是吃了受污染的宠物食品而染上这种疾病的。
22. I suppose you'd rather be in Chicago, eating waffles and hamburgers, or suchlike?
    我想你可能更愿意呆在芝加哥，吃着华夫饼干和汉堡包之类的东西，对吗？
23. I sometimes feel uncomfortable after eating in the evening
    我晚上吃完饭有时会觉得不舒服。
24. Suzanne's feelings about food and eating had gone from blithe unconcern to anxiety.
    苏珊娜对饮食的态度已经从无所谓变成了焦虑不安。
25. I was only ill once and that came of eating an unripe pear.
    我唯一一次生病是因为吃了未熟的梨。
26. He is poisoned by eating rotten meat.
    他由于吃了腐肉而中毒。
27. The child has got sick of eating sweets.
    这孩子吃糖吃伤了。
28. Don't spoil your appetite by eating sweets just before dinner.
    不要在饭前吃糖来损害你的食欲。
29. She injured her stomach by eating too much.
    她吃得太多，伤了胃。
30. He supplements his regular meals by eating between meals.
    他在两餐之间吃点东西来补充正餐。

n.

the proof of the pudding (is in the eating)

• 只有通过体验才能判断事物的好坏
  you can only judge if sth is good or bad when you have tried it

noun

1. the act of consuming food

   Synonym:    feeding