- 1.
吃；喝 -
• eat an apple 吃苹果 -
• eat a bowl of soup 喝一碗汤 - 2.
(虫)咬(或蛀)；腐蚀；侵蚀 -
• Termites have eaten the deck. 白蚁蛀坏了船甲板。 - 3.
使…生气 -
• What's eating her? 她为何不开心？
用法说明
eat, have, take
这三个词和take都含“吃”之义。
eat表示把食物放进嘴里咀嚼或吞咽，其宾语一般为固态食物或汤；have含义较广，含“进食”、“喝饮料”、“抽烟”等义；take含“进食”、“喝饮料”、“服药”等义，不表示“抽烟”。试比较：
He was eating his dinner.他正在吃晚餐。
He used to have a cigarette after each meal.以前他每顿饭后都要抽支烟。
This medicine is not to be taken internally.此药不可内服。