v (1) 喂(饲)养，养活(give food to) [T+n，T+n+prep(on)]：～birds/goldfish 养鸟/养金鱼;Have you fed the dog? 你喂狗了没有? Has the dog been fed? 狗喂了没有? ～a baby on biscuits/with a spoon/every three hours/at the breast 给婴儿喂饼干/用调羹喂婴儿/每三个小时喂婴儿一次/给婴儿喂奶;～and clothe a large family 为一大家子人提供食品和衣服;The patient is too weak to～himself. 那个病人太虚弱，不能自己进食。〖同〗feast;〖反〗starve;

(2) 给……东西吃，用……喂(provide as food or nourishment) [D+n+n，D+n+prep(to)]：Will you～the baby some porridge? 你给婴儿喂些粥好吗?～peanuts to the elephant 给大象喂花生;

(3) (牲畜)吃，以……为食物;(人) 吃饭(eat;use as food) [I，I+prep (on)]：Cows～on grass. 牛以草为食。The sheep are～ing in the hills. 羊正在山上吃草。How many times do you～a day? 你一天吃几餐? 〖同〗 eat，consume;

(4) 供给(作为)食物(serve as food for) [T+n]：a turkey large enough to～a family of ten 一只足够10口之家食用的火鸡;The pasture～s the cattle poorly. 那个牧场给家畜提供的草料不足。Is there enough food to～20 guests? 食物够20位客人吃吗?

(5) 供以原料;输入资料(provide or supply (with material)) [T+n，T+n prep(with/into)]：～raw material to a machine 把原料送入机器;～the fire with logs 往火炉里添加木头;～a question into the computer 将问题输入计算机;Gas is fed into the engine by a pipe. 汽油是由一根管子输入发动机的。

(6) 使满足;助长(情绪) (satisfy or encourage a feeling) [T+n，T+n+ prep(with)]：～someone's pride/someone's vanity 助长某人的骄傲情绪/满足某人的虚荣心;～sb's anger with thoughts of revenge 以报复的念头加剧某人的怒火;〖同〗 encourage，strengthen，satisfy;〖反〗 starve，deny;

(7) 向……传(球) (pass the ball to a teammate in order to score) [T+n]：～the ball to the center 将球传给中卫;

be fed up (with) 受够了，厌烦：He's fed up with the humid weather/ with her grumbling. 他对闷热的天气/被她的牢骚烦透了。She's fed up that you didn't call her back. 你没给她回电话这件事令她非常不高兴。

be fed to the teeth 受够了：He is fed to the teeth with the poor living conditions there. 他对那里糟糕的生活条件真是受够了。

feed up (v adv) 使吃饱(养胖) (vt)：The children in the slums are so thin that they need～ing up. 那些贫民窟的孩子太瘦了，他们需要吃饱才行。

→′feeder n 饲养者，进料器;′feeding n 给食，进料;adj 给食的，饲用的;′feeding-bottle n 奶瓶;

n (1) (动物或婴儿的)一次所吃的饲料或食物(food especially for an animal or a baby) [C]：give the baby his～给婴儿喂饭;prepare the baby's～ 为婴儿准备食物;Let a horse have a～of oats. 给马喂燕麦。How many～s does the baby get a day? 每天给宝宝喂几次?

(2) (动物的)饲料(food for animals) [U]：cattle/chicken～牛/鸡饲料;Fish is used as cat-～. 鱼被用作猫食。Is there enough～left for the dog? 狗食还够用吗? 〖同〗 foodstuff，provision;

(3) (机器的)进料(material fed or supplied to a machine) [U];

(4) (机器上的) 送料槽(管) (part of a machine，especially a pipe that carries petrol or gas to an engine) [C]：The car wouldn't start because the petrol～was blocked. 汽车发动不起来，因为输油管堵了。