| 释义 |
eat up
1. finish eating; eat all of 吃光
* Make sure the children eat their vegetables up！一定要让孩子们把蔬菜吃光。
* After working all afternoon, we quickly ate up all of the dinner.我们整整干了一个下午以后，一会儿就把饭吃光了。
2. use all of; consume 用完；消耗
* Extravagance ate up his inheritance. 奢侈的生活耗尽了他继承的遗产。
* The central heating eats up a lot of electricity. 暖气耗费大量的电力。
* Idle talk had eaten up the hour before they knew it. 闲谈不知不觉地把他们的时间都耗掉了。
3. destroy as if by eating; distress 毁坏；使苦恼
* The mountain flood ate up many buildings. 山洪冲毁了许多建筑物。
* What's been eating him up lately? 近来他为什么一直在苦恼？
* The heavy and monotonous job ate him up. 繁重而单调的工作使他苦恼烦闷。 |