feed

verb

提供 / 吃食物 give/eat food

1. 给（人或动物）食物；喂养；饲养
   to give food to a person or an animal
   1. Have you fed the cat yet?
      你喂了猫没有？
   2. The baby can't feed itself yet (= can't put food into its own mouth) .
      这个婴儿还不能自己吃东西。
   3. The cattle are fed on barley.
      这些牛要喂大麦。
   4. The cattle are fed barley.
      这些牛要喂大麦。
   5. The barley is fed to the cattle.
      牛喂的是大麦。
2. 进食
   to eat food
   1. Slugs and snails feed at night.
      蛞蝓和蜗牛夜间进食。
3. 养，养活（全家、一群人）
   to provide food for a family or group of people
   1. They have a large family to feed.
      他们要养活一大家人。
   2. There's enough here to feed an army.
      这儿的东西足以养活一支军队。

植物 plant

4. 施（肥等）
   to give a plant a special substance to make it grow
   1. Feed the plants once a week.
      每星期要给这些花草施一次肥。

提供意见 / 信息 give advice/information

5. 提供（意见或信息等）；灌输
   to give advice, information, etc. to sb/sth
   1. We are constantly fed gossip and speculation by the media.
      媒体不断给我们灌输流言飞语和猜测臆断。
   2. Gossip and speculation are constantly fed to us by the media.
      媒体不断把流言飞语和猜测臆断灌输给我们。

供给 supply

6. 供给；供应
   to supply sth to sb/sth
   1. The electricity line is fed with power through an underground cable.
      这条电线的电源是通过地下电缆传输的。
   2. Power is fed into the electricity line through an underground cable.
      电力通过地下电缆传输给这条电线。

放进机器中 put into machine

7. 把…放进机器；将…塞进机器
   to put or push sth into or through a machine
   1. He fed coins into the meter.
      他把硬币投入停车计时收费器。
   2. He fed the meter with coins.
      他把硬币投入停车计时收费器。
   3. The fabric is fed through the machine.
      布料放进了机器。

满足需要 satisfy need

8. 满足（需要、愿望、欲望等）
   to satisfy a need, desire, etc. and keep it strong
   1. For drug addicts, the need to feed the addiction takes priority over everything else.
      对于吸毒者来说满足毒瘾胜过一切。

noun

婴儿 / 动物的食物 meal for baby/animal

1. （婴儿的）一次喂奶，一餐；（动物的）一次喂给的饲料
   a meal of milk for a young baby; a meal for an animal
   1. her morning feed
      她早上的一次喂奶

动植物 for animals/plants

2. 动物的饲料；植物的肥料
   food for animals or plants
   1. winter feed for the horses
      马的冬季饲料

机器 for machine

3. （机器的）进料
   material supplied to a machine
4. （机器的）进料装置，进料器
   a pipe, device, etc. which supplies a machine with sth
   1. the cold feed to the water cylinder
      水缸的冷进水管
   2. The printer has an automatic paper feed.
      这台打印机有自动进纸装置。

丰盛膳食 large meal

5. 丰盛的一餐
   a large meal
   1. They needed a bath and a good feed.
      他们需要洗个澡，饱餐一顿。

电视节目 television programmes

6. （电视中心台）网络供给节目（系统）
   television programmes that are sent from a central station to other stations in a network; the system of sending out these programmes
   1. network feed
      网络供给节目系统

1. VERB 养;喂;饲养
   If you feed a person or animal, you give them food to eat and sometimes actually put it in their mouths.
   1. We brought along pieces of old bread and fed the birds...
      我们拿了几片陈面包来喂鸟。
   2. She fed him a cookie...
      她给他吃了一块饼干。
   3. In that part of the world you can feed cattle on almost any green vegetable or fruit...
      在那个地方，几乎任何绿色蔬菜或水果都可以给牛吃。
   4. He spooned the ice cream into a cup and fed it to her.
      他用勺子把冰激凌舀进杯子，喂给她吃。
   5. Feed is also a noun.
      
