eat
/ˈit/KK
變化形
eating
eats
ate
eaten
1.
吃，食用
把食物放進嘴裡咀嚼並吞下。
用法：表示用餐時，常說 eat breakfast、eat lunch、eat dinner，通常不加冠詞。說「吃某樣食物」時直接接受詞，例如 eat noodles。
I eat breakfast at home before school.
我上學前在家吃早餐。
We ate noodles at the night market after the movie.
看完電影後，我們在夜市吃麵。
2.
吃飯，用餐
在某個時間或地點吃一餐。
用法：eat out 表示「外食、到餐廳吃」，是不可分的片語動詞。eat in 可表示「在家或在店內吃」，但日常美式英語較常直接說 eat at home 或 eat here。
It is raining, so let's eat at home.
正在下雨，所以我們在家吃吧。
My family eats at home every Sunday.
我的家人每個星期天都在家吃飯。
還有 2 個進階的意思（國小之後才會學到）
3.
吃掉，耗損，侵蝕
指某事物持續耗用資源，或逐漸損害、腐蝕另一事物。
用法：常見結構為 eat up＋受詞，表示「大量耗掉」或「逐漸侵蝕」。此片語動詞可分開，受詞是代名詞時必須放在 eat 與 up 之間，例如 eat it up。
Watching short videos can eat up your study time.
看短影片可能會吃掉你的讀書時間。
The old phone eats up power quickly.
這支舊手機很快就把電用光了。
4.
使人煩惱，令人在意
用於否定句或疑問句，表示某件事持續讓某人感到不安、煩惱或介意。
用法：eat at 是不可分的片語動詞；人稱受詞放在 at 後面，例如 eat at him，不能說 eat him at。
A problem with her friend kept eating at her all day.
她和朋友之間的問題讓她一整天都很煩心。
One small mistake can eat at you for weeks.
一個小錯誤可能讓你難過好幾個星期。
常見錯誤
Let's eat outside.
Let's eat out.
I eat a breakfast at seven.
I eat breakfast at seven.
I eat dinner with my family yesterday.
I ate dinner with my family yesterday.
The guilt eats him at.
The guilt eats at him.
相關字詞
學習提示
・eat 可指吃食物，也可指用餐。與三餐連用時，通常不加冠詞：eat lunch、eat dinner。
・eat out 是「外食」；若是「在戶外吃」，則用 eat outside。
・「吃藥」通常不用 eat，應說 take medicine；「吃蛋糕」才可說 eat cake。
・描述令人持續煩惱時，常見的是 eat at someone 或 eat away at someone。