民以食为天：feed的用法和辨析
Love me, feed me, and never leave me.
——《Garfield》
爱我,养我,永远不能抛弃我。
——《加菲猫》
一、下面我们来看看feed有几种含义
n.
1.饲料；牧草；（动物或婴儿的）一餐
Corn is used as animal feed.
玉米被用作牲口饲料。
2.【机】进料器，进料量 [C]
In finish cutting we increase the speed and decrease the feed.
精切时，我们增加速度，减少进给量。
3.【英】喜剧演员的逗噱搭档 [C]
v.
1.喂（养）；饲（养）(+on/with) [T]
What do you feed the poultry on?
你们用什么饲料喂养家禽?
2.进（料）；投入；供给；提供(+with) [T]
The crops are to be fed with fertilizer.
应该给这些庄稼施肥。
3.抚养，养育，培养[T]
Parents do much for their children: they bring them up, feed them and guide them through this world.
父母以数不尽的方法抚养孩子长大，哺育孩子，引导孩子进入这个世界。
4.满足（欲望等）；加深（恶感等）[T]
He did it to feed her vanity.
他那么做是为了满足她的虚荣心。
5.吃；以...为食物；以...为能源(+on) [I]
The bears feed voraciously in summer and store energy as fat.
熊在夏季吃很多东西，以脂肪形式储存能量。
二、下面我们来学习一下含有feed的常见短语
chicken feed
phr. 低微的薪水，很小数量的钱；零钱
feed back
反作用,[电子]反馈
feed on
v.以...为食,以...为能源
feed in
输入，进(料)
feed grain
饲料谷物
三、学会feed的用法了吗？来做个小测试吧~
____ plants to encourage steady growth.
给植物施肥促使其不断生长。
