人要生存,需要吃喝,动物要生存,也需要吃喝。英语中表达吃喝的词汇可谓丰富多彩。下面15个不同的动词,你都掌握了几个?
(1)eat:吃,用作及物和不及物动词。如:
I was too nervous to eat. 我紧张得饭都吃不下。(不及物)
I don't eat meat. 我不吃肉。(及物动词)
(2)feed /fiːd/: (婴儿或动物)吃,不及物动词,如:
Frogs generally feed at night.青蛙通常在晚上吃食。
Let your baby feed as long as she wants. 只要宝宝想吃,就让她吃。

(3)consume /kənˈsjuːm/: 吃,喝(正式用语)。如:
They consumed a lot of food and drink at the party. 他们在晚会上吃了大量的食品,喝了大量的饮料。
(4)drink/drɪŋk/: 喝。如:
What would you like to drink? 你想喝点什么?
(5)have: 吃,喝,吸(烟)。如:
I have lunch at school. 我在学校吃午饭。
I had a cigarette while I was waiting. 我等候时抽了一支烟。
(6)devour /dɪˈvaʊə(r)/: 吞吃,狼吞虎咽。如:
The boys devoured their pancakes。男孩子们狼吞虎咽地吃着薄煎饼。
(7)prey on /preɪ/: (鸟,兽)捕食。如:
Cats prey on birds and mice. 猫会捕食鸟儿和老鼠。

(8)graze /ɡreɪz/: (牛、羊等)吃草(及物和不及物动词)。如:
There were cows grazing beside the river. 有些牛在河边吃草。
The field had been grazed by sheep. 这块地羊已经啃过了。
(9)peck/pek/: (鸟,家禽)啄,啄食。如:
The hen pecked the corn.那只母鸡啄食玉米.
(10)pick /pɪk/: (鸟)啄食,(鱼)吃,(人)一点一点地吃。如:
The bird was picking the seed.那只鸟在啄食种子
(11)take: 吃,喝,服(药)。如:
I don’t take coffee. 我不喝咖啡。
You must take the medicine three times a day. 这个药你要一天吃三次。
(12)swallow /ˈswɒləʊ/: 吞下,咽下。如:
The pills should be swallowed whole. 这些药片要吞服。
(13)bolt /bəʊlt/: 狼吞虎咽。如:
Don't bolt your food! 吃饭不能狼吞虎咽

(14)gobble/ˈɡɒbl/: 贪婪地吃,狼吞虎咽。如:
Don't gobble your food like that! 别这么狼吞虎咽地吃东西!
(15)scoff/skɒf/: 贪婪地吃,狼吞虎咽(主要用于英国,口语)。如:
Who scoffed all the grapes? 谁那么贪嘴,把葡萄全吃光了?