MEALa small amount of food that is eaten between mainmeals or instead of a meal 〔正餐以外的〕小吃,点心
I grabbed a quick snack.
我赶紧吃了点零食。
Drinks and light snacks are served at the bar.
酒吧里供应饮料和小吃。
snack foods like crisps and peanuts
炸薯片和花生之类的小吃
Examples from the Corpus
snack• Just before bedtime he had a snack of bread and cheese.• On the other hand, there are times when a snack is needed.• The breaking of the fast, called iftar, usually begins with a snack of dates and milk or water.• At night, there will be champagne and snacks.• We are only allowed to bringfruit as snacks to school.• I feel the need for another fatteningsnack.• The children have mid-morning snacks at about 11 o'clock -- usually fruit and a drink.• It is almost half-past six and I am due to meet Sunil in our room for a quicksnack.• Not much flavour, but a fibrous-to-spongy chewiness which sets it apart from the averagesavourysnack.• Gadd A, D, E and K to snacks made with olestra.
to eat small amounts of food between main meals or instead of a meal 吃点心,吃零食
I’m trying not to snack between meals.
我正努力不在两餐之间吃点心。
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snack• But like the classicwings, they are meaty and juicy and perfect for snacking.• They eat reasonably generous meals and they snack in between.• Simpleguidelines about only eating at the table at meal-times and not snacking may be required.• Children who snack often developpoor eating habits.• Tim was always snacking on potato chips and popcorn.• Don't eat or drink too many and don't snack on them during the day.
Originsnack2
(1800-1900) Probably from snack“to bite”((14-20 centuries)), probably from Middle Dutchsnacken“to bite at”
ADJECTIVE | VERB + SNACK | SNACK + NOUNADJECTIVE➤light, little, small小吃;點心▸➤quick快餐;匆匆吃點東西◇We stopped for a quick snack.我們停下來匆匆吃了點東西。➤healthy, nutritious健康/營養快餐▸➤delicious, tasty美味的/可口的零食➤salty, savoury/savory (especially BrE) 鹹味/美味點心➤sugary, sweet甜點▸➤cold, hot冷食/熱食快餐▸➤bedtime, late-night, lunchtime, mid-afternoon, mid-morning, midnight睡前點心;宵夜;午間快餐;下午茶;上午茶點➤bar酒吧小吃◇Order bar snacks with your drinks.叫點小吃配你的飲料吧。VERB + SNACK➤eat, get, grab, have吃零食;吃快餐▸➤stop for停車吃點兒東西▸➤fix (sb), make (sb), prepare(為某人)準備餐點◇I fixed myself a light snack.我為自己準備了些小吃。➤provide (sb with), serve(給某人)提供餐點◇A bar service provides drinks and snacks throughout the day.吧台全天提供飲料和茶點。SNACK + NOUN➤food零食➤lunch, meal (both BrE) 快餐午飯;快餐飯◇Most office staff prefer a snack lunch to a sit-down meal.大部份辦公室職員都喜歡快餐午飯而非在餐廳正式用餐。➤time茶點時間▸➤bar, counter快餐店;快餐櫃枱➤machine零食自動售貨機◇I got a drink from the hotel snack machine.我在賓館的自動售貨機上買了杯飲料。➡ topic at food
➡ See also the entry for meal另见meal条snack ♦︎ something to eat ♦︎ refreshmentsThese are all words for an amount of sth to eat which is smaller than a meal.这些词均表示点心、小吃。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆(a) light snack / refreshments◆to have / grab a snack / something to eat◆to stop for a snack / something to eat / refreshments■snack [countable] a small meal or amount of food, often eaten in a hurry点心;小吃;快餐◆I only have time for a quick snack at lunchtime.午餐时我只够时间匆匆吃点东西。◆I think it's time for a mid-morning snack.上午过了一半,我觉得该吃点心了。 see also snack ⇨ dineverb■something to eat [singular] a snack点心;吃的东西◆We stopped for something to eat.我们停下来吃了点东西。◆Would you like something to eat?你要吃点儿什么吗?NOTE辨析 Snack or something to eat?A snack is less than a meal, but it may be eaten instead of a meal or at a particular time of day. Something to eat is less specific than a snack; it may be a light meal, or it may be much less than that, eaten, or offered to sb at any time that they may be hungry, but not at a regular time. * snack比一顿饭的量要少,但可代替一顿饭或在一天中特定的时间吃。something to eat不如snack具体,可能是一顿便餐,也可能比便餐少得多,任何时间只要饿了就可以吃,而不必在固定时间◆a mid-morning snack上午10时左右吃的点心◆a mid-morning something to eat■refreshments [plural] (ratherformal) drinks and snacks that are provided or sold to people in a public place or at a public event(公共场所或公开活动中供应或销售的)饮料和小食◆Light refreshments will be sold during the interval.幕间休息时有点心出售。◆Tickets include the price of refreshments.票价包含点心饮料费。