things that people or animals eat 食物 Pat had prepared food and drink for the work party. 帕特爲工作聚會準備了食物和飲料。 to grow/cook/serve/eat food 種植/烹飪/供應/食用食物 Do you like Italian food? 你喜歡意大利食物嗎？ Demand for organic food has been growing fast. 對有機食品的需求一直在快速增長。 Families that eat together consume healthier food. 一起吃飯的家庭食用更健康的食物。 the food industry 食品工業 People worry about food safety (= if food is safe to eat). 人們擔心食品安全。 steps to protect the nation's food supply 保護國家糧食供應的措施 Global food shortages and crop failures would have a devastating effect. 全球糧食短缺和作物歉收將産生毀滅性的影響。 baby food (= prepared especially for babies) 嬰兒食物 cat/dog/pet food (= for a cat/dog/pet to eat) 貓/狗/寵物食品 You should eat more fresh foods. 你應該多吃新鮮食物。 The store specializes in frozen foods. 這家店專營冷凍食品。
Extra ExamplesTopics Cooking and eatinga1After three days without food, the men were close to starvation. 3 天沒吃東西，這些人都快餓死了。 Always take great care when handling food. 搬運食物要加倍小心。 Bears store food for the winter. 熊會貯存食物過冬。 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。 Does the food taste good? 好吃嗎？ EU food policy 歐盟食物政策 Essential oils can be bought from most good health food shops 大多數出售健康食品的商店都能買到精油。 Everyone has the right to adequate food and clean water. 人人有權享有充足的食物和幹淨的飲用水。 Farmers are not producing enough food for the country's growing population. 農民們生産的糧食不夠國家日益增長的人口吃的。 Food and water were running out. 食物和水快用完了。 Food is short here, and people go hungry. 這裏食物短缺，人們都餓着肚子。 Fruit is an important food source for bats. 水果是蝙蝠重要的食物來源。 Gina had prepared food and drink for the work party. 吉娜爲工作組準備了飲食。 He obviously enjoys good food. 他顯然喜愛美食。 He put out food for the birds. 他給鳥兒撒了些吃的。 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。 I am trying to cut my weekly food bill by one third. 我正試圖把每周的飲食開支降低三分之一。 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。 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。 Most mammals use their sense of smell to find food. 大多數哺乳動物靠嗅覺覓食。 Peasants were encouraged to grow basic food crops such as beans and corn. 政府鼓勵農民種植基本糧食作物，例如大豆和谷物。 Plankton is at the bottom of the marine food chain. 浮遊生物處於海洋食物鏈的最底層。 Please cut up the food for your baby sister. 請替你小妹妹把吃的切碎。 She fed her baby on wholesome food. 她喂孩子吃健康食物。 She had had no food for two days. 她兩天沒吃東西了。 She told the kids not to gulp down their food. 她叫孩子們不要狼吞虎咽。 Stop playing with your food like a baby! 不要像小孩一樣玩食！ Taste the food and tell me what you think. 嘗一嘗這個食物然後告訴我感覺如何。 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。 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。 The centre offers food and accommodation for students. 該中心爲學生提供食宿。 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。 The country intends to increase its share of the European food market. 這個國家意圖增加他們在歐洲食物市場的份額。 The female eagle broods and the male hunts for food. 雌鵰孵蛋，雄鵰外出覓食。 The fish market is a ready food supply for seabirds. 魚市是海鳥現成的食物供應地。 There has been a food scare over salmonella in eggs. 人們一度對雞蛋裏的沙門氏菌産生恐慌。 There was a smell of food from the kitchen 廚房傳來食物的香味。 They sat down at the restaurant table and immediately ordered their food. 他們在餐廳一坐下就點了菜。 Who's doing the food for the party? 誰準備聚會的食物？ a restaurant that serves good healthy food 供應美味健康食物的餐館 animals that are killed for food 肉用動物 the amount of food that an average family consumes in a week 普通人家一周所消耗的食物 the food court at the shopping mall 大型購物中心的食品區 Food shortages have led to famine in many parts of the country. 食物短缺導致了該國許多地區的饑荒。 Healthy food can and should be delicious 健康食品可以也應該是美味的。 Ice cream is my comfort food of choice. 冰激淩是會讓我開心的食物。 shortages of food 食物短缺 Britain's first organic food market 英國第一個有機食品市場 the characteristic taste of our food 我們的食物的獨特味道 The Dordogne region is famous for its food and wine. 多爾多涅地區以食物和葡萄酒着稱。 It's is important to get plenty of exercise and to eat the right foods. 大量鍛煉和吃正確的食物很重要。 Avoid rich foods like pastries. 不要吃油酥點心這類油膩食品。 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。 Retail prices of staple foods remain unchanged. 主要食物的零售價保持不變。 She is trying to cut down on fatty foods. 她試圖少吃高脂肪食品。 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。 lower fat alternatives to everyday foods 可代替日常食物的低脂食品
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- delicious
- excellent
- good
- …
- plate
- portion
- morsel
- …
- consume
- eat
- have
- …
- smell
- taste
- be in short supply
- …
- resource
- source
- supply
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- for food
- without food
- food and drink
- food and drinks
- food and water
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Word Originlate Old English fōda, of Germanic origin; related to fodder.
Idioms
food for thought
an idea that makes you think seriously and carefully 引人深思的想法 The programme certainly provides plenty of food for thought. 這個節目無疑提供了許多值得思考的問題。
off your food
not wanting to eat anything （某種）食物 He's been off his food all week. 他整個星期都不吃東西。