ate是eat的過去式，是吃的意思。

詳細解釋：ate英 [e?t] 美 [e?t] v.吃;吃飯;用餐eat的過去式eat是一個英語單詞，詞性是及物動詞和不及物動詞，中文意思是“吃；進食；用膳”等。eat的解釋：vt.1、吃;喝。

2、腐蝕(金屬等);蛀;耗完;毀壞[O]。

3、【口】使煩惱;使不安。vi.1、進食;用膳。

2、腐蝕;侵蝕;損耗;毀壞[Q]。擴展資料：雙語例句：

1、She shelled and ate a few nuts.她剝了幾個堅果吃了。《柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典》2、I ate two dishes of ice cream.我吃了兩碟冰淇淋?！稘h英大詞典》3、He took a spoonful of the stew and ate it.他舀了一匙燉菜吃了。《柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典》eat sb alive：

1、（對某人極為氣憤而）尖銳批評，嚴厲懲罰，橫加指責to criticize or punish sb severely because you are extremely angry with them2、（辯論、比賽等中）大敗某人，完全戰(zhàn)勝某人to defeat sb completely in an argument, a competition, etc.The defence lawyers are going to eat you alive tomorrow.辯護律師明天一定會徹底打敗你們。

3、[usually passive](of insects, etc. 昆蟲等) （多次）叮，蜇to bite sb many timesI was being eaten alive by mosquitoes.蚊子要把我活活吃了。

4、eat, drink and be merry(saying) 行樂要及時said to encourage sb to enjoy life now, while they can, and not to think of the future