food S1 W1 / fud / 名词

1 [可数和不可数名词] things that people and animals eat, such as vegetables or meat :

The restaurant serves good food at affordable prices.

I love Italian food, especially pasta.

He was told to cut down on salty and fatty foods.

2 food for thought something that makes you think carefully :

The teacher’s advice certainly gave me food for thought.

Grammar

Food is usually uncountable :

a shortage of food

It is used as a countable 名词 only to refer to one or more types of food :

She avoids processed foods.

COLLOCATIONS

形容词

good/excellent The hotel was nice and the food was really good.

delicious/tasty Thanks for dinner – the food was delicious.

fresh The food is all so fresh.

healthy We try to give the kids good healthy food.

nourishing/nutritious (= making you strong and healthy ) The food was nourishing but not particularly tasty.

plain/simple (= without anything added or without decoration ) He liked eating simple food, nothing spicy.

spicy (= with a hot taste ) Spanish food is not usually very spicy.

hot food She wanted a rest and some hot food.

cold food The cafeteria only serves cold food.

Italian/French/Chinese etc food The restaurant serves delicious Italian food.

exotic food (= unusual because of being from a foreign country ) The shop specializes in selling exotic food like kangaroo and crocodile meat.

fatty foods Limit your intake of fatty foods.

starchy foods (= food that contains a lot of starch ) Starchy foods include bread, rice, pasta, and potatoes.

动词

have food The family hadn’t had any food for days.

eat food He sat in the corner and ate his food.

cook/prepare food I have to cook some food for this evening.

serve food (= give food to someone, especially in a restaurant ) She served food and cleared tables all evening.

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 ill, 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 smelt good to her.

短语

be off your food British English (= not want to eat ) The baby is off his food.

go off your food British English (= to stop wanting to eat ) Since becoming ill, he has gone off his food.

名词

a 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 The nutrient content of most food products is displayed on the packaging.

food prices Food prices have increased rapidly in recent months.

a food shortage He remembered the food shortages of the war years.

a food scare (= when people are afraid to eat a particular food ) The meat industry has been badly affected by recent food scares.

food colouring British English , food coloring American English Dilute a little food colouring with water.

food additives (= substances added to food in order to improve its taste or appearance ) These chemicals have been approved as food additives.

THESAURUS

food 名词 [可数和不可数名词] things that people and animals eat : You can buy good fresh food in the market. | Do you like Japanese food?

dish 名词 [可数名词] a type of food that is cooked in a particular way : a traditional English dish | They also offer vegetarian dishes.

speciality British English , specialty American English 名词 [可数名词] a type of food that a restaurant or place is famous for : Fish dishes are a specialty of the region. | Home made pies are one of the hotel’s specialities.

delicacy 名词 [可数名词] an unusual food which people in a particular place like to eat : The local delicacies include la 动词 read (boiled seaweed). | I was keen to try out the local delicacies.

diet 名词 [可数名词] the type of food that someone usually eats : You shouldn’t have too much salt in your diet. | In the Andes, the main diet is beans, potatoes, and corn.

cooking 名词 [不可数名词] food made in a particular way, or by a particular person : Herbs are used a lot in French cooking. | I love my Mum’s home cooking.

cuisine / kwɪzin / 名词 [可数名词] formal the food you can eat in a particular restaurant, country, or area : Italian cuisine | Trying the local cuisine is all part of the fun of travelling.

nutrition 名词 [不可数名词] food considered as something that is necessary for good health and growth : a book on nutrition | Many homeless people suffer from poor nutrition.

nourishment / nʌrɪʃmənt $ nɜ-, nʌ- / 名词 [不可数名词] goodness that you get from food, which helps your body to stay healthy : There’s not much nourishment in fast food.

fare 名词 [不可数名词] formal the kind of food that is served in a place – used especially when saying how interesting it is : In China you can feast on bird’s nest soup and other exotic fare. | Dinner was pretty standard fare (= the usual kind of food ) .

types of food

fast food food such as hamburger s , which is prepared quickly and which you can take away with you to eat : He ballooned to 300lbs on a diet of fast food.

junk food food that is full of sugar or fat, and is bad for your health : I used to eat loads of junk food.

GM food British English food made from vegetables and animals that have had their genetic structure changed : There has been a lot of research into the safety of GM food.

organic food food that is produced without using harmful chemicals : Shoppers are willing to pay more for organic food.

health food food that is thought to be good for your health : You can buy the ingredients in any good health food shop.

superfood a type of food that is believed to be good for your health because it contains a lot of a particular type of vitamin , mineral etc : Superfoods such as blueberries are often promoted as having magic health-giving properties.

vegetarian food food that does not contain meat : The restaurant specializes in vegetarian food.

processed food food that has chemicals in it to make it last a long time : The colourings and flavourings in processed food are chemicals produced in factories.

canned food ( also tinned food British English ) food that is sold in cans : We had to live on canned food for a week. | Tinned food was sent as emergency aid.

frozen food food that is kept at a very low temperature to make it last a long time : Some people claim that frozen food is just as healthy as fresh food.

convenience food food that is sold in cans, packages etc, so that it can be prepared quickly and easily : I found that I had more time to cook, instead of just heating up convenience food.

baby food special food for babies : The soup was horrible – it tasted like baby food.

pet/dog/cat/bird etc food food for animals that you keep as pets : She spent a fortune on pet food.