   6. She's had a good feed.
      她大吃了一顿。
2. VERB 供养，养活(家庭或群体)
   To feed a family or a community means to supply food for them.
   1. Feeding a hungry family can be expensive.
      养活饥肠辘辘的一家人花费很大。
   2. ...a food reserve large enough to feed the Sudanese population for many months.
      足够苏丹人吃好多个月的食物储备
3. VERB (动物)吃食，进食
   When an animal feeds, it eats or drinks something.
   1. After a few days the caterpillars stopped feeding...
      几天后毛虫停止进食。
   2. Slugs feed on decaying plant and animal material.
      蛞蝓以腐烂的动植物为食。
4. V-ERG 吃奶;给…喂奶
   When a baby feeds, or when you feed it, it drinks breast milk or milk from a bottle.
   1. When a baby is thirsty, it feeds more often...
      婴儿渴的时候，吃奶就会更频繁。
   2. I knew absolutely nothing about handling or feeding a baby.
      我对如何抱婴儿、如何给婴儿喂食一无所知。
5. N-MASS 饲料
   Animal feed is food given to animals, especially farm animals.
   1. The grain just rotted and all they could use it for was animal feed.
      谷物完全烂掉了，他们能将其派上的唯一用场就是作动物饲料。
   2. ...poultry feed.
      家禽饲料
6. VERB 源源不断地供给;输送
   To feed something to a place, means to supply it to that place in a steady flow.
   1. ...blood vessels that feed blood to the brain.
      将血液输送到大脑的血管
   2. ...gas fed through pipelines.
      通过管道输送的燃气
7. VERB 将…放到，将…投入(容器或装置中)
   If you feed something into a container or piece of equipment, you put it into it.
   1. He took the compact disc from her, then fed it into the player...
      他从她手里接过光盘，放入播放机中。
   2. She was feeding documents into a paper shredder.
      她将文件放入碎纸机。
8. VERB 向…泄露(秘密);向…灌输,向…通报(虚假信息)
   If someone feeds you false or secret information, they deliberately tell it to you.
   1. He was surrounded by people who fed him ghastly lies...
      他周围的人都在给他灌输可怕的谎言。
   2. At least one British officer was feeding him with classified information.
      至少有一个英国官员在向他提供机密情报。
9. VERB 加深，加强(厌恶或渴望)
   If you feed someone's dislike or desire for something, you make it stronger.
   1. The divorce was painfully public, feeding her dislike of the press.
      离婚的事张扬出去，她十分痛苦，更加厌恶媒体了。
10. VERB 给…施肥
    If you feed a plant, you add substances to it to make it grow well.
    1. Feed plants to encourage steady growth.
       给植物施肥促使其不断生长。
11. VERB (因…而)壮大;(从…中)得到滋养
    If one thing feeds on another, it becomes stronger as a result of the other thing's existence.
    1. The drinking and the guilt fed on each other.
       酗酒和犯罪彼此助长。
12. VERB 将(信息)输入(计算机)
    To feed information into a computer means to gradually put it into it.
    1. An automatic weather station feeds information on wind direction to the computer.
       自动化气象站将风向信息输入计算机。
13. to bite the hand that feeds you → see: bite

