eat like a bird

Related to word: eat

Idiom

Definition

  1. To habitually eat very small portions of food.

    形容食量极小,吃得很少。

    • She barely touched her lunch; she eats like a bird.

      她几乎没碰她的午餐;她吃得像鸟一样少。

    • I don't understand how he can eat so little; he eats like a bird.

      我不明白他怎么能吃得这么少;他吃得像鸟一样。

    • Despite the abundance of food on the table, she ate like a bird, barely touching anything.

      尽管桌上食物丰盛,她却吃得像鸟一样,几乎没碰什么。