英语单词:comfort-eat

意思翻译

comfort-eat

verb [ I or T ] uk/ˈkʌm.fət ˌiːt/ us/ˈkʌm.fɚt ˌiːt/

通过进食缓解压力，通过进食寻求安慰

to eat because you are feeling worried or upset and not because you are hungry

Some people comfort-eat to relieve stress. 有的人通过进食来缓解压力。

He got up at 5 a.m. to comfort-eat chocolate. 他早上五点就起床了，吃巧克力寻求安慰。

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They seldom snack on fast foods or comfort-eat between meals.

I don't comfort-eat, I just see food as fuel.

He comfort-ate when he lost his dad and gained 15 pounds.

I sat on the sofa comfort-eating crisps, cake and chocolate - anything to relieve the emptiness I felt.