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单词 underfeed
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underfeed

[ uhn-der-feed for 1; uhn-der-feed for 2 ]
/ ˌʌn dərˈfid for 1; ˈʌn dɛrˌfid for 2 /

verb (used with object), un·der·fed, un·der·feed·ing.

to feed insufficiently.
to feed with fuel from beneath.

Origin of underfeed

First recorded in 1650–60; under- + feed

Words nearby underfeed

underendowed, underestimate, underexpose, underexposure, under false colors, underfeed, underfelt, under fire, underfired, underfloor, underflow
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Example sentences from the Web for underfeed

  • The most complacent Britisher cannot hope to draw off the life-blood, and underfeed, and keep it up forever.

    The People of the Abyss|Jack London

  • Underfeed your rank and file, and what sort of a fight are you going to put up against your rivals.

    All Roads Lead to Calvary|Jerome K. Jerome

  • It is a much more serious risk to overfeed the baby than to underfeed him.

    The Eugenic Marriage, Vol 2 (of 4)|W. Grant Hague

British Dictionary definitions for underfeed

underfeed

verb (ˌʌndəˈfiːd) -feeds, -feeding or -fed (tr)

to give too little food to
to supply (a furnace, engine, etc) with fuel from beneath

noun (ˈʌndəˌfiːd)

an apparatus by which fuel, etc, is supplied from below
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