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verb (past and past participle fed |fed| ) with object
1. give food to:
〈人が〉〈動物〉に «…の» 餌をやる; 〈子供･病人など〉に «…の» 食事を与える «with, on»
e.g. the raiders fed the guard dog to keep it quiet
e.g. with two objects : he fed her brownies he had just baked.
no object (especially of an animal or baby) take food; eat something:
〈動物が〉餌を食べる; 〈赤ん坊が〉乳を飲む, 食べる
e.g. morays emerge at night to feed.
provide an adequate supply of food for:
〈人などが〉〈家族など〉を養う
e.g. the island's simple agriculture could hardly feed its inhabitants.
no object (feed on/off) derive regular nourishment from (a particular substance):
feed on, feed off: 〈動物などが〉を常食とする
e.g. the bird feeds on cliff-top vegetation
feed on, feed off: ｟非難して｠ 〈感情などが〉Aにより増強, 助長される
e.g. figurative : his powerful mind fed off political discussion.
give fertilizer to (a plant).
〈植物〉に «…の» 肥料をやる
put fuel on (a fire).
〖～ A (with/on B)/(B to/into) A〗 (絶えず)A〈機械･容器など〉に(B〈燃料･コインなど〉を)提供する, 投入する
encourage the growth of:
〈感情･欲求など〉をあおる; 〈虚栄心･罪悪感など〉をより感じさせる; 〈目･耳など〉を楽しませる
e.g. I could feed my melancholy by reading Romantic poetry.
2. supply (a machine) with material, power, or other things necessary for its operation:
A〈コンピュータ〉に(B〈データ〉を)送る, フィードする 〘コンピュ〙
e.g. the programs are fed into the computer.
supply water to (a body of water):
〈川などが〉…に流れ込む.
e.g. the pond is fed by a small stream
〈水･材料などが〉 «…に» 流れ込む, 送られる «into»
e.g. no object : water feeds into the lower pool.
insert further coins into (a meter) to extend the time for which it operates.
〖～ A (with/on B)/(B to/into) A〗 (絶えず)A〈機械･容器など〉に(B〈燃料･コインなど〉を)提供する, 投入する
with two objects supply (someone) with (information, ideas, etc.):
〖～ B to A/A B〗 A〈人･メディアなど〉にB〈情報･うそなど〉を伝える, 吹き込む
e.g. I think he is feeding his old employer commercial secrets.
with two objects prompt (an actor) with (a line):
｟俗｠ 〈相手役〉にキューを出す; 〈ツッコミ役者〉にボケる 〘劇〙
e.g. you were still in the wings feeding Micky his lines.
(in ball games) pass (the ball) to a player:
〘スポーツ〙 〈味方〉に(アシストの)パスを送る
e.g. he took the ball and fed Salley.
US distribute (a broadcast) to local television or radio stations via satellite or network:
〘放送〙 〈TV･ラジオ番組〉を他地域へ供給する
e.g. programs that the national networks feed to local stations.
3. cause to move gradually and steadily, typically through a confined space:
【穴などに】〈管･ワイヤーなど〉をゆっくり通す «into» ; 【穴などを】…に貫通させる «through»
e.g. make holes through which to feed the cables.
noun
1. an act of giving food, especially to animals or a baby, or of having food given to one:
｟主に英｠ ; (赤ん坊の)食事, 授乳
e.g. I've just given the horse her feed.
informal a meal:
(1回分の)食事.
e.g. how 'bout I fix up a nice hot feed?
food for domestic animals:
(動物の)餌, かいば, 飼料;
e.g. the crops are grown for animal feed
e.g. cow feed.
2. a device or conduit for supplying material to a machine:
供給管
e.g. the plotter has a continuous paper feed.
the supply of raw material to a machine or device:
(燃料･材料などの)供給
e.g. as modifier : a feed pipe.
a broadcast distributed by a satellite or network from a central source to a large number of radio or television stations:
｟米｠ (キー局から配信される)番組; (その)配信システム.
e.g. a satellite feed from Washington.
Computing a facility for notifying the user of a blog or other frequently updated website that new content has been added:
e.g. most blogs and news sites offer RSS feeds of their latest content.
3. a line or prompt given to an actor on stage.
｟英俗｠ 〘劇〙 ジョーク, せりふのきっかけを与える役者, ボケ役.
an actor who provides a feed to a fellow performer.
PHRASES
off one's feed
informal having no appetite.
PHRASAL VERBS
feed back
1. (of a response) influence the development of the thing that has given rise to it:
e.g. what the audience tells me feeds back into my work.
2. (of an electrical or other system) produce feedback.
ORIGIN
Old English fēdan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch voeden and food.