26 EAT: 吃；吃饭

26 EAT: 吃；吃饭

词组讲解

1. eat a meal out / eat 〔dine〕 out ** 在饭店里用餐，不在家吃饭

解 习语；词义溯源：［在外面（out）］吃饭

例 We ate out last night at that Chinese restaurant on 5th Avenue.

2. eat away at sb. or sth. / eat sth. away / eat away sth. / eat away *** 使烦扰；逐渐破坏；侵蚀

解 短语动词；词义溯源：吃［掉（away）］某人或某物

例 Several holes indicated mice had been eating away at the box.

His secret guilt ate away at his peace of mind until he was compelled to confess.

Battery acid had eaten the wire's protective rubber casing away.

3. eat high on 〔off〕 the hog ** 过得富足，生活得好

解 习语；词义溯源：［奢侈地（high）］吃［猪肉（hog）］；参照live high on 〔off〕 the hog

例 While an elite 5% of the population eats high on the hog, the vast majority of Africans live in abject poverty generation after generation.

4. eat humble pie ** 低头认错；忍辱含垢

解 〈口〉习语；词义溯源：吃下［难吃的（humble）］［馅饼（pie）］；humble pie表示用动物内脏做成的馅饼，也可隐喻屈辱

例 You're right. I was wrong and I'm the one who must now eat humble pie.

Some would rather eat humble pie than have to confront others.

5. eat like a bird ** 饭量小，吃得少

解 习语；词义溯源：像［小鸟（bird）］一样吃东西

例 She eats like a bird, but still has problems losing weight.

6. eat like a horse ** 饭量大，吃得多

解 习语；词义溯源：像［马（horse）］一样吃东西

例 Football players eat like a horse just to gain the energy they need to play.

7. eat one's hat ** 敢打赌

解 〈口〉习语；词义溯源：吃掉自己的［帽子（hat）］；常与if一起使用

例 He's not going to be there. Okay, if Mr. Throne is at the meeting, I'll eat my hat.

8. eat one's heart out ** 因焦虑（或渴求）而变得憔悴，忧伤；沮丧

解 〈口〉习语；词义溯源：将［心脏（heart）］拿［出来（out）］吃掉

例 Since his bankruptcy, all Andrew does is sit around eating his heart out.

Thompson High School is the state champion and the five other schools who competed for the title are surely eating their hearts out.

9. eat one's words ** （被迫）收回自己的话；承认自己说错话

解 习语；词义溯源：自己吃掉自己的［话（words）］

例 These documents prove otherwise and will have the accuser eating his words.

10. eat 〔have〕 out of one's hands ** 彻底服从；完全听命于某人

解 习语；词义溯源：从某人的［手（hands）］中接食物吃

例 A charismatic leader such as Peron will have the people eating out of his hands.

11. eat sb. out of house and home ** 把某人吃穷；吃完某人的家当

解 〈口〉习语；词义溯源：将某人［家中（house and home）］的东西都吃［光（out）］了

例 Whenever her family comes to visit, they eat us out of house and home.

12. eat sth. up / eat up sth. *** 吃光；沉迷，热衷

解 〈口〉短语动词；词义溯源：将某物吃［光（up）］

例 By the time I got back from the restroom, they'd eaten up the whole pizza.

This is great material. I'm sure your readers are going to eat it up.

参考译文

1. 我们昨晚在第五大道的中餐馆吃的饭。

2. 这些洞说明老鼠把盒子给咬烂了。

他内心的罪恶感逐渐吞噬他平静的心情，最后他被迫认罪。

电池酸液侵蚀了电线的橡胶保护套。

3. 在非洲，占人口5%的精英阶层过着富足的生活，但大部分人世世代代都过着不幸的贫苦生活。

4. 你说得对。我错了，我现在应该低头认错。

有些人宁可忍辱偷生也不愿意与其他人对抗。

5. 她饭量很小，但还是很难瘦下来。

6. 足球运动员吃得很多，就是为了获得比赛所需要的能量。

7. 他不会去那儿的。我敢打赌，特罗内先生肯定不参加会议。

8. 自从破产以来，安德鲁黯然神伤，无所事事。

汤普森高中得了州冠军，其他五所参赛的学校肯定很沮丧。

9. 这些文件是相反的证据，会让原告收回他说的话的。

10. 像佩龙这样一位有非凡魅力的领导，肯定会有人完全服从他的。

11. 每次她的家人来访，都会把我们家的东西吃光。

12. 我从洗手间回来的时候，他们已经吃完了整个比萨。

这是很好的题材。我肯定你的读者会很喜欢。