2009년 4월 29일 수요일

feed off, feed off of, feed on

feed off (of) something: 
to eat something in particular customarily. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) 
  • This creature feeds off fallen fruit
  • Mosquitoes seem to want to feed off of me!

feed (up)on someone or something:
to eat someone or something. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) 
  • They say that some Bengal tigers feed upon people
  • They feed on anything that moves.

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  1. 감사합니다. 토플 지문 해석하다가 의미가 헷갈려서 검색했는데 좋은 정보 얻어갑니다^^

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