nourish, feed, graze

raise, keep, support, feed

• he raised the children himself；his wife died years ago.
  他的妻子多年以前就去世了，他一手把孩子拉扯大。
• he raised those goats from new-born kids.
  那些羊從小羊羔時(shí)就是他喂養(yǎng)的。

• john has his wife and six children to keep(support).
  約翰要養(yǎng)活妻子和六個(gè)孩子。
• they kept some hens and pigs.
  他們養(yǎng)了一些雞和豬。

• she supports her old mother.
  她贍養(yǎng)老母親。
• he has a large family to support.
  他要養(yǎng)活一大家子。

• have you fed the baby／cow yet?
  嬰兒／牛喂了嗎？
• she fed meat to her dog. ＝she fed her dog with／on meat.
  她用肉喂狗。
• foxes feed on small animals.
  狐貍以小動(dòng)物為食。

名詞 feed:

1. food for domestic livestock
   同義詞：provender

動(dòng)詞 feed:

1. provide as food
2. give food to
   同義詞：give
3. feed into; supply
4. introduce continuously
   同義詞：feed in
5. support or promote
6. take in food; used of animals only
   同義詞：eat
7. serve as food for; be the food for
8. move along, of liquids
   同義詞：run, flow, course
9. profit from in an exploitatory manner
   同義詞：prey
10. gratify
    同義詞：feast
11. provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to
    同義詞：fertilize, fertilise

1. The lake is fed by several small streams.
   這湖是由幾條小溪的水匯聚而成的。
2. Will you feed my cat for me?
   請(qǐng)幫我喂我的貓好嗎？
3. How many feeds a day does this dog get?
   這只狗每天吃幾頓？

feed

v.（動(dòng)詞）
fed[fμd] feed.ing,feeds
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）

To give food to; supply with nourishment:
給予食物；供給營(yíng)養(yǎng)：
例句：
feed the children.
給孩子們喂飯

To provide as food or nourishment:
供以…為食：把…作為食物或營(yíng)養(yǎng)供給：
例句：
fed fish to the cat.
把魚喂給了貓

To serve as food for:
作為食物供給：
例句：
The turkey is large enough to feed a dozen.
那只火雞大得足夠十二個(gè)人吃

To produce food for:
為…生產(chǎn)食物：
例句：
The valley feeds an entire county.
山谷的生產(chǎn)量可以供應(yīng)整個(gè)縣食用

To provide for consumption, utilization, or operation:
供應(yīng)：供消費(fèi)、使用或運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)：
例句：
feed logs to a fire; feed data into a computer.
給火添柴；往計(jì)算機(jī)里輸入數(shù)據(jù)

To supply with something essential for growth, maintenance, or operation:
供給必需品：為生長(zhǎng)、維持或運(yùn)行提供某些必要的物質(zhì)：
例句：
Melting snow feeds the reservoirs.
融化的雪給水庫提供了水

To distribute (a local radio or television broadcast) to a larger audience or group of receivers by way of a network or satellite.
傳播：通過無線電或衛(wèi)星將（地方電臺(tái)或電視臺(tái)廣播）傳送給更多的聽眾和觀眾或更大的接收群體

To minister to; gratify:
使?jié)M足；使?jié)M意：
例句：
fed their appetite for the morbid.
滿足他們對(duì)病態(tài)的嗜好

To support or promote; encourage:
支持或激發(fā)；鼓勵(lì)：
例句：
His unexplained absences fed our suspicions.
他的無故缺席引起了我們對(duì)他的懷疑

To supply as a cue:
提示：作為線索提供：
例句：
feed lines to an actor.
給演員提示臺(tái)詞

Sports To pass a ball or puck to (a teammate), especially in order to score.
【體育運(yùn)動(dòng)】 傳球：尤指為得分而把球傳給或擲給（本隊(duì)隊(duì)員）
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To eat:
吃：
例句：
pigs feeding at a trough.
在豬槽里進(jìn)食的豬

To be nourished or supported:
支持：得到滋養(yǎng)或支持：
例句：
an ego that feeds on flattery.
由于奉承而助長(zhǎng)的自負(fù)

To move steadily, as into a machine for processing.
供給（機(jī)器）原料：為生產(chǎn)而往機(jī)器里平穩(wěn)地加入（原料等）
To be channeled; flow:
通向；流向：
例句：
This road feeds into the freeway.
這條路通往高速公路

n.（名詞）

Food for animals or birds.
飼料或鳥食
The amount of such food given at one time.
一次喂給的食物量
Informal A meal, especially a large one.
【非正式用語】 大餐：尤指豐盛的一餐
The act of eating.
吃：進(jìn)食的動(dòng)作

Material or an amount of material supplied, as to a machine or furnace.
進(jìn)料：給機(jī)器或爐子供給的原料或進(jìn)料量
The act of supplying such material.
進(jìn)料：進(jìn)料的動(dòng)作

An apparatus that supplies material to a machine.
進(jìn)料器：把原料送入機(jī)器的裝置
The aperture through which such material enters a machine.
進(jìn)料口：原料從中通過而進(jìn)入機(jī)器的孔
Distribution of a locally broadcast radio or television program by way of a network or satellite to a larger audience or group of receivers.
傳播：地方電臺(tái)廣播或電視節(jié)目通過無線電或衛(wèi)星傳送給更多的聽眾和觀眾或更大的接收群體

<習(xí)慣用語>off (one`s) feed
Suffering a lack of appetite; sick:
味口不好的；不適的：
例句：
The dog is off its feed this week.
這個(gè)星期這只狗沒有食欲

來源：
Middle English feden
中古英語 feden
from Old English fôdan * see p3-
源自 古英語 fôdan *參見 p3-