Tra từ eat - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

eat [eat eats ate eating eaten] BrE [iːt] NAmE [iːt] verb (ateBrE [et] ; [eɪt] ; NAmE [eɪt] , eatenBrE [ˈiːtn] ; NAmE [ˈiːtn] )
1. intransitive, transitive to put food in your mouth, chew it and swallow it
• I was too nervous to eat.
• She doesn't eat sensibly (= doesn't eat food that is good for her).
•~ sth I don't eat meat.
•Would you like something to eat?
•I couldn't eat another thing (= I have had enough food).
2. intransitive to have a meal
• Where shall we eat tonight?
• We ate at a pizzeria in town.
more at have your cake and eat it (too) at ↑cake _n., (a case of) dog eat dog at ↑dog _n.
Idioms: ↑I could eat a horse ▪ ↑I'll eat my hat ▪ ↑eat humble pie ▪ ↑eat like a horse ▪ ↑eat out of your hand ▪ ↑eat somebody alive ▪ ↑eat somebody out of house and home ▪ ↑eat your heart out ▪ ↑eat your heart out! ▪ ↑eat your words ▪ ↑eat, drink and be merry ▪ ↑what's eating him, etc?
Derived: ↑eat away at somebody ▪ ↑eat into something ▪ ↑eat out ▪ ↑eat somebody up ▪ ↑eat something away ▪ ↑eat something up ▪ ↑eat up
See also: ↑eat crow
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English etan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch eten and German essen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin edere and Greek edein.

Thesaurus:
eat verb
1. I, T
•Eat your dinner.
have • • swallow • • taste • • finish • |informal wolf • • stuff • |formal consume • |especially written devour • |BrE, especially spoken tuck in/tuck into sth • |technical ingest •
eat/swallow/wolf down/stuff yourself with/consume/devour/tuck into your food
eat/have/finish/devour/tuck into a meal
eat/have/finish/wolf/tuck into your lunch/dinner
eat/have/taste/consume some meat/fruit
2. I
•We ate at the new restaurant in town.
formal dine • • lunch • • breakfast • |written feast •
eat/dine/lunch/breakfast at a place
dine/lunch/breakfast/feast on a particular food
eat/dine out/well

Collocations:
Diet and exercise
Weight
put on/gain/lose weight/a few kilos/a few pounds
watch/control/struggle with your weight
be/become seriously overweight/underweight
be/become clinically/morbidly obese
achieve/facilitate/promote/stimulate weight loss
slim down to 70 kilos/(BrE) 11 stone/(especially NAmE) 160 pounds
combat/prevent/tackle/treat obesity
develop/have/suffer from/struggle with/recover from anorexia/bulimia/an eating disorder
be on/go on/follow a crash/strict diet
have/suffer from a negative/poor body image
have/develop a positive/healthy body image
Healthy eating
eat a balanced diet/healthily/sensibly
get/provide/receive adequate/proper nutrition
contain/get/provide essential nutrients/vitamins/minerals
be high/low in calories/fat/fibre/(especially US) fiber/protein/vitamin D/Omega-3 fatty acids
contain (no)/use/be full of/be free from additives/chemical preservatives/artificial sweeteners
avoid/cut down on/cut out alcohol/caffeine/fatty foods
stop/give up/ (especially NAmE) quit smoking
Exercise
(BrE) take regular exercise
do moderate/strenuous/vigorous exercise
play football/hockey/tennis
go cycling/jogging/running
go to/visit/ (especially NAmE) hit/work out at the gym
strengthen/tone/train your stomach muscles
contract/relax/stretch/use/work your lower-body muscles
build (up)/gain muscle
improve/increase your stamina/energy levels/physical fitness
burn/consume/expend calories
Staying healthy
be/get/keep/stay healthy/in shape/(especially BrE) fit
lower your cholesterol/blood pressure
boost/stimulate/strengthen your immune system
prevent/reduce the risk of heart disease/high blood pressure/diabetes/osteoporosis
reduce/relieve/manage/combat stress
enhance/promote relaxation/physical and mental well-being

Example Bank:
•Barton did not feel very hungry and ate sparingly.
•Come on, eat up your lunch.
•Do you have anything to eat?
•Do you want to grab a bite to eat?
•Everyone happily ate the huge meal.
•Go and get yourself something to eat and drink.
•He had not eaten properly for days.
•He'd barely eaten any breakfast.
•He's eating us out of house and home.
•He's not eating enough.
•I'm trying to eat more healthily.
•Let's go eat.
•She doesn't eat sensibly.
•She's very thin but she eats like a horse!
•Try and eat something. It will do you good.
•We ate very well most of the time.
•We eventually sat down to eat at 8.30 p.m.
•We went out to eat for a Chinese New Year celebration.
•You look good enough to eat!
•I can't be bothered to cook. Shall we eat out tonight?
•I couldn't eat another thing.
•I don't eat meat.
•You can eat really well without spending a fortune.