释义 |
Noun: feeding feeding- The act of consuming food
- eating - The act of supplying food and nourishment
- alimentation Verb: feed (fed) feed- Provide as food
"Feed the guests the nuts" - Give food to
"Feed the starving children in India" - give - Feed into; supply
"Her success feeds her vanity" - Introduce continuously
"feed carrots into a food processor" - feed in - Support or promote
"His admiration fed her vanity" - Take in food; used of animals only
- eat - Serve as food for; be the food for
"This dish feeds six" - Move along, of liquids
"the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" - run, flow, course - Profit from in an exploitatory manner
"He feeds on her insecurity" - prey - Gratify
"feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view" - feast - Provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to
- fertilize, fertilise [Brit]
Derived forms: feedings See also: feeder Type of: advance, boost, cater, consume, consumption, enclose, encourage, enrich, exploit, furnish, further, have, inclose, ingest, ingestion, insert, intake, introduce, move, ply, promote, provide, provision, put in, regale, render, stick in, supply, supplying, take, take in, treat, uptake, work Antonym: starve Encyclopedia: Feed Feeding |