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。
See: comfort eating
- More examples
- 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.