- (吃东西) eat; take; make:
make a hasty lunch;
匆匆吃顿午饭
drink wine;
吃酒
- (在某一出售食物的地方吃) have one's meals; eat:
have one's meals in the mess
吃食堂
- (依靠某种事物来生活) live on [off]:
live on interest;
吃利钱
Mountaineers rely on the mountains, just like those by the waterside profit from water.; If you live on a mountain, you live off the mountain; if you live by the water, you live off the water.
靠山吃山,靠水吃水。
- (多用于军事、棋戏: 消灭) annihilate;wipe out:
annihilate an enemy regiment;
吃掉敌人一个团
take a piece (in chess)
吃一个子儿
- (耗费) exhaust; be a strain:
feel the strain (of work, etc.); find a job difficult
感到吃力
- (吸收液体) absorb; soak up:
This plot does not take in water.
这块地不吃水。
This kind of paper does not absorb ink.
这种纸不吃墨。
- (受; 挨) suffer; incur:
be criticized;
吃批评
suffer one defeat after another;
连吃败仗