1. She criticizes me for the way I feed or change him
   她批评我不会给他喂奶、不会换尿布。
2. This spice is used particularly in poultry feed to deepen the colour of egg yolks.
   这种香料尤用于家禽的饲料中，以加深蛋黄的颜色。
3. We brought along pieces of old bread and fed the birds
   我们拿了几片陈面包来喂鸟。
4. She fed him a cookie
   她给他吃了一块饼干。
5. In that part of the world you can feed cattle on almost any green vegetable or fruit
   在那个地方，几乎任何绿色蔬菜或水果都可以给牛吃。
6. He spooned the ice cream into a cup and fed it to her.
   他用勺子把冰激凌舀进杯子，喂给她吃。
7. Feeding a hungry family can be expensive.
   养活饥肠辘辘的一家人花费很大。
8. After a few days the caterpillars stopped feeding
   几天后毛虫停止进食。
9. Slugs feed on decaying plant and animal material.
   蛞蝓以腐烂的动植物为食。
10. When a baby is thirsty, it feeds more often
    婴儿渴的时候，吃奶就会更频繁。
11. I knew absolutely nothing about handling or feeding a baby.
    我对如何抱婴儿、如何给婴儿喂食一无所知。
12. The grain just rotted and all they could use it for was animal feed.
    谷物完全烂掉了，他们能将其派上的唯一用场就是作动物饲料。
13. He took the compact disc from her, then fed it into the player
    他从她手里接过光盘，放入播放机中。
14. She was feeding documents into a paper shredder.
    她将文件放入碎纸机。
15. He was surrounded by people who fed him ghastly lies
    他周围的人都在给他灌输可怕的谎言。
16. At least one British officer was feeding him with classified information.
    至少有一个英国官员在向他提供机密情报。
17. The divorce was painfully public, feeding her dislike of the press.
    离婚的事张扬出去，她十分痛苦，更加厌恶媒体了。
18. Feed plants to encourage steady growth.
    给植物施肥促使其不断生长。
19. The drinking and the guilt fed on each other.
    酗酒和犯罪彼此助长。
20. An automatic weather station feeds information on wind direction to the computer.
    自动化气象站将风向信息输入计算机。
21. They are gregarious birds and feed in flocks.
    它们是群居鸟类，会集群觅食。
22. I have to feed the chickens and hoe the potatoes
    我得喂鸡，还得为马铃薯锄草。
23. I was just wondering if you might like to go feed the cat
    不知道你是否愿意去喂那只猫。
24. The caterpillars feed on a wide range of trees, shrubs and plants
    毛虫以各类树木、灌木和植物为食。
25. Lack of chicken feed means that chicken farms are having to slaughter their stock.
    鸡饲料的缺乏意味着养鸡场将不得不杀掉饲养的鸡。
26. The boy would come into the room and tantalize the dog with his feed.
    那个男孩会到房间里拿狗食逗弄狗。
27. If he cries when you put him down after a feed, try winding him.
    如果你喂完后把他放下时他哭，给他拍拍嗝儿。
28. We stopped to let our horses have a feed.
    我们停下来让马吃一顿食。
29. What do you feed the poultry on?
    你们用什么饲料喂养家禽？
30. I bought a bag of bird feed.
    我买了一袋鸟食。

feed back (into/to sth)

1. 反过来影响（事物的发展）
   to have an influence on the development of sth by reacting to it in some way

feed (sth)↔back (to sb)

1. 反馈，反映（信息或意见）
   to give information or opinions about sth, especially so that it can be improved
   1. Slugs and snails feed at night.
      蛞蝓和蜗牛夜间进食。

feed into sth

1. 对…的发展产生影响
   to have an influence on the development of sth

feed on/off sth

1. 以…为食
   to eat sth
2. 因…而壮大；从…中得到滋养
   to become stronger because of sth else
   1. We are constantly fed gossip and speculation by the media.
      媒体不断给我们灌输流言飞语和猜测臆断。
   2. Gossip and speculation are constantly fed to us by the media.
      媒体不断把流言飞语和猜测臆断灌输给我们。

feed through (to sb/sth)

1. 最终得以提供给
   to reach sb/sth after going through a process or system
   1. The electricity line is fed with power through an underground cable.
      这条电线的电源是通过地下电缆传输的。
   2. Power is fed into the electricity line through an underground cable.
      电力通过地下电缆传输给这条电线。

feed sb↔up

1. （用大量食物）养肥，养壮
   to give a lot of food to sb to make them fatter or stronger
   1. He fed coins into the meter.
      他把硬币投入停车计时收费器。
   2. He fed the meter with coins.
      他把硬币投入停车计时收费器。
   3. The fabric is fed through the machine.
      布料放进了机器。

v.

feed your face

• 大吃一顿；吃得过饱
  to eat a lot of food or too much food

bite the hand that feeds you

• 伤害恩人；恩将仇报
  to harm sb who has helped you or supported you

noun

1. food for domestic livestock

   Synonym:    provender

verb

1. introduce continuously
   1. feed carrots into a food processor

   Synonym:    feed in

2. provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to
   1. We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants

   Synonym:    fertilizefertilise

3. give food to
   1. Feed the starving children in India
   2. don't give the child this tough meat

   Synonym:    give

4. take in food
   1. This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat
   2. What do whales eat?

   Synonym:    eat

5. serve as food for
   1. This dish feeds six

6. feed into
   1. Her success feeds her vanity

7. provide as food
   1. Feed the guests the nuts

8. gratify
   1. feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view

   Synonym:    feast

9. profit from in an exploitatory manner
   1. He feeds on her insecurity

   Synonym:    prey

10. move along, of liquids
    1. Water flowed into the cave
    2. the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi

    Synonym:    runflowcourse

11. support or promote
    1. His admiration fed her vanity