eat alone without sharing; monopolize benefits
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb phrase
to eat by oneself without sharing with others
informalLiteral meaning, used for describing selfish behavior regarding food.
Bié别
chī吃
dú独
shí食
，
zhè这
hé盒
bǐng饼
gān干
fēn分
gěi给
dà大
jiā家
cháng尝
chang尝
。
Don't eat it all by yourself, share this box of cookies with everyone.
Tā他
xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
zǒng总
ài爱
chī吃
dú独
shí食
，
mā妈
ma妈
cháng常
pī批
píng评
tā他
。
When he was young, he always liked to eat without sharing, and his mother often scolded him.
verb phrase
to monopolize benefits or profits; to keep gains to oneself
informalFigurative meaning, often used in a business or social context to criticize selfishness.
Gōng公
sī司
zhuàn赚
qián钱
le了
，
lǎo老
bǎn板
bù不
néng能
chī吃
dú独
shí食
，
děi得
gěi给
yuán员
gōng工
fā发
jiǎng奖
jīn金
。
The company made money; the boss can't keep all the profits to himself and must give bonuses to the employees.
Zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
shì是
tuán团
duì队
hé合
zuò作
de的
chéng成
guǒ果
，
shuí谁
yě也
bié别
xiǎng想
chī吃
dú独
shí食
。
This project is the result of teamwork; nobody should try to monopolize the credit.
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Tā他
zuò做
mǎi买
mai卖
zǒng总
xiǎng想
chī吃
dú独
shí食
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
péng朋
you友
yuè越
lái来
yuè越
shǎo少
。
He always wants to keep all the profits to himself in business, so he has fewer and fewer friends.