| 释义 |
Phr V eat in eats, eating, ate, eaten eat in to have a meal at home, not in a restaurantWe're eating in tonight as we want to go to bed early.
eat inTo eat at one's home, as opposed to eating at a restaurant ("eating out"). Neither of us felt like going out, so we ate in tonight. eat in (to something)to erode into something; to etch something. The acidic water ate into the rocks on the shore. The acid ate in and weakened the structure. eat into eat a meal at home. I really don't want to eat in tonight. Let's eat in. I'm tired. eat inHave a meal at home, as in Are we eating in tonight? [Colloquial; second half of 1900s] Also see eat out, def. 1. eat inv. To eat at home, rather than in a restaurant: It's raining outside, so let's eat in tonight. |