eat[i：t]v.吃 to eat a particular type or amount of food
dine[dain]v.吃饭，进餐（正式） dining 进行时
consume[kən'sju：m]v.消费；大吃大喝
snack[snæk]v.小吃，快餐
munch[mʌntʃ]v.用力咀嚼，大声咀嚼
nibble['nibl]v.一点一点地咬，细咬
gobble['gɔbl]v.〈口〉狼吞虎咽
wolf[wulf]v.〈口〉狼吞虎咽，大吃
devour[di'vauə]v.（尤指动物）吞吃，狼吞虎咽 to eat something very fast because you are hungry
bite v. to use your teeth to cut or break something, usually in order to eat it
bolt v. to eat food very quickly
cannibalize v. to eat another human, or another animal of the same type
champ v. to bite or eat food noisily
choke down (phrasal verb) to eat or drink something with difficulty because you do not like it or because you are ill or upset
chomp v. informal to bite something several times in a noisy way
chow down (phrasal verb) to eat food, especially a lot of food, quickly or in an enthusiastic way
crunch v. to bite hard food, causing it to make a loud noise
demolish v. informal to eat all of something very quickly
diet v. to eat particular foods or small amounts of food because you are trying to become thinner
dig in (phrasal verb) informal to start eating food with a lot of enthusiasm
dive in (phrasal verb) to start eating in a very enthusiastic way
down v. to drink or eat all of something quickly
eat verb
eat/drink your fill phrase to keep eating or drinking until you are not hungry or thirsty any more
eat like a bird phrase
to eat very little
eat up phrasal verb
mainly spoken to eat all of something
fall on phrasal verb
to start eating food or start using something as soon as it arrives, in a way that shows you want it very much
force down phrasal verb
to eat or drink something even though you do not want to
fork verb
to move food using a fork
gobble verb
to eat something quickly and often noisily
grab verb
informal if you grab food or sleep, you eat quickly or sleep for a short time
graze verb
informal to eat small amounts of food regularly instead of eating meals
gulp verb
to swallow food or drink quickly in a way that shows you are very hungry
guzzle verb
informal to eat or drink a lot quickly and with great enthusiasm
heartily adverb
if you eat heartily, you eat everything on your plate with enthusiasm
lick verb
to move your tongue across something, especially in order to eat it, clean it, or make it wet
lick noun
the action of licking something
munch verb
to eat something using your teeth and jaws in a noisy way
nibble verb
to eat something by taking a lot of small bites
peck at phrasal verb
to eat only a small amount of a meal, without much interest
pick at phrasal verb
to eat only small amounts of a meal because you do not feel hungry
sample verb
to taste a small amount of food and drink in order to see what it is like
savor phrase
the American spelling of savour
savour verb
to enjoy the flavour of something as much as you can by eating or drinking it slowly
scarf verb
americaninformal to scoff food
scoff verb
britishinformal to eat a lot of something very quickly
sink your teeth into something phrase
to take a bite of something good to eat
smack your lips phrase
to show that you are enjoying food or drink, or are enjoying thinking about it, by making a loud noise with your lips and tongue
snack verb
to eat between meals
spoon verb
to eat or serve food with a spoon
toy with phrasal verb
to keep pushing food around on your plate, instead of eating it
tuck in phrasal verb
britishinformal to eat food with enthusiasm because you like it or because you are hungry
tuck into phrasal verb
britishinformal to eat food with enthusiasm because you like it or because you are hungry
wolf verb
informal to eat something very quickly