"act of taking food," Old English feding, verbal noun from feed (v.). Feeding frenzy is from 1989, metaphoric extension of a phrase that had been used of sharks since 1950s.
权威例句
1. Don't assume your baby automatically needs feeding if she's fretful.
不要想当然地认为你的宝宝一闹就是要吃奶。
2. The feeding of dairy cows has undergone a revolution.
乳牛的喂养方法发生了巨大的改变。
3. The mud is a feeding ground for large numbers of birds.
大批鸟儿来这块泥地觅食。
4. I knew absolutely nothing about handling or feeding a baby.
我对如何抱婴儿、如何给婴儿喂食一无所知。
5. At least one British officer was feeding him with classified information.