eat up

• Фразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения полного потребления пищи или, в переносном смысле, быстрого потребления или использования чего-либо.

A phrasal verb used to indicate consuming food completely, or metaphorically to consume or use something rapidly.

uncountable · irregular verb · transitive · phrasal, separable

1. Consume completelyinformal

   To eat all of something, often with enthusiasm.

   Съесть полностью

   • The children ate up all the cookies.
   • He ate up his dinner in a few minutes.
   • Make sure you eat up your vegetables.

   Synonymsconsumedevourdownfinishgobble upingestpolish offput awayswallowwolf down

2. Use or consume resourcesinformal

   To use a large amount of something, such as time, money, or energy.

   Поглощать

   • The project ate up most of our budget.
   • This old car eats up a lot of fuel.
   • The lengthy process ate up all our time.

   Synonymsabsorbconsumedepletedevourdrainexhaustexpendgobble upswallow upuse up

   Antonymsconservepreservesave

3. Believe eagerlyinformal

   To accept or believe something eagerly and without question.

   Жадно верить

   • The audience ate up every word of his speech.
   • She ate up all the gossip about the celebrity.
   • He ate up the flattery from his colleagues.

   Synonymsbuydrink infall forlap upswallow

   Antonymsdisbelievedoubtquestionrejectsuspect

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