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To acknowledge one's error or fault, often in a way that is humiliating or embarrassing.

承认错误；认错并道歉。

• After publicly predicting a stock market crash, he had to eat humble pie and admit he was wrong.

在公开预测股市崩盘后，他不得不认错并承认自己错了。

To acknowledge that a previous statement was incorrect.

承认自己先前所言为错误。

• The analyst predicted the company would fail, but now it seems he will have to eat his words.

分析师预测这家公司会失败，但现在看来他得承认自己说错了。

To consume a very large quantity of food; to have a large appetite.

食量很大

• My son is in his adolescence and eats like a horse.

我儿子正值青春期，食量大如牛。

The phrase "eat your heart out" is used informally, usually followed by the name of a famous person, to humorously suggest that one surpasses that person in ability or quality.

（通常接名人的名字，开玩笑地表示自己比那个人更强）比你更厉害，你算什么

• Look, I just won the running competition, Michael Jordan, eat your heart out!

看，我刚刚赢得了跑步比赛，Michael Jordan，你算什么！

used to express that someone is extremely hungry.

饥得要命

• I skipped lunch today, and now I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

我今天没吃午餐，现在饿得可以吃下一匹马。

Used to express absolute certainty that something will not occur, implying the speaker would face an absurd consequence if proven wrong.

我敢打赌，表示极为确信某事不会发生

• If they actually win this match, I'll eat my hat.

如果他们真的赢了这场比赛，我就把我的帽子吃掉。

To consume a large amount of someone's food, potentially leading to their financial ruin.

吃光家当（形容吃很多食物）

• My son had a huge appetite as a teenager and almost ate me out of house and home.

我儿子青少年时期食量惊人，几乎把我吃垮了。

To easily control someone, making them do or think whatever you want.

使某人完全听从或顺从你的意愿；掌控某人，使其百依百顺。

• The politician is a great speaker; he can have the crowd eating out of his hand.

这位政治家是个很棒的演讲者，他能让群众完全听从他。

To be intensely affected or tormented by a negative emotion.

受（负面情绪）深深影响，充满内心

• She was so eaten up with jealousy that she couldn't be happy for her friend's success.

她被嫉妒折磨得无法为朋友的成功感到高兴。

To criticize someone severely and angrily.

獏剪

• If we make any mistakes in the report, the boss will eat us alive.

如果我们在报告中犯了任何错误，老板会把我们生吞活剥。

To easily control or defeat someone.

轻易地控制或击败某人。

• In debates, she always eats her opponents for breakfast.

在辩论中，她总能轻易击败对手。

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。

used to inquire why someone appears angry or upset.

什么事让…心烦？

• She seems really down today, I wonder what's eating her?

她今天看起来很沮丧，我想知道是什么在困扰她？