提到应用广泛的汉字“吃”我们就会想到英语单词eat。实际上，不是所有的“吃”字都翻译成eat。“吃”在不同的语境下表达不同的意思，因此，在汉译英时，我们要根据不同的语境，判断这个字在句子中真正的意思，找出一个恰当的英语单词或短语去翻译“吃”这个字。下面看一些“吃”字翻译的例子。
1.这药一天吃一次。Take this medicine once a day.
2.这碗饭不好吃。This is a hard way to earn a living.
3.护士和医生一直忙着工作，从早上到现在还没吃过一口东西。The nurses and doctors have been busy with their work and haven't had a bite since this morning.
4.吃一堑,长一智。A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.
5.我们都不爱吃大蒜。We all don't like garlic.
6.假如我在这些事上琢磨得太多，很可能会吃耳光。She also said that if I thought too much about this kind of things she might slap me on my face.
7.今天的孩子太幸福了。他们不愁吃，不愁穿。Children today are happy. They don't have to worry about food or clothes.
8.婴儿在吃奶。The baby is sucking.
9.这孩子匆匆地吃了几口饭就去上学了。The boy bolted a few mouthfuls of food and went to school.
10.我朋友是动物保护主义者，他只吃素食。My friend is an animal conservationist. He only takes vegetarian food.
11.五一那天我们全家人在家吃了一顿披萨。Our family enjoyed a homemade pizza on May Day.
12.你不应该吃醋的。You should not be jealous.
13.据报道两国局势吃紧。The situation of the two countries is reported to be tense.
14.奥运运动员的毅力真是让人吃惊。The perseverance of the Olympic athletes is amazing。
15.翻译时要先吃透原文。When translating, one must first understand the original.
16.这个外卖小哥工作非常努力，非常能吃苦。This delivery guy works very hard and unafraid of hardships.
17.如果足球运动员跑得慢，踢足球会吃亏的。A footballer running slow will put him at a disadvantage.
18.由于疫情，我们明天不能去吃喜酒。We cannot attend the wedding banquet tomorrow because of the epidemic.
19.想吃我豆腐？休想！Do you want to flirt with me? No way.
20.不要在这个体育场项目中吃回扣。Don't take kickback for the stadium project.
21.他们去之前没有打电话，结果吃了闭门羹。They didn't call before they went, so they were denied entrance at the door .