26 EAT: 吃；吃飯

26 EAT: 吃；吃飯

詞組講解

1. eat a meal out / eat 〔dine〕 out ** 在飯店里用餐，不在家吃飯

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：［在外面（out）］吃飯

例 We ate out last night at that Chinese restaurant on 5th Avenue.

2. eat away at sb. or sth. / eat sth. away / eat away sth. / eat away *** 使煩擾；逐漸破壞；侵蝕

解 短語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞；詞義溯源：吃［掉（away）］某人或某物

例 Several holes indicated mice had been eating away at the box.

His secret guilt ate away at his peace of mind until he was compelled to confess.

Battery acid had eaten the wire's protective rubber casing away.

3. eat high on 〔off〕 the hog ** 過(guò)得富足，生活得好

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：［奢侈地（high）］吃［豬肉（hog）］；參照l(shuí)ive high on 〔off〕 the hog

例 While an elite 5% of the population eats high on the hog, the vast majority of Africans live in abject poverty generation after generation.

4. eat humble pie ** 低頭認(rèn)錯(cuò)；忍辱含垢

解 〈口〉習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：吃下［難吃的（humble）］［餡餅（pie）］；humble pie表示用動(dòng)物內(nèi)臟做成的餡餅，也可隱喻屈辱

例 You're right. I was wrong and I'm the one who must now eat humble pie.

Some would rather eat humble pie than have to confront others.

5. eat like a bird ** 飯量小，吃得少

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：像［小鳥(niǎo)（bird）］一樣吃東西

例 She eats like a bird, but still has problems losing weight.

6. eat like a horse ** 飯量大，吃得多

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：像［馬（horse）］一樣吃東西

例 Football players eat like a horse just to gain the energy they need to play.

7. eat one's hat ** 敢打賭

解 〈口〉習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：吃掉自己的［帽子（hat）］；常與if一起使用

例 He's not going to be there. Okay, if Mr. Throne is at the meeting, I'll eat my hat.

8. eat one's heart out ** 因焦慮（或渴求）而變得憔悴，憂(yōu)傷；沮喪

解 〈口〉習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：將［心臟（heart）］拿［出來(lái)（out）］吃掉

例 Since his bankruptcy, all Andrew does is sit around eating his heart out.

Thompson High School is the state champion and the five other schools who competed for the title are surely eating their hearts out.

9. eat one's words ** （被迫）收回自己的話(huà)；承認(rèn)自己說(shuō)錯(cuò)話(huà)

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：自己吃掉自己的［話(huà)（words）］

例 These documents prove otherwise and will have the accuser eating his words.

10. eat 〔have〕 out of one's hands ** 徹底服從；完全聽(tīng)命于某人

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：從某人的［手（hands）］中接食物吃

例 A charismatic leader such as Peron will have the people eating out of his hands.

11. eat sb. out of house and home ** 把某人吃窮；吃完某人的家當(dāng)

解 〈口〉習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：將某人［家中（house and home）］的東西都吃［光（out）］了

例 Whenever her family comes to visit, they eat us out of house and home.

12. eat sth. up / eat up sth. *** 吃光；沉迷，熱衷

解 〈口〉短語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞；詞義溯源：將某物吃［光（up）］

例 By the time I got back from the restroom, they'd eaten up the whole pizza.

This is great material. I'm sure your readers are going to eat it up.

參考譯文

1. 我們昨晚在第五大道的中餐館吃的飯。

2. 這些洞說(shuō)明老鼠把盒子給咬爛了。

他內(nèi)心的罪惡感逐漸吞噬他平靜的心情，最后他被迫認(rèn)罪。

電池酸液侵蝕了電線(xiàn)的橡膠保護(hù)套。

3. 在非洲，占人口5%的精英階層過(guò)著富足的生活，但大部分人世世代代都過(guò)著不幸的貧苦生活。

4. 你說(shuō)得對(duì)。我錯(cuò)了，我現(xiàn)在應(yīng)該低頭認(rèn)錯(cuò)。

有些人寧可忍辱偷生也不愿意與其他人對(duì)抗。

5. 她飯量很小，但還是很難瘦下來(lái)。

6. 足球運(yùn)動(dòng)員吃得很多，就是為了獲得比賽所需要的能量。

7. 他不會(huì)去那兒的。我敢打賭，特羅內(nèi)先生肯定不參加會(huì)議。

8. 自從破產(chǎn)以來(lái)，安德魯黯然神傷，無(wú)所事事。

湯普森高中得了州冠軍，其他五所參賽的學(xué)?？隙ê芫趩省?

9. 這些文件是相反的證據(jù)，會(huì)讓原告收回他說(shuō)的話(huà)的。

10. 像佩龍這樣一位有非凡魅力的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)，肯定會(huì)有人完全服從他的。

11. 每次她的家人來(lái)訪(fǎng)，都會(huì)把我們家的東西吃光。

12. 我從洗手間回來(lái)的時(shí)候，他們已經(jīng)吃完了整個(gè)比薩。

這是很好的題材。我肯定你的讀者會(huì)很喜歡。