1. to eat (of bird or animal)2. to feed
1. to abstain from eating meat2. to be a vegetarian
1. to gobble up2. to gorge oneself on (food)
1. unable to get anything to eat2. to miss a meal
1. not feel like eating2. be unable to eat any more
to be unable to bear or support
to be unaccustomed to certain food; to not be keen on certain food
1. not be accustomed to eating sth2. not be used to certain food
1. to be unsure about a matter2. to be uncertain3. to be unable to make sense of sth
1. (coll.) to be incompetent2. useless3. good-for-nothing
1. to plunder the homes of the wealthy for food (in times of famine)2. (of sb who has no income) to rely on others3. to demand a "contribution" or "loan" from a business or wealthy individual
1. to cost one dearly2. to end disastrously3. to pay bitterly
1. to be given special treatment2. to be treated in a favored way
1. to be able to bear2. to be able to support
1. to eat without paying2. to freeload
1. to eat plain rice2. (fig.) to eat and not pay for it3. to sponge off others4. to freeload+1 条 1. lit. to eat from government coffers2. to serve as a government employee3. to live off government money
to embezzle by adding to the payroll employees existing in name only
1. to take liberties with (a woman)2. to tease with sexual innuendo3. to sexually harass4. to take advantage of sb+1 条 1. (lit.) to have taken the wrong medicine2. (fig.) (of one's behavior etc) different than usual3. abnormal
1. to eat out2. to eat at a restaurant
(fig.) to score 0 (on a test, in competition etc)
(of a villain) to do the dirty on another villain
1. (lit.) to go dining, wining, whoring and gambling (idiom)2. (fig.) to lead a life of dissipation
1. lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom)2. fig. to be rewarded the same, regardless of performance
(fig.) to regret (doing sth)
1. dinner invitations, grabbing, obstructing and demanding bribes2. all kinds of abuse of power
1. lit. to eat delicious food and drink hard liquor (idiom)2. fig. to live well
taking or eating more than one's due (idiom); greedy and selfish
1. happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom)2. all take and no give
1. lit. eating away next year's food in advance2. fig. to dip into the next month's check3. live now, pay later
1. to be without food or clothing (idiom)2. to be very poor
1. to rival sb for the affection of a man or woman2. to be jealous of a rival in a love affair
1. (lit.) to eat depending on the dish (idiom)2. (fig.) to act according to actual circumstances
1. to eat and drink gluttonously2. to pig out
to stuff oneself with food
to bring trouble on oneself
unmoved by force or persuasion
arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding
吃硬不吃软 吃硬不吃軟 chī yìng bù chī ruǎn susceptible to force but not persuasion
吃软不吃硬 吃軟不吃硬 chī ruǎn bù chī yìng 1. lit. eats soft food, but refuses hard food (idiom)2. amenable to coaxing but not coercion