单词 | feed |
释义 | Word Frequency feed(fiːd) verbWord forms: feeds, feeding or fed (fɛd) (mainly tr) 1. to give food to to feed the cat 2. to give as food to feed meat to the cat 3. (intransitive) to eat food the horses feed at noon 4. to provide food for these supplies can feed 10 million people 5. to provide what is necessary for the existence or development of to feed one's imagination 6. to gratify; satisfy to feed one's eyes on a beautiful sight 7. (also intr) to supply (a machine, furnace, etc) with (the necessary materials or fuel) for its operation, or (of such materials) to flow or move forwards into a machine, etc 8. to use (land) as grazing 9. theatre informal to cue (an actor, esp a comedian) with lines or actions 10. sport to pass a ball to (a team-mate) 11. electronics to introduce (electrical energy) into a circuit, esp by means of a feeder 12. (also intr; foll by on or upon) to eat or cause to eat noun 13. the act or an instance of feeding 14. food, esp that of animals or babies 15. the process of supplying a machine or furnace with a material or fuel 16. the quantity of material or fuel so supplied 17. computing a facility allowing web users to receive news headlines and updates on their browser from a website as soon as they are published 18. the rate of advance of a cutting tool in a lathe, drill, etc 19. a mechanism that supplies material or fuel or controls the rate of advance of a cutting tool 20. theatre informal a performer, esp a straight man, who provides cues 21. informal a meal Derived forms feedable (ˈfeedable) adjective Word origin Old English fēdan; related to Old Norse fœtha to feed, Old High German fuotan, Gothic fōthjan; see food, fodder |
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