things that people or animals eat 食物 Pat had prepared food and drink for the work party. 帕特为工作聚会准备了食物和饮料。 to grow/cook/serve/eat food 种植/烹饪/供应/食用食物 Do you like Italian food? 你喜欢意大利食物吗？ Demand for organic food has been growing fast. 对有机食品的需求一直在快速增长。 Families that eat together consume healthier food. 一起吃饭的家庭食用更健康的食物。 the food industry 食品工业 People worry about food safety (= if food is safe to eat). 人们担心食品安全。 steps to protect the nation's food supply 保护国家粮食供应的措施 Global food shortages and crop failures would have a devastating effect. 全球粮食短缺和作物歉收将产生毁灭性的影响。 baby food (= prepared especially for babies) 婴儿食物 cat/dog/pet food (= for a cat/dog/pet to eat) 猫/狗/宠物食品 You should eat more fresh foods. 你应该多吃新鲜食物。 The store specializes in frozen foods. 这家店专营冷冻食品。
Extra ExamplesTopics Cooking and eatinga1After three days without food, the men were close to starvation. 3 天没吃东西，这些人都快饿死了。 Always take great care when handling food. 搬运食物要加倍小心。 Bears store food for the winter. 熊会贮存食物过冬。 Blend the egg yolks, lemon juice and herbs in a food processor. 用食品加工机将蛋黄、柠檬汁和香草混合在一起。 Does the food taste good? 好吃吗？ EU food policy 欧盟食物政策 Essential oils can be bought from most good health food shops 大多数出售健康食品的商店都能买到精油。 Everyone has the right to adequate food and clean water. 人人有权享有充足的食物和干净的饮用水。 Farmers are not producing enough food for the country's growing population. 农民们生产的粮食不够国家日益增长的人口吃的。 Food and water were running out. 食物和水快用完了。 Food is short here, and people go hungry. 这里食物短缺，人们都饿着肚子。 Fruit is an important food source for bats. 水果是蝙蝠重要的食物来源。 Gina had prepared food and drink for the work party. 吉娜为工作组准备了饮食。 He obviously enjoys good food. 他显然喜爱美食。 He put out food for the birds. 他给鸟儿撒了些吃的。 His doctor warned him to reduce his daily food intake. 医生告诫他要减少每天的食物摄入量。 I am trying to cut my weekly food bill by one third. 我正试图把每周的饮食开支降低三分之一。 Keep food fresher for longer with our new sealable containers. 使用我们新式密封容器使食物保持得更长久、更新鲜。 Lack of proper food led to much illness among seamen. 海员因缺乏恰当的饮食以致经常患病。 Most mammals use their sense of smell to find food. 大多数哺乳动物靠嗅觉觅食。 Peasants were encouraged to grow basic food crops such as beans and corn. 政府鼓励农民种植基本粮食作物，例如大豆和谷物。 Plankton is at the bottom of the marine food chain. 浮游生物处于海洋食物链的最底层。 Please cut up the food for your baby sister. 请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. 她两天没吃东西了。 She told the kids not to gulp down their food. 她叫孩子们不要狼吞虎咽。 Stop playing with your food like a baby! 不要像小孩一样玩食！ Taste the food and tell me what you think. 尝一尝这个食物然后告诉我感觉如何。 Thanks to international aid, the town had been supplied with food for nine months. 由于得到国际援助，这座城市的食品供应已维持了 9 个月。 The UN has been issuing emergency food supplies to the refugees. 联合国一直在向难民分发紧急供应食品。 The centre offers food and accommodation for students. 该中心为学生提供食宿。 The city was under siege and began to run short of food. 这座城市陷入了包围之中，开始面临食物短缺。 The country intends to increase its share of the European food market. 这个国家意图增加他们在欧洲食物市场的份额。 The female eagle broods and the male hunts for food. 雌鵰孵蛋，雄鵰外出觅食。 The fish market is a ready food supply for seabirds. 鱼市是海鸟现成的食物供应地。 There has been a food scare over salmonella in eggs. 人们一度对鸡蛋里的沙门氏菌产生恐慌。 There was a smell of food from the kitchen 厨房传来食物的香味。 They sat down at the restaurant table and immediately ordered their food. 他们在餐厅一坐下就点了菜。 Who's doing the food for the party? 谁准备聚会的食物？ a restaurant that serves good healthy food 供应美味健康食物的餐馆 animals that are killed for food 肉用动物 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 大型购物中心的食品区 Food shortages have led to famine in many parts of the country. 食物短缺导致了该国许多地区的饥荒。 Healthy food can and should be delicious 健康食品可以也应该是美味的。 Ice cream is my comfort food of choice. 冰激凌是会让我开心的食物。 shortages of food 食物短缺 Britain's first organic food market 英国第一个有机食品市场 the characteristic taste of our food 我们的食物的独特味道 The Dordogne region is famous for its food and wine. 多尔多涅地区以食物和葡萄酒着称。 It's is important to get plenty of exercise and to eat the right foods. 大量锻炼和吃正确的食物很重要。 Avoid rich foods like pastries. 不要吃油酥点心这类油腻食品。 Campaigners are challenging the safety of genetically-modified foods. 运动发起人对转基因食品的安全性提出了质疑。 Retail prices of staple foods remain unchanged. 主要食物的零售价保持不变。 She is trying to cut down on fatty foods. 她试图少吃高脂肪食品。 Try to eat a variety of foods that contain protein. 尽量吃各种各样含有蛋白质的食物。 lower fat alternatives to everyday foods 可代替日常食物的低脂食品
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- delicious
- excellent
- good
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- plate
- portion
- morsel
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- consume
- eat
- have
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- smell
- taste
- be in short supply
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- 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. 这个节目无疑提供了许多值得思考的问题。
off your food
not wanting to eat anything （某种）食物 He's been off his food all week. 他整个星期都不吃东西。