| 单词 | food |
| 释义 | foodfood /fud/ ●●● S1 W1 noun 1[uncountable] things that people and animals eat, such as vegetables, fruit, meat, rice, etc.: The food at the hotel is great, and it’s not that expensive. There was a food shortage in the refugee camps.2[countable, uncountable] a particular type of food: I’d never tried Indian food before. The doctor recommended cutting down on fatty foods. It’s a fast food restaurant (=food in a restaurant that is ready very quickly). Tim eats too much junk food (=food that is not healthy for you). There’s a health food store on Lassen Street (=food that is healthy for you). What kind of cat food do you buy (=for a cat to eat)?3food for thought something that makes you think carefully: The study on poverty certainly provides food for thought. [Origin: Old English foda]COLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1 & 2adjectives/nouns + foodgood/excellent food The hotel was nice and the food was really good.delicious food Thanks for dinner – the food was delicious.tasty food (=food that tastes good and makes you want to eat more) There was plenty of tasty food on offer at the food fair.somebody’s favorite food My favorite food is pizza.fresh food He buys fresh food from a local farmers’ market.healthy/nutritious/nourishing food (=making you strong and healthy) We try to give the kids good healthy food. The food was nourishing but not particularly tasty.plain/simple food (=without anything added or without decoration) He liked eating simple food, nothing fancy.gourmet food (=very good and well-prepared food) The restaurant serves gourmet food and fine wines.spicy food (=with a hot taste) Mexican food can be very spicy.hot food She wanted a warm room and some hot food.cold food The cafeteria only serves cold food.fatty/salty/sugary/starchy food (=containing a lot of fat, salt, sugar, or starch) Limit the amount of fatty foods in your diet.low-fat food (also fat-free food) (=food with not much fat or no fat in it) Fat-free foods are not necessarily good for you.frozen/canned/packaged food Their basement was full of canned food.Italian/French/Chinese etc. food The restaurant serves delicious Italian food.take-out food (=food that you buy at a restaurant but take home to eat) Let’s get take-out food tonight. I don’t want to cook.snack food Many of us eat too many cookies, candy bars, and other snack foods.fast food (=inexpensive food prepared quickly in a restaurant) He ordered a hamburger in a fast food restaurant.junk food (=food that is full of sugar or fat, and bad for your health) I’m trying to avoid junk food.health food (=containing only natural substances and healthy to eat) He bought vitamins at the health food store.organic food (=produced without using artificial chemicals) Shoppers are willing to pay more for organic food.vegetarian food (=containing no meat) The restaurant specializes in vegetarian food.dog/cat/rabbit etc. food (=food for a dog, cat, etc.) I usually buy the cheapest dog food.verbshave food The family hadn’t had any food for days.eat food He sat at the table and ate his food.buy food I’m going to the supermarket to buy some food.cook food (also prepare food formal) I have to cook some food for this evening.serve food (=give food to someone, especially in a restaurant) The flight attendants were serving food to the passengers.enjoy your food I’ve never seen anyone enjoy their food so much.chew food He chewed the food slowly and carefully.swallow food While she was sick, she had trouble swallowing her food.digest food Aphids have bacteria in their guts that help them digest food.food tastes good/delicious etc. The food at Jan’s house always tastes good.food smells good The food smelled good to her.nounsa food supply The government must ensure an adequate food supply.the food industry The food industry has responded to consumer concerns about health.food production (=the process of making or growing food to be sold) Farmers have increased food production to meet demand.food products Most food products display nutrition information on the packaging.food prices Food prices have increased rapidly in recent months.a food shortage The region experienced a food shortage after the drought.a food scare (=when people are afraid to eat a particular food) The meat industry has been badly affected by recent food scares.food safety (=when food is safe to eat) Restaurants must follow food safety regulations.food additives (=substances added to food in order to improve its taste or appearance) These chemicals have been approved as food additives. |
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