ate是eat的過去式，是吃的意思。
詳細解釋：
ate
英 [e?t] 美 [e?t]?
v.吃;吃飯;用餐
eat的過去式
eat是壹個英語單詞，詞性是及物動詞和不及物動詞，中文意思是“吃；進食；用膳”等。
eat的解釋：
vt.1、吃;喝。
2、腐蝕(金屬等);蛀;耗完;毀壞[O]。
3、口使煩惱;使不安。
vi.1、進食;用膳。
2、腐蝕;侵蝕;損耗;毀壞[Q]。
擴展資料：
雙語例句：
1、She?shelled?and?ate?a?few?nuts.?
她剝了幾個堅果吃了。
《柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典》
2、I?ate?two?dishes?of?ice?cream.?
我吃了兩碟冰淇淋。
《漢英大詞典》
3、He?took?a?spoonful?of?the?stew?and?ate?it.?
他舀了壹匙燉菜吃了。
《柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典》
eat sb alive：
1、（對某人極為氣憤而）尖銳批評，嚴厲懲罰，橫加指責
to criticize or punish sb severely because you are extremely angry with them
2、（辯論、比賽等中）大敗某人，完全戰勝某人
to defeat sb completely in an argument, a competition, etc.
The defence lawyers are going to eat you alive tomorrow.
辯護律師明天壹定會徹底打敗妳們。
3、[usually passive] (of insects, etc. 昆蟲等) ? （多次）叮，蜇
to bite sb many times
I was being eaten alive by mosquitoes.
蚊子要把我活活吃了。
4、eat, drink and be merry(saying) ? 行樂要及時
said to encourage sb to enjoy life now, while they can, and not to think of the future
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