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feed verb | noun
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feed / fid ; fi:d /verb (past tense and past participle fed) / fZd ; fed /
1. GIVE FOOD 给予食物, T
a. to give food to a person or animal喂养，饲养，为…提供食品:
•Have you fed the cat?你喂猫了吗？
feed yourself
•She was too weak to feed herself.她虚弱极了，无法自己进食。
feed sth to sb
•Several children were feeding bread to the ducks.几个小孩子在拿面包喂鸭子。
feed sb on / with sth
•They were fed well on her mother's home cooking.她妈妈做的家常菜他们吃着很好。
b. to provide enough food for a group of people养活:
•groceries to feed a family of five养活一家五口人的食品
•The prison is required to feed and clothe the prisoners.监狱按规定需要为犯人提供衣食。
2. PLANT 植物, Tto give a special substance to a plant, which helps it grow给…施肥:
•Feed the tomatoes once a week.每周给番茄施一次肥。
feed sth with sth
•Feed houseplants with a liquid fertiliser.给室内盆栽植物施液肥。
3. ANIMAL / BABY 动物/婴儿, Iif a baby or an animal feeds, they eat〔婴儿或动物〕吃（东西），进食:
•Frogs generally feed at night.青蛙一般在夜间进食。
•Let your baby feed as long as she wants.让你的小宝宝想吃就吃。
4. well-fed / under-fed / poorly-fed having plenty of food or not enough food吃得好的/吃不饱的/吃得不好的:
•a well-dressed, well-fed woman一个衣着考究、营养充足的女子
5. COMPUTER 计算机, T always + adv / prepto put information into a computer over a period of time将〔信息〕输入计算机:
feed sth into sth
•Figures are fed into the computer, which then predicts the likely profit.数据输入计算机后，由计算机来预测可能会产生的利润。
6. SUPPLY STH 提供某物, Tto supply something, especially a liquid, gas, or electricity供给，供应〔尤指液体、气体或电〕:
•The public baths are fed by natural springs.公共浴池的水由天然泉水供应。
feed sth to sth
•The sound is fed directly to the headphones.声音直接进入耳机。
feed sth with sth
•Laura crouched by the fire, feeding it with dry sticks.劳拉蹲在火堆旁添加干柴。
7. PUT STH INTO STH 将一物放入另一物中, Tto put something into something else, especially gradually and through a small hole〔尤指通过一个小孔慢慢地〕把…放进（塞进）:
feed sth into / through sth
•A tube was fed down the patient's throat into her stomach.一根管子从病人的喉管插入胃部。
feed sth into sth
•She fed her last two coins into the machine for a cup of coffee.她将最后两枚硬币塞进机器里买一杯咖啡。
•Shelton fed the electricity meter .谢尔顿往预付费电度表里投币。
8. INCREASE EMOTION 加深情绪, Tto increase the strength of an emotion, desire etc加深〔情绪、愿望等〕:
•Her depression grew, fed by her bitter experiences.痛苦的经历令她更加忧郁了。
9. feed an addiction / need etc to satisfy a strong need, such as a need for a drug满足毒瘾/需要等:
•He committed both crimes to feed his addiction to heroin.他犯这两桩罪都是为了满足他的海洛因瘾。
10. INFORMATION 信息, Tto give someone information or ideas over a period time提供:
feed sb with sth
•She feeds the media with stories, which is a way of getting free advertising.她总是有故事让媒体报道，这是免费的广告。
feed sth to sb
•US intelligence had been feeding false information to a KGB agent.美国的情报人员一直向克格勃间谍提供假情报。
11. SPORT 体育运动, Tto throw or hit a ball to someone else on your team, especially so that they can make a point传〔球〕:
feed sth to sb
•He fed the ball to Jol, who scored.他把球传给乔尔，乔尔射门得分。
12. feed lines / jokes to sb to say things to another performer so that they can make jokes为某人捧哏，为某人提供笑料
13. feed your face informalto eat a lot of food大吃一顿;SYNstuff yourself
14. TV / RADIO 电视/广播, Tto send a television or radio programme somewhere so that it can be broadcast向电视台（电台）传送…以供播出
15. feed sb a line informalto tell someone something which is not true, so that they will do what you want向某人虚报情况（撒谎）
⇒BREAST-FEED,FORCE-FEED,SPOON-FEED
⇒mouth to feed at MOUTH¹ (10)
 PHRASAL VERBS 
feed back
to give advice or criticism to someone about something they have done反馈:
[+ on ]
•We're just waiting for the manager to feed back on it.我们在等经理对此作出反馈。
feed sth ↔ back (to sb)
•I am grateful to all those who fed back their comments.我对所有提出意见的人表示感谢。
•They feed back to the government the reactions of the people affected.他们将有关民众的反应反馈给政府。
feed into sth
to have an effect on something or help to make it happen影响:
•The influence of Italian designer fashion feeds into sports fashion.意大利名师设计的时装潮流影响了运动时装。
feed off sth
1. if an animal feeds off something, it gets food from it〔动物〕从…取食:
•birds that feed off the seeds from trees以树籽为食的鸟
2. to use something to increase, become stronger, or succeed – sometimes used to show disapproval因…而壮大〔有时含贬义〕:
•fad diets that feed off our desire to be thin因我们的瘦身愿望而疯魔的时尚节食法
feed on sth
1. if an animal feeds on a particular food, it usually eats that food〔动物〕以…为食物:
•Owls feed on mice and other small animals.猫头鹰以老鼠和其他小动物为食。
2. if a feeling or process feeds on something, it becomes stronger because of it〔某种感觉或过程〕因…变得更强烈:
•Prejudice feeds on ignorance.无知助长偏见。
feed sb up
BrEto give someone a lot of food to make them more healthy〔用大量食物〕养肥，养壮〔某人〕;SYNfatten up AmE
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feednoun
1. BABY 婴儿, CBrEone of the times when you give milk to a small baby〔给婴儿的〕一次喂奶:
•the two a.m. feed凌晨两点的一次喂奶
2. ANIMAL FOOD 动物的食物, Ufood for animals饲料:
•fish feed鱼食
3. SUPPLY 供应, Ca tube or piece of equipment which supplies a machine with something, especially FUEL输油管（装置）; 进料管（装置）
4. TV / RADIO / COMPUTER 电视机/收音机/计算机, C,Uwhen a television or radio signal, computer information etc is sent somewhere, or the connection that is used to do this〔电视或无线电信号、计算机信息等的〕传送，传输:
•a live satellite feed from the space station来自空间站的现场卫星传送
5. MEAL 饭菜, Cold-fashioned a big meal丰盛的一餐

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