/'fi:də(r); `fidɚ/
n
1 (preceded by an adj 用于形容词之後) thing, esp an animal or a plant, that feeds in a specified way （以某种方式）进食或吸收养料者（尤指动植物）
*a gross, dainty, greedy, etc feeder 吃粗劣食物的、挑剔的、贪吃的...进食者.
2 (Brit) baby's bib or feeding-bottle 围嘴; 奶瓶.
3 subsidiary route or means of transport that links outside areas with the main route, service, etc 支路; 支线
*[attrib 作定语] a new feeder road for the motorway 连接高速公路的新支线.
4 feeding apparatus in a machine 机器的进料装置; 进料器.

n[C]
a container with food for animals or birds
　a bird feeder
something that provides supplies for something else
　The Shyok River is a major feeder of the Indus River.
　The length of the feeder pipe is 50m.
a piece of equipment that supplies something to a machine
　the printer's paper feeder
a person or animal that eats in a particular way
　Catfish are bottom feeders. (=they feed at the bottom of rivers)
a small road, railway line, or airline service that takes traffic to a main road, line, or service