The restaurant serves good food at affordable prices.
那家餐厅物美价廉。
I love Italian food, especially pasta.
我喜欢意大利食物,尤其是面食。
He was told to cut down on salty and fatty foods.
他被告知要少吃过咸和油腻的食物。
2food for thoughtTHINK something/HAVE A THOUGHTsomething that makes you think carefully 引人深思的事物
The teacher’s