eater

名词 n.
/ˈiː.tə/    /ˈiː.tɚ/|/ˈiː.ɾɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person or animal who eats.
    — a very fussy eater
  2. A fruit or other food that is suitable for eating, especially one that is intended to be eaten uncooked.
    — The bass is a fine eater.
  3. A configuration of cells that appears to consume another configuration by gradually causing it to disappear.
    — But there are many queen bee configurations in which the debris is neutralized, including placement of a block or eater near the bee's turnaround point, or placing two queen bees in a line or at right angles in various positions and phases.

词形变化

eaters plural

词源

From Middle English eter, etere, etter, from Old English etere; equivalent to eat + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (patient suffix) (food suitable for eating).
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