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IELTS BNC: 466 COCA: 366

food
food /ˈfuːd/ noun
plural foods
food
/ˈfuːd/
noun
plural foods
Learner's definition of FOOD
1 
a  [noncount] : the things that people and animals eat食物；食品
b  : a particular kind of food（某种）食物，食品
[noncount]
[count]
— see also fast food, health food, junk food, whole food
2 
[noncount] : substances taken in by plants and used for growth（植物生长的）养料

food for thought

: something that should be thought about or considered carefully值得深思的事
IELTS BNC: 466 COCA: 366

food

noun

ˈfüd How to pronounce food (audio)
often attributive
1
a
: material consisting essentially of protein, carbohydrate, and fat used in the body of an organism to sustain growth, repair, and vital processes and to furnish energy
also : such food together with supplementary substances (such as minerals, vitamins, and condiments)
drought victims who don't have enough food to eat
b
: inorganic substances absorbed by plants in gaseous form or in water solution
2
: nutriment in solid form
She gave food and drink to the hungry travelers.
3
: something that nourishes, sustains, or supplies
food for thought
Books were his mental food.
foodless
ˈfüd-ləs How to pronounce food (audio)
adjective
foodlessness noun

Synonyms

Example Sentences

a farmer who grows his own food drought victims who don't have enough food to eat She gave food and drink to the hungry travelers. What is your favorite food? fruits, vegetables, and other healthy foods
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English fode, from Old English fōda; akin to Old High German fuotar food, fodder, Latin panis bread, pascere to feed

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of food was before the 12th century

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IELTS BNC: 466 COCA: 366
food

