-（吃东西）eat;take;make:makeahastylunch;匆匆吃顿午饭
drinkwine;吃酒
-（在某一出售食物的地方吃）haveone'smeals;eat:haveone'smealsinthemess吃食堂
-（依靠某种事物来生活）liveon[off]:liveoninterest;吃利钱
Mountaineersrelyonthemountains,justlikethosebythewatersideprofitfromwater.;Ifyouliveonamountain,youliveoffthemountain;ifyoulivebythewater,youliveoffthewater.靠山吃山，靠水吃水。
-（多用于军事、棋戏:消灭）annihilate;wipeout:annihilateanenemyregiment;吃掉敌人一个团
takeapiece(inchess)吃一个子儿
-（耗费）exhaust;beastrain:feelthestrain(ofwork,etc.);findajobdifficult感到吃力
-（吸收液体）absorb;soakup:Thisplotdoesnottakeinwater.这块地不吃水。
Thiskindofpaperdoesnotabsorbink.这种纸不吃墨。
-（受;挨）suffer;incur:becriticized;吃批评
sufferonedefeatafteranother;连吃败仗