food

英 [fuːd]

美 [fuːd]

n.  食物; (某种)食物

复数：foods　

中考高考IELTSCET4考研医学

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.466 / COCA.366

习惯用语

n.

food for thought
• 引人深思的想法
  an idea that makes you think seriously and carefully

牛津词典

noun

• 食物
  things that people or animals eat
  1. a shortage of food/food shortages
     粮食短缺
  2. food and drink
     饮食
  3. the food industry
     食品工业
• （某种）食物
  a particular type of food
  1. Do you like Italian food?
     你喜欢意大利食物吗？
  2. frozen foods
     冷冻食品
  3. a can of dog food (= for a dog to eat)
     一罐狗食
  4. He's off his food (= he does not want to eat anything) .
     他不想吃东西。

柯林斯词典

• See also:Enjoy your food....supplies of food and water....emergency food aid....frozen foods.convenience foodfast foodhealth foodjunk foodwholefood
• PHRASE (常指因生病)不想吃东西，厌食
  If you areoffyourfood, you do not want to eat, usually because you are ill.
  1. It's not like you to be off your food.
     胃口不好，这可不像你了。
• PHRASE 引人深思;发人深省
  If you give someonefood for thought, you make them think carefully about something.
  1. Lord Fraser's speech offers much food for thought...
     弗雷泽勋爵的讲演发人深省。
  2. Developments in your career may give you food for thought.
     事业上的发展可能会引发你很多的思考。

英英释义

noun

• any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
  Synonym:nutrient
• anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking
  Synonym:food for thoughtintellectual nourishment
• any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment
  1. food and drink
  Synonym:solid food

双语例句

• The food she eats nourishes both her and the baby.
  她吃的食物给她和婴儿提供了营养。
• Some families stocked their cellars with food and water
  有些家庭在地窖里储备了食品和水。
• The food had been adulterated to increase its weight
  食物被掺了杂质以增加分量。
• To eat putrid food is liable to get sick.
  吃了腐败的食物容易生病。
• I was surrounded by people begging for food
  我被一群讨饭的围住了。
• Distribution of food throughout the country is being hampered by inefficiency and corruption.
  低效和腐败行为阻碍了食品在全国的分发。
• Many people are unaware of just how much food and drink they consume
  许多人并不知道他们究竟消耗掉了多少食品和饮料。
• They chip in for the petrol and food
  他们凑钱买汽油和食物。
• Most of the time we just ate snacks and fast food.
  多数时候我们只吃点心和快餐。
• They have offered food and clothes for the relief of the poor.
  他们捐助食物和衣服救济贫民。