"act of taking food," Old English feding, verbal noun from feed (v.). Feeding frenzy is from 1989, metaphoric extension of a phrase that had been used of sharks since 1950s.
雙語例句
1. Don't assume your baby automatically needs feeding if she's fretful.
不要想當然地認為你的寶寶一鬧就是要吃奶。
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2. The feeding of dairy cows has undergone a revolution.
乳牛的喂養方法發生了巨大的改變。
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3. The mud is a feeding ground for large numbers of birds.
大批鳥兒來這塊泥地覓食。
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4. I knew absolutely nothing about handling or feeding a baby.
我對如何抱嬰兒、如何給嬰兒喂食一無所知。
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5. At least one British officer was feeding him with classified information.