eat off

• • (把牛羊等放到田里)吃光(作物)
  • 腐蚀掉：

    The worms have already eaten off some pages of that old book.

    那本古书有几页已被虫蛀坏了。

  • 靠(别人)吃饭、吃(某人的饭)[不用过去时态和被动语态]：

    She's been eating off her younger sister for months.

    她有好几个月一直靠她妹妹吃饭。

  • 从(某种盘碟中)吃(食物)：

    It's said that the Queen eats her meals off gold plates.

    据说女王用金盘碟用餐。