eat up

• 动词短语，表示把食物全部吃光；也指比喻意义上快速消耗或用尽某物。

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

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1. Consume completelyinformal

   To eat all of something, often with enthusiasm.

   吃光

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

   同义词consumedevourdownfinishgobble upingestpolish offput awayswallowwolf down

2. Use or consume resourcesinformal

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

   消耗

   • 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.

   同义词absorbconsumedepletedevourdrainexhaustexpendgobble upswallow upuse up

   反义词conservepreservesave

3. Believe eagerlyinformal

   To accept or believe something eagerly and without question.

   全盘接受

   • 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.

   同义词buydrink infall forlap upswallow

   反义词disbelievedoubtquestionrejectsuspect

基本动词eat