feeder

英 [ˈfiːdə(r)]

美 [ˈfiːdər]

n.  (动植物)进某种食物者，以…方式进食者; (机器的)进料器，供给装置; 鸟食罐; 饲料槽
adj.  汇入主干道(或河等)的; (向大机构)供应商品的，提供服务的; 育肥备宰的; 供肉食的

复数：feeders　

TOEFLTEM8化学

Collins.2 / BNC.10516 / COCA.10915

牛津词典

noun

• （动植物）进某种食物者，以…方式进食者
  an animal or plant that eats a particular thing or eats in a particular way
  1. plankton feeders
     以浮游生物为食者
• （机器的）进料器，供给装置
  a part of a machine that supplies sth to another part of the machine
• 鸟食罐；饲料槽
  a container filled with food for birds or animals

adj.

• 汇入主干道（或河等）的
  leading to a bigger road, etc.
  1. a feeder road to the motorway/freeway
     汇入高速公路的支路
• （向大机构）供应商品的，提供服务的
  supplying goods, services, etc. to a large organization
• 育肥备宰的；供肉食的
  kept to be killed and used for meat

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 汇入主干道的;汇入干流的;(铁路)支线的
  Afeederroad, railway, or river is a smaller one that leads to a more important one.
  1. ...the feeder road leading to the airport.
     通往机场的岔路
• N-COUNT (航空或铁路)支线
  Feederairline and railway services connect major routes and local destinations.
  1. ...a feeder to British Airways's transatlantic destinations.
     英国航空公司飞往大西洋彼岸的航班的支线航线
• N-COUNT (为重点学校或球队输送学生或球员的)生源学校，直属学校，直属球队
  Afeederschool or team provides students or players for a larger or more important one.
  1. ...children coming up from two infant feeder schools.
     从两个直属幼儿学校来的孩子
• 鸟食罐;喂食器
  Afeederis a container that you fill with food for birds or animals.

英英释义

noun

• an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening
• an animal that feeds on a particular source of food
  1. a bark feeder
  2. a mud feeder
• an outdoor device that supplies food for wild birds
  Synonym:bird feederbirdfeeder
• a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material
  1. the feeder discharged feed into a trough for the livestock
  Synonym:self-feeder
• a branch that flows into the main stream
  Synonym:tributaryconfluentaffluent
• someone who consumes food for nourishment
  Synonym:eater

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