n.

1. （动物或婴儿的）一餐[C]
   She gave her baby four feeds a day.

   她每天给婴儿喂四顿。

2. 饲料；牧草[U]
   Corn is used as animal feed.

   玉米被用作牲口饲料。

3. 【机】进料器[C]
4. 【英】喜剧演员的逗噱搭档[C]

vt.

1. 喂（养）；饲（养）[（+on/with）]
   We feed the birds every day.

   我们每天给鸟喂食。

   They fed him on biscuits.

   他们用饼干喂他。

2. 进（料）；投入；供给；提供[（+with）]
   This moving belt feeds the machine with raw material.

   这条传送带供给机器所需之原料。

3. 【口】向……提供[O1]
   They fed him information.

   他们向他提供信息。

4. 抚养（家庭）
   He has a large family to feed.

   他有一个大家庭要抚养。

5. 满足（欲望等）；加深（恶感等）
   He did it to feed her vanity.

   他那么做是为了满足她的虚荣心。

vi.

1. 吃；以……为食物；以……为能源[（+on）]
   Sheep feed on grass.

   羊吃的是草。

v.

1. give food to.
   ▸provide an adequate supply of food for.
2. take food; eat.
   ▸ (feed on/off) derive regular nourishment from (a substance).
3. supply with material, power, information, etc.
   ▸prompt (an actor) with (a line).
   ▸(in ball games) pass (the ball) to a player.
4. pass gradually through a confined space.
5. (feed back) (of an electrical or other system) produce feedback.

n.

1. an act of feeding or of being fed.
   ▸food for domestic animals.
2. a device or pipe for supplying material to a machine.
   ▸the supply of raw material to a machine or device.
   ▸a broadcast distributed by a satellite or network from a central source to a large number of radio or television stations.