eat up

  1. 吃光; 尽情地吃
    • Eat up, children!
      孩子们, 把饭都吃光!
    • Tom was really hungry and ate up everything served.
      汤姆确实饿坏了, 把端到桌上的东西吃得精光。
    • In a short while, the cat ate up the fish.
      不久, 那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
  2. 耗尽; 吞没
    • I can't afford the vacation, for it would eat up my savings.
      我度不起假, 那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
    • It's true that it's a comfortable car, but it eats up the petrol.
      这辆车确实舒服, 但耗油量太大了。
    • The flames ate up the building.
      大火烧毁了房子。
    • Wage increases were eaten up by the rise in the cost of living.
      工资的增加全给生活费用的上涨抵消掉了。
  3. 使苦恼, 使精疲力竭
    • The tedious job simply ate me up.
      那单调乏味的工作简直把我烦死了。
  4. 盲目相信, 全盘接受
    • I ate up everything he said.
      我把他的话一股脑儿全听进去了。
  5. 〈非正〉击败; 毁掉, 搞垮
    • He was such a clever speaker that he always ate up the opposition.
      他是个很精明的演说家, 总能击败对手。

网络词典

eat up

英 ɪˈjuːp 美 ɪˈjuːp
动词短语 中文翻译:吃光
同义词: ['devour', 'devour the meal', 'finish off']

例句:

  1. 1. They ate up all the food on the table.
    他们把桌上的所有食物都吃完了。
  2. 2. The children were eating up their lunch before it was even cold.
    孩子们在午餐还没凉之前就把它吃完了。
  3. 3. She ate up her entire plate of pasta.
    她把整盘意大利面都吃完了。