吃 [chī]

• 动词
  • （吃东西） eat; take; make:

    make a hasty lunch;

    匆匆吃顿午饭

    drink wine;

    吃酒

  • （在某一出售食物的地方吃） have one's meals; eat:

    have one's meals in the mess

    吃食堂

  • （依靠某种事物来生活） live on [off]:

    live on interest;

    吃利钱

    Mountaineers rely on the mountains, just like those by the waterside profit from water.; If you live on a mountain, you live off the mountain; if you live by the water, you live off the water.

    靠山吃山，靠水吃水。

  • （多用于军事、棋戏: 消灭） annihilate;wipe out:

    annihilate an enemy regiment;

    吃掉敌人一个团

    take a piece (in chess)

    吃一个子儿

  • （耗费） exhaust; be a strain:

    feel the strain (of work, etc.); find a job difficult

    感到吃力

  • （吸收液体） absorb; soak up:

    This plot does not take in water.

    这块地不吃水。

    This kind of paper does not absorb ink.

    这种纸不吃墨。

  • （受; 挨） suffer; incur:

    be criticized;

    吃批评

    suffer one defeat after another;

    连吃败仗

• 介词
  • （多见于早期白话: 被） by:
  • （多见于早期白话: 被） by:

    was swindled by that fellow

    吃那厮骗了