feeder

feeder
noun
  1. a person or animal that eats a particular food or in a particular manner
    进某食物者;以某方式进食者
    a plankton feeder.
    以浮游生物为食者。
  2. a container filled with food for birds or mammals
    (鸟类、哺乳动物的)食槽;喂食器
    ■(Brit.)a child's feeding bottle
    (英)奶瓶
    ■(Brit.)a bib for an infant
    (英)婴儿口水兜
    ■(Fishing). short for swimfeeder
    (渔)。 swimfeeder的简称
  3. a person or thing that supplies something, in particular
    提供者,尤指
    ■a device supplying material to a machine
    给料装置,加料器
    the automatic sheet feeder holds up to 10 sheets of paper.
    这种自动进纸器可装十张纸。
    ■a tributary stream
    支流
    ■[usu. as modifier]a branch road or railway line linking outlying districts with a main communication system
    (连接偏远地区与主要交通网络的)支路,(铁路)支线
    ■a main carrying electricity to a distribution point
    馈电线,馈路
    ■[usu. as modifier]a school, sports team, etc. from which members move on to one more advanced
    预备学校(或运动队等)
    a sixth-form college and its feeder schools.
    一所六年制学院及其预备学校。
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