Ever since grandmother died, grandfather has been eating his heart out--he’s lost all interest in life and won’t even get out of bed to eat.
这个人说："自从祖母去世后，祖父非常伤心，他对生活失去了一切兴趣，都不愿意起床吃饭。" To eat one’s heart out还可以用在另一种场合，也就是半开玩笑地让别人对你产生妒忌。你听了下面这个例子就会明白它的意思了。这是一个大学生在对他的要好朋友说话
We like to pretend that the type of person a minister sleeps with is of no more interest to us than a preference for sheets and blankets on a bed rather than duvets. But that simply isn't true.
我们假装部长和哪类人睡在一起并不会引起我们的兴趣，就跟我们对把床单，毯子还是羽绒被放床上的态度一样稀松平常。
If you live with a night owl who hasn't the slightest interest in changing his or her sleeping schedule, ask for a bit of slack and no noise when they finally do go to bed.
假如你的室友是个夜猫子，而且他们无意改变晚睡的作息，那就要求他们上床睡觉的时候小点声。
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