eating
eating — adjective
- eatingpositive
- more eatingcomparative
- most eatingsuperlative
1. designed to be used when a person eats food
designed to be used when a person eats food
Sana set the table with clean plates, bowls, and eating utensils.
collocation: eating utensils
The restaurant had a separate eating area for families with young children.
collocation: eating area
These chopsticks are eating chopsticks, not the longer ones used for cooking.
The baby's high chair came with a plastic eating tray that was easy to clean.
- cooking
cooking utensils are used to prepare food; eating utensils are used to consume it
文法句型
eating + noun
用法筆記
Attributive only — this sense always appears directly before a noun describing an object or space used during meals.
常見錯誤
2. grown or sold to be eaten without being cooked first; used to describe a food va
grown or sold to be eaten without being cooked first; used to describe a food variety that is intended for raw consumption
These are eating apples, so they taste much sweeter than cooking apples.
contrast: eating apple vs cooking apple
The market sells both eating grapes and wine grapes.
Joshua checked the label to see if the almonds were eating almonds or baking almonds.
Some corn varieties are eating corn, soft enough to enjoy raw in salads.
- cooking
cooking apples and cooking grapes are varieties intended to be cooked or processed
文法句型
eating + noun (type of food)
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense adj/1 (FOR EATING): this sense applies to types of food, not to objects or spaces. The contrast is typically between a variety eaten raw (eating apple) and one intended for cooking (cooking apple).
常見錯誤
eating — noun
1. the activity of taking food into the mouth and swallowing it, especially when co
the activity of taking food into the mouth and swallowing it, especially when considered as a regular part of life or as a health-related behaviour
After the surgery, eating solid food was difficult for Christopher.
The doctor told Sayaka that healthy eating could lower her blood pressure.
collocation: healthy eating
The children's eating habits improved when the school started serving fresh vegetables.
Mindful eating means paying attention to every bite instead of rushing through a meal.
The nutritionist talked to Élise about the importance of eating at regular times each day.
- consumption
more formal; used in scientific or medical contexts (food consumption)
- feeding
used for babies or animals rather than for adult humans
- dining
more formal; emphasises the social or leisurely aspect of a meal
- fasting
the practice of not eating for a period of time
文法句型
eating + noun (compound)
adjective + eating
用法筆記
Often used in compound nouns (eating habits, eating disorder, eating schedule) and with adjectives describing a type of diet (healthy eating, mindful eating, emotional eating).
常見錯誤
2. used in fixed expressions to say that the true quality or value of something can
used in fixed expressions to say that the true quality or value of something can only be judged by trying or experiencing it directly
The new software looks good in advertisements, but the proof of the pudding is in the eating.
fixed expression: proof of the pudding is in the eating
Apinya decided to try the recipe herself — after all, the proof is in the eating.
shorter variant: proof is in the eating
The hotel claims to offer the best service, but the proof is in the eating, as Mert soon discovered.
The new café looks lovely, but the proof is in the eating — Talia goes tomorrow.
- the proof is in the pudding
alternative shorter form of the same proverb
文法句型
the proof is in the eating
the proof of the pudding is in the eating
用法筆記
This sense is only used in the fixed proverb 'the proof of the pudding is in the eating' or its shorter form 'the proof is in the eating'. The 'pudding' version is the original and more formal; the shorter form is more common in everyday speech.