feeder

US /ˈfiː.dɚ/
UK /ˈfiː.dɚ/
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1.

餵食者, 供養者

a person or animal that feeds another

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The mother bird was a diligent feeder, constantly bringing worms to her chicks.
母鳥是一個勤勞的餵食者，不斷地給雛鳥帶來蟲子。
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She became the primary feeder for her elderly parents.
她成為了年邁父母的主要供養者。
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providernurturersustainer
2.

餵食器, 進料器

a device that supplies material to a machine or process

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The paper feeder on the printer was jammed.
印表機的進紙器卡住了。
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We installed a new automatic pet feeder.
我們安裝了一個新的自動寵物餵食器。
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dispensersupplierloader
3.

支流, 饋線

a small stream or channel that flows into a larger body of water

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The river is fed by several small feeders from the mountains.
這條河由山區幾條小支流匯入。
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The main canal has many smaller feeders branching off it.
主運河有許多較小的支流從中分流。
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tributaryinletchannel
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bottom feeder