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF FOOD | VERB + FOOD | FOOD + VERB | FOOD + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤delicious, excellent, good, great, superb, tasty, wonderful美味的 ／優等的／好吃的／極佳的／上等的／可口的／美妙的食物▸➤favourite/favorite最喜歡的食物▸➤decent像樣的食物▸➤real真正的食物▸➤adequate, enough, sufficient足以滿足需要的／足夠的／充足的食物◇Everyone has the right to adequate food and clean water.人人有權享有充足的食物和乾淨的飲用水。➤ample足夠的食物▸➤basic, everyday, staple基本食物；日常食物；主食◇lower fat alternatives to everyday foods可代替日常食物的低脂食品◇Retail prices of staple foods remain unchanged.主要食物的零售價保持不變。➤traditional傳統食物▸➤plain, simple普通食物；簡單的食物▸➤exotic, speciality, specialty (NAmE) 外來食物；特色食物▸➤fine, gourmet, quality精美食物；高檔食物◇Our restaurant serves the finest food.我們餐館供應最精美的食物。➤cheap廉價食物▸➤bad, poor, unhealthy劣質食物；很差的食物；不健康食品▸➤healthful, healthy, nourishing, nutritious, proper, the right, wholesome有益於健康的食物；健康食品；營養食品；適合身體的食物；有益健康的食物◇Healthy food can and should be delicious.健康食品可以也應該是美味的。◇Lack of proper food led to much illness among seamen.海員因缺乏恰當的飲食以致經常患病。◇It is important to get plenty of exercise and to eat the right foods.充分鍛煉和合理膳食都是很重要的。➤diet, health低熱量食物；保健食品◇Essential oils can be bought from most good health food stores.在大多較好的保健食品店都能買到精油。➤rabbit (informal, disapproving) 兔食（涼拌蔬菜）◇My father preferred to eat meat and hated rabbit food (= salad vegetables).我父親喜歡吃肉而不喜歡涼拌蔬菜。➤fast, junk, snack速食；垃圾食品；零食▸➤carry-out, takeaway, takeout (NAmE) 外賣食物▸➤hot熱食▸➤cold涼食▸➤raw, uncooked生食➤leftover剩飯菜➤rotten腐爛的食物➤fresh新鮮食物▸➤natural天然食物▸➤whole (usually wholefood) （未加工過的）全營養食品▸➤organic有機食物▸➤frozen冷凍食品▸➤dry乾的食物▸➤canned, tinned (BrE) 罐頭食品▸➤processed加工食品▸➤convenience方便食品▸➤fatty, fried, high-fat, starchy, stodgy (especially BrE) 油膩的／油炸／高脂肪／富含澱粉的／易飽的食品◇She is trying to cut down on fatty foods.她試圖少吃高脂肪食品。➤high-calorie, rich高熱量／油膩食物◇Avoid rich foods like pastries.不要吃油酥點心這類油膩食品。➤sugary, sweet甜食▸➤savoury/savory, spicy開胃／香辣食物▸➤Chinese, Indian, Mexican, etc.中國、印度、墨西哥等食物▸➤vegetarian素食▸➤dairy奶製品▸➤genetically engineered, genetically modified (abbreviated to GM) 基因改造食物；轉基因食品◇Campaigners are challenging the safety of genetically modified foods.運動發起人對轉基因食品的安全性提出了質疑。➤animal, plant, vegetable (= food that comes from animals/plants) 肉食；素食◇Omnivores are able to eat animal or vegetable food.雜食者肉食和素食都吃。➤solid固體食物◇The baby refuses to swallow any solid food.寶寶拒絕吞食任何固體食物。➤baby嬰兒食品▸➤cat, dog, fish, pet貓食；狗食；魚食；寵物食品➤animal, plant (= food for animals/plants) 糧食作物▸➤diner, hospital, party, prison, pub, restaurant小餐館／醫院／聚會／監獄／酒館／餐廳食物▸➤imported進口食物▸➤comfort心靈美食（指讓人吃後感覺身心寬慰的食物，尤指幼時吃過的家常飯）◇Ice cream is my comfort food of choice (= food that makes me feel happier).冰激凌是會讓我開心的食物。... OF FOOD➤plate, portion一盤／一份食物▸➤morsel, scrap一口／少量食物◇They moved from town to town begging scraps of food.他們為了討到一點兒吃的從一個鎮走到另一個鎮。VERB + FOOD➤consume, eat, have食用食物；吃東西◇the amount of food that an average family consumes in a week普通人家一週所消耗的食物◇You should eat more fresh foods.你應該多吃新鮮食物。◇She had had no food for two days.她兩天沒吃東西了。➤enjoy, like, love喜歡吃⋯食物；愛吃⋯食物◇He obviously enjoys good food.他顯然喜歡美食。➤live on靠⋯食物過活◇people who live on junk food常吃垃圾食品的人➤be off, go off (BrE) 不再喜歡吃⋯食物◇The dog is off its food.那隻狗對它的食物失去了興趣。➤avoid, cut back on, cut down on, cut out不吃東西；少吃；絕食▸➤be short of, go short of, run short of食物短缺◇The city was under siege and began to run short of food.這座城市陷入了包圍之中，開始面臨食物短缺。➤be without, go without, live without, survive without沒有食物◇We had been days without food.我們已經好幾天沒有吃東西了。➤offer (sb)（給某人）提供食物◇Fast-food companies are starting to offer their customers healthier food.速食公司開始為顧客提供更健康的食品。➤give sb, provide (sb with), serve (sb), supply (sb with)給某人吃的；（為某人）供應食物◇a restaurant that serves good healthy food供應美味健康食物的餐館◇Thanks to international aid, the town had been supplied with food for nine months.由於得到國際援助，這座城市的食品供應已維持了 9 個月。➤feed sb/sth, feed sb/sth on給⋯餵食◇He always fed Whiskers the best cat food.他總是給“長鬚兒”餵最好的貓食。◇She fed her baby on wholesome food.她餵孩子吃健康食物。➤handle搬運食物◇Always take great care when handling food.搬運食物要加倍小心。➤cook, do, make, prepare烹調食物；做飯；準備食物◇A lot of people can't be bothered to cook good food.