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英语
吃
的表达方法
一看到
吃
,
人们自然而然想到的英语对等词就是
,
但是,
这个简单的
p>
吃
的意义
决不是一
个
就能完全表达的。
除了
eat
之外,
还应该根据不同的情景和意义给予恰当
的
表达。常见的表达法如下:
1<
/p>
.译作
take
或
have
。
The
patient can't take food
yet
.病人还不能吃饭。
We
are having dinner
now
.我们现在正在吃晚饭。
2
.译作
dine
,
feed
,
taste
,
touch
,
graze
等词。
She invites me to dine
with her tomorrow
.
她邀请我明天和她一起吃饭。
Have you fed
yet
?你吃饭了吗?
He
hasn't touched
/
tasted food
for two days
.他两天没吃东西了。
The horses were grazing quietly in the
field
.
马群正在田野里静静地吃草。
3<
/p>
.译作
like
,
love
,
prefer
,
enjoy
,
care
for
,
be fond
of
等。
Would you
like ice-cream
?你想吃冰淇淋吗?
She loves
bananas
.她爱吃香蕉。
Southerners prefer rice while
northerners prefer noodles
.
南方人喜欢吃米饭而北方人喜欢吃面条。
He is enjoying his
dinner
.他正津津有味地吃晚饭。
Tom doesn't care for
meat
.汤姆不怎么喜欢吃肉。
Ants are fond of sweet
food
.蚂蚁喜欢吃甜食。
4
.译作
feed
on
,
live
on
等短语动词。
Cattle feed chiefly
on
grass
.牛主要靠吃草为
生。
Monkeys live on wild
fruit
.猴子以吃野果为生。
5
.译作某些介词短语。
It's time for
lunch
.该吃午饭了。
Please sit down at
table
.请坐下吃饭吧。
6<
/p>
.某些引申意义的
吃
,可根据具体意义用适当的词或词组表示。
You'd better not ask for
trouble
.你不要自讨苦吃。
He's always the first to bear
hardships
.
他总是吃苦在前。
The
enemy troops suffered one defeat after
another
.
敌军连吃败仗。
This is
a hard way to earn a
living
.这碗饭不容易吃。
A wise man does not fight when the odds
are against him
.
好汉不吃眼前亏。
Such a
style is unpopular
anywhere
.这种作风到哪儿都吃不开。
Mechanical copying of anything foreign
would be disastrous
.
机械地照搬外国的东西要吃大亏的。
It may be too much for you to walk such
a long way
.
走这么长的路恐怕你吃不消。
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