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to eat at (a cafeteria etc)

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MEANING

  1. verb

    to eat at (a cafeteria etc)

    在食堂或饭店等地方吃饭zài shítáng huò fàndiàn děng dìfang chīfàn

    • We went to the cafeteria to eat.

    • He eats lunch in the company cafeteria every day.

    + 5 more examples for this meaning
    • I ate it once about two years ago.

    • I will decline his invitation to dinner.

    • Have you ever had Japanese food?

    • Have you ever eaten Japanese food?

    • Have you ever tried Japanese food?

  2. verb

    to absorb

    把东西放进嘴里咽下去bǎ dōngxi fàgjìn zuǐli yānxiàqu

    • Eating more fruits is good for your health.

    • This fabric doesn't absorb water, so it dries very quickly.

  3. verb

    to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)

    遭受或承受不好的事情zāoshòu huò chéngshòu búhǎo de shìqing

    • He was startled.

    • The team suffered a crushing defeat in the final.

  4. verb

    to eradicate; to destroy

    消灭;除掉xiāomiè; chúdiào

    • We must eliminate the pests.

    • That military unit was completely wiped out by the enemy during the battle.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

An open mouth asking for food is the daily act of eating and drinking.

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