feed
feed
(past and past participle fed fɛd)
[with obj.]
off one's feed
feed back
(past and past participle fed fɛd)
[with obj.]
- give food to
给…食物；喂
the raiders fed the guard dog to keep it quiet.
偷袭者为了让护门犬不出声给它吃了东西。
[with two objs]she fed him bits of biscuit.
她喂了他几片饼干。
■[no obj.](especially of an animal or baby) take food; eat something
（尤指动物、婴儿）吃东西，进食
the baby will feed according to her needs.
婴儿会根据自己的需要进食。
■(feed someone/thing up)give a person or animal large amounts of food
为（人，动物）大量供食
■provide an adequate supply of food for
为…提供充足的食物；养活
the island's simple agriculture could hardly feed its inhabitants.
这座岛农业单一，无法养活岛上的居民。
■(informal)satisfy (a drug habit)
(非正式)满足（毒瘾）
users who commit crime to feed their habit.
为满足毒瘾而犯罪的吸毒者。
■[no obj.](feed on/off)derive regular nourishment from (a particular substance)
以…为主食，主要吃，专吃
the bird feeds on cliff-top vegetation.
这种鸟专吃悬崖顶上的植物。
his powerful mind fed off political discussion.
他靠政治讨论锻炼了强健的思维。
■encourage the growth of
激发，促进
I could feed my melancholy by reading Romantic poetry.
阅读浪漫派诗歌可以引发我的忧思。
■give fertilizer to (a plant)
给（植物）施肥
■put fuel on (a fire)
给（火）添柴；为…加燃料 - supply (a machine) with material or power
为（机器）提供原料（或动力）
the programs are fed into the computer.
程序装入了计算机。
■[with two objs]supply (someone) with (information, ideas, etc.)
为（人）提供（信息、主意等）
I think he is feeding his old employer commercial secrets.
我想他在为以前的雇主提供商业机密。
■supply water to (a body of water)
为（水体）供水
the pond is fed by a small stream.
这个池塘的水来自一条小溪。
[no obj.]water feeds into the lower pool.
水流入了更低处的池子。
■insert further coins into (a meter) to extend the time for which it operates
继续向（计费器）投币
■[with two objs]prompt (an actor) with (a line)
为（演员）提（台词）
you were still in the wings feeding Micky his lines.
你当时仍在舞台侧面为米其提示台词。
■(in ball games) pass (the ball) to a player
（球类运动用语）传（球）
he took the ball and fed Salley.
他抢到球，把它传给了沙莉。 - [with obj. and adverbial of direction]cause to move gradually and steadily, typically through a confined space
使穿过（受限的空间）
make holes through which to feed the cables.
钻穿电缆的洞。
■[no obj.](feed through)(of a new factor or development) begin to be influential
（新因素，新发展）开始产生影响
the impact of the cut in interest rates has yet to feed through.
降低利率的影响还未显现出来。
- an act of giving food, especially to animals or a baby, or of having food given to one
（尤指给动物或婴儿）喂食
you'll see the baby in the morning for her first feed.
早上第一次喂婴儿时你就会看到她。
■(informal)a meal
(非正式)一餐
there were games and a lovely feed.
玩了些游戏又吃了一顿美餐。
■[mass noun]food for domestic animals
（家畜的）饲料
cow feed.
牛饲料。 - a device or pipe for supplying material to a machine
（机器的）给料管，给料装置
the plotter has a continuous paper feed.
这个绘图仪有一个连续进纸的装置。
■the supply of raw material to a machine or device
（机器、设备的）原料供给
[as modifier]a feed pipe.
给料管。
■(chiefly N. Amer.)a broadcast distributed by a satellite or network from a central source to a large number of radio or television stations
(主北美)传播（从一个中心源通过卫星或网络传送到大量广播电视台的广播）
a satellite feed from Washington.
来自华盛顿的卫星传播。 - a line or prompt given to an actor on stage
（给舞台演员的）提词，提白
■an actor who provides such a line or prompt
提示台词的演员
off one's feed
- (informal)having no appetite
(非正式)没胃口
- Old English fēdan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch voeden and food
feed back
- (of a response) influence the development of the thing that has provoked it
（反应）产生影响，反馈
what the audience tells me feeds back into my work.
观众的意见反馈到我的工作中。 - (of an electrical or other system) produce feedback
（电或其他系统）产生反馈
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