1 [T] feed sb/sth (on) (sth) to give food to a person or an animal 给食物;喂:
Don't forget to feed the dog.别忘了喂狗。I can't come yet. I haven't fed the baby.我未喂孩子,还不能来。Some of the snakes in the zoo are fed (on) rats.动物园里有些蛇被喂以老鼠。
2 [I] feed (on sth) (used about animals or babies) to eat (指动物或婴孩)吃:
What do horses feed on in the winter?马在冬天吃什么?Bats feed at night.蝙蝠夜间觅食。
3 [T] feed A (with B);feed B into/to/through A to supply sb/sth with sth; to put sth into sth else 提供;把(一物)放入(另一物):
This channel feeds us with news and information 24 hours a day.这个频道昼夜不停地向我们播送新闻和信息。Metal sheets are fed through the machine one at a time.金属板一张一张地被送入那台机器。
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1 [C] a meal for an animal or a baby (动物或婴孩的)一餐:
When's the baby's next feed due?什么时候再喂娃娃?
feed1/fid; fiːd/v past tense and past participle fed /fɛd; fed/1 [T] to give food to a person or animal 喂﹐给…食物: Have you fed the cats? 你喂过猫了吗?feed sth to sb Children were feeding bread to the ducks. 孩子们在给鸭子喂面包。feed sb on/with sth Her Mum fed her on stews and meat pies. 她妈妈一直给她吃炖菜和肉馅馅饼。2 [I] if animals or babies feed, they eat〔动物或婴儿〕吃: +on In winter, the birds feed on berries. 冬天这些鸟儿吃浆果。3 [T] to give a substance to a plant to help it grow 给〔植物〕施肥4 [T] to provide enough food for a group of people 养活: money with which to feed and clothe their families 供他们家人吃和穿的钱5 [T] to supply something, or to put something into something else 供给﹐供应﹔把…放入…: feed sth to sth The sound is fed directly to the headphones. 声音直接输入耳机。BREAST-FEED, SPOON-FEED
feed2n 1 [C] BrE when milk is given to a small baby【英】〔婴儿的〕一次喂奶: Has he had his feed yet? 给他喂过奶了吗?2 [U] food for animals 饲料: cattle feed 牛饲料