breakfast /ˈbrekfəst/●a dog’s ˈbreakfast/ˈdinner (BrE, informal) a very untidy piece of work; a mess乱七八糟；一团糟◆Don’t ask Julie to help you with the decorating — she made a complete dog’s breakfast of painting the kitchen!不要让朱莉来帮忙装修，她上次把厨房刷得乱七八糟的！●eat sb aˈlive (informal) 1. ( have/eat sb for ˈbreakfast) criticize or punish sb severely because you are extremely angry with them非常严厉地责骂（或惩戒）某人2. ( have/eat sb for ˈbreakfast) defeat sb completely in an argument, a competition, etc.（在辩论、竞赛等中）大败某人，完全胜过某人◆The defence lawyers are going to eat you alive tomorrow.明天辩护律师会把你驳得体无完肤。◆The union leader eats managers for breakfast!工会主席把经理们整惨了！3. (usually used in the passive通常用于被动语态) (of insects, etc.昆虫等) bite sb many times不停地叮咬◆I was being eaten alive by mosquitoes.我快被蚊子咬死了。