很多人不願為做好吃的食物費神費力。◇Who's doing the food for the party?誰為聚會準備食物？➤smell, taste聞食物；品嚐食物◇Taste the food and tell me what you think.嚐一嚐這個食物然後告訴我感覺如何。➤cut, cut up切食物；把食物切碎◇Please cut up the food for your baby sister.請替你小妹妹把吃的切碎。➤pick at無食慾地一點兒一點兒吃◇He had lost his appetite and picked at his food.他沒有胃口，吃得很慢。➤play with玩食◇Stop playing with your food like a baby!不要像小孩一樣玩食！➤chew咀嚼食物▸➤swallow吞咽食物▸➤gulp, gulp down狼吞虎咽食物◇She told the kids not to gulp down their food.她叫孩子們不要狼吞虎咽。➤digest消化食物▸➤order點菜◇They sat down at the restaurant table and immediately ordered their food.他們在餐廳一坐下就點了菜。➤grow, produce種植／生產糧食◇Farmers are not producing enough food for the country's growing population.農民們生產的糧食不夠國家日益增長的人口吃的。➤import進口食物▸➤buy, sell買食物；賣食物▸➤beg, beg for, hunt for, look for, scavenge for, search for乞討吃的；覓食；在垃圾中撿吃的；找吃的東西◇They slept in the open and begged (for) food from farmers.他們在露天睡覺，向農民討吃的。◇The male eagle hunts for food.雄鷹外出覓食。➤find找到食物◇Most mammals use their sense of smell to find food.大多數哺乳動物靠嗅覺覓食。➤keep, store貯存食物◇Keep food fresher for longer with our new sealable containers.使用我們新式密封容器使食物保持得更長久、更新鮮。◇Bears store food for the winter.熊會貯存食物過冬。➤contaminate污染食物▸➤put out擺放食物◇He put out food for the birds.他給鳥兒撒了些吃的。➤share分享食物FOOD + VERB➤smell, taste食物有⋯氣味／味道◇Does the food taste good?好吃嗎？➤be in short supply, be short食物短缺◇Food is short here, and people go hungry.這裏食物短缺，人們都餓着肚子。➤run out食物消耗完▸➤arrive, come食物到達／到來◇When their food arrived they ate in silence.食物來了，他們默默地吃了。➤contain食物裏有⋯◇Try to eat a variety of foods that contain protein.盡量吃各種各樣含有蛋白質的食物。FOOD + NOUN➤resource, source, supply食物資源／來源／供應◇Fruit is an important food source for bats.水果是蝙蝠重要的食物來源。◇The fish market is a ready food supply for seabirds.魚市是海鳥現成的食物供應地。➤supplies食物供應◇The UN has been issuing emergency food supplies to the refugees.聯合國一直在向難民分發緊急供應食品。➤stuff (usually foodstuff) 食物◇Many basic foodstuffs, such as bread and milk, are tax-free.許多基本食物如牛奶和麪包是免稅的。➤crop, plant糧食作物；莊稼◇basic food crops such as beans and corn大豆和穀物之類的基本糧食作物➤group食品集團▸➤item, product食物項目／產品◇The labels on food products give information about their nutritional content.食品標籤提供關於營養成分的信息。➤consumption, intake食物消耗／攝取◇His doctor warned him to reduce his daily food intake.醫生告誡他要減少每天的食物攝入量。➤quality食物質量▸➤preparation食物製備▸➤hygiene, safety, security食品衞生／安全／保障▸➤scare (especially BrE) 食品恐慌◇There has been a food scare over salmonella in eggs.人們一度對雞蛋裏的沙門氏菌產生恐慌。➤allergy食物過敏▸➤distribution食物分配▸➤crisis, shortage食物危機／短缺▸➤rationing, rations食物配給▸➤stamp (NAmE) （政府發給失業者或貧民的）食品券▸➤industry, market, service食品工業／市場／服務◇We intend to increase our share of the food market.我們打算增加在食品市場所佔的份額。➤manufacturing, production, system食品製造／生產／體系▸➤company, manufacturer, producer食品公司；食品生產商▸➤court, market, outlet, retailer, shop, store, supplier（商場內的）餐飲區；食品市場；食品經銷店；食品零售商；食品店；食品供應商◇the food court at the shopping mall購物中心的飲食區◇Britain's first organic food market英國第一個有機食品市場◇a fast food outlet快餐店➤prices食物價格▸➤bill飲食開支◇I am trying to cut my weekly food bill by one third.我正試圖把每週的飲食開支降低三分之一。➤policy, programme/program食品政策／計劃◇US food policy美國的食品政策➤poisoning食物中毒▸➤additives食品添加劑▸➤colouring/coloring食用色素▸➤label食品標籤▸➤processor食品加工機◇Blend the egg yolks, lemon juice and herbs in a food processor.用食品加工機將蛋黃、檸檬汁和香草混合在一起。➤chain, web食物鏈；食物網◇Plankton is at the bottom of the marine food chain.浮游生物處於海洋食物鏈的最底層。PREPOSITION➤for food供食用◇animals that are killed for food肉用動物➤without food未進食◇After three days without food, the men were close to starvation.3 天沒吃東西，這些人都快餓死了。PHRASES➤food and drink, food and drinks (NAmE) 吃的喝的◇Gina had prepared food and drink / drinks for the party.吉娜為聚會準備了食物和飲料。➤food and water食物和水◇Food and water were running out.食物和水快用完了。➤food and wine食物和葡萄酒◇The Dordogne region is famous for its food and wine.多爾多涅地區以食物和葡萄酒著稱。➤a smell of food食物的香味◇There was a smell of food from the kitchen.廚房傳來食物的香味。➤a supply of food食物供應◇The ocean provides the people with an endless supply of food.海洋為人類提供了取之不盡的食物來源。➤the taste of food食物的味道◇the characteristic taste of our food我們的食物的獨特味道

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