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comfort-eat
verb[ I or T ]
uk /ˈkʌm.fət ˌiːt/ us /ˈkʌm.fɚt ˌiːt/
to eat because you are feeling worried or upset and not because you are hungry: 通过进食缓解压力，通过进食寻求安慰
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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comfort eating
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.
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