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词组 feed off
释义
Phr V
feed off
feeds, feeding, fed
feed off sth
if an animal feeds off something, it uses it for food
Hyenas feed off rotting flesh.
to use something for your own advantage, often unfairly
The popular press feeds off gossip about famous people.Each project team feeds off the work that other teams have already completed.
phrasefeed off1. feed off sth if an animal feeds off something, it gets food from it: Crows circled overhead, waiting to feed off the bodies of dead animals.■ SIMILAR TO: feed on2. feed off sth to use something in order to continue to exist or to get an advantage for yourself - used especially to show disapproval: The press and the Royal Family feed off each other - they both need each other in order to survive. Some people accused him of feeding off his father's reputation as a writer.■ SIMILAR TO: feed on

feed off (of) (someone or something)

1. Literally, to use someone or something as a source of sustenance. The kittens still need to feed off of their mother for a few more days.
2. By extension, to use something to one's advantage. These insurance companies are just trying to make money by feeding off our anxieties.

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 off

v.
To be nourished, sustained, or fueled by something: The microbes feed off the decaying seaweed. The politicians are feeding off of the public's fear.
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