Here are 10 idioms with the verb eat in English. Read the definition and example sentences for each of the 10 idioms. Next, take the idioms with eat quiz to check your knowledge. Finally, find a friend and have a discussion using these idioms. To learn more idioms, you can also use short stories providing idioms in context.
下面是英語(yǔ)中關(guān)于動(dòng)詞eat的十個(gè)習(xí)語(yǔ)。閱讀這十個(gè)習(xí)語(yǔ)的定義和例句，然后完成關(guān)于eat的習(xí)語(yǔ)測(cè)試檢測(cè)你的掌握程度。最后，你可以找一個(gè)搭檔對(duì)這些習(xí)語(yǔ)進(jìn)行討論。為了掌握更多的習(xí)語(yǔ)，你也可以學(xué)習(xí)文中的習(xí)語(yǔ)小故事。

1. eat out = go out to a restaurant
下館子吃飯

We're really hungry, but I don't want to cook dinner. Let's eat out.
我們真的很餓，但我不想做飯。我們還是去下館子吧。

Should we eat out tonight?
今晚出去吃怎么樣？

2. eat and run = eat very quickly in order to go somewhere else
匆匆吃完飯然后趕往某地

I hate to eat and run, but I have to go to a meeting at 7 o'clock.
我討厭匆匆吃完就走，但我7點(diǎn)鐘有個(gè)會(huì)議。

Every time they come to visit, they just eat and run. It's like they don't want to spend any time with us!
他們每次來(lái)的時(shí)候，都是匆匆吃完就離開。就好像是根本不想和我們共處一室！

3. eat away at someone = be bothered by something that doesn't go away
被某事煩擾

I'm really worried about the situation. In fact, it's eating away at me, and I'm not getting any sleep.
我真的很擔(dān)心事情的進(jìn)展。事實(shí)上，我深受其擾，無(wú)法入睡。

You look worried. What's eating at you?
你看起來(lái)憂心忡忡。什么事情讓你如此煩惱？

4. eat high on the hog = eat very well, spend a lot of money on a meal
吃得非常好又奢侈

Tonight, we're going to eat high on the hog. I hope you've brought a healthy appetite.
今晚，我們即將享受豐盛又奢侈的一餐了。我希望你有一個(gè)好胃口。

They're really wealthy. They always eat high on the hog.
他們可真有錢，總是吃得十分奢侈。

5. eat humble pie = be humiliated, made to feel humble
感到屈辱，賠禮道歉

I wasn't right about the situation and had to eat humble pie in the end.
我沒(méi)有處理好事情，只能賠禮道歉。

He's too full of himself. He needs to eat some humble pie.
他太自大了，需要受到挫折。

6. eat like a bird = regularly eat very little
經(jīng)常吃得很少

She's very ill and I think it's partly due to the fact that she eats like a bird.
她病得很厲害，我認(rèn)為這跟她吃得太少有關(guān)。

How do you expect to ever put on weight if you eat like a bird?
你吃得這么少還怎么增肥呢？

7. eat like a horse = regularly eat very much
經(jīng)常吃得很多

Many football players are encouraged to eat like a horse, especially linemen.
許多足球運(yùn)動(dòng)員都提倡多吃飯，尤其是前鋒。

I could eat like a horse when I was a kid. Not anymore!
我小的時(shí)候飯量很大。那種時(shí)候已經(jīng)一去不回了！

8. eat one's cake and have it too = be able to have a prize and enjoy it as well
魚與熊掌不可兼得

She works twelve hours a day and hates being away from home. She hasn't learned that you can't eat your cake and have it too.
她每天工作十二個(gè)小時(shí)，又不想離開家。她不懂得魚與熊掌不可兼得的道理。

Of course, you can't eat your cake and have it too. If you want to relax, you'll have to earn less and live in a smaller home.
當(dāng)然，魚與熊掌不可兼得。如果你想休息，掙的錢自然就更少，住的房子也會(huì)更小。

9. eat one's hat = be proved wrong by someone
被某人證實(shí)自己是錯(cuò)誤的

Andy swore that he wouldn't make any mistakes. Of course, he had to eat his hat in the end.
安迪發(fā)誓他不會(huì)犯任何錯(cuò)誤。當(dāng)然，會(huì)有人證明他是錯(cuò)的。

I swear that I'll make you eat your hat about those facts!
我發(fā)誓，我會(huì)讓你知道你是錯(cuò)的！

10. eat one's words = shown that you were wrong about something
承認(rèn)錯(cuò)誤

She made him eat his words. It was very embarrassing.
她讓他承認(rèn)了錯(cuò)誤。這真是太令人尷尬了。

Have you ever had to eat your words?
你承認(rèn)過(guò)錯(cuò)誤嗎？

Idioms with Eat Quiz
關(guān)于eat習(xí)語(yǔ)的測(cè)驗(yàn)

Use one of the 10 idioms with 'eat' to complete the blanks. Use either the base form or (eat) the gerund (eating).
從以上十個(gè)關(guān)于eat的習(xí)語(yǔ)中選擇一個(gè)分別填在空白處。使用原型或動(dòng)名詞形式。

1. This weekend we're going to ____________! I just got a promotion.

2. I'm afraid I had to ____________ because I had a doctor's appointment.

3. Mark needs to put on weight, so he must stop ____________.

4. I'm starving! Tonight, I'm going to ____________.[/[en]en]

5. I know you're wrong! You'll ____________.

6. I'm very worried these days. I have a lot of things ____________.

7. Some people think actors don't realize they can't ____________. If you're successful like that, paparazzi will bother you.

8. You lied. ____________!

Answers
答案

eat high on the hog / eat out

eat and run

eating like a bird

eat like a horse / eat high on the hog

eat your words / eat your hat

eating away at me

eat their cake and have it too

eat your words / eat your hat

Discussion
討論

Discuss the following questions with a friend, class mate - or ask yourself!
和你的朋友、同學(xué)討論以下問(wèn)題?；蛘咦孕袑W(xué)習(xí)。

Have you ever felt like you were having your cake and eating it too?
你有沒(méi)有魚與熊掌不可兼得的經(jīng)歷？

When was the last time you ate out? What did you have?
上次外出吃飯是什么時(shí)候？吃了什么？

Have you ever had to eat your words? Why?
你承認(rèn)過(guò)自己的錯(cuò)誤嗎？為什么？

Do you currently have anything that is eating away at you? What?
最近你有什么心煩的事嗎？是什么？

Do you ever eat and run? Why?
你有過(guò)匆匆吃晚飯就趕去某地的經(jīng)歷嗎？為什么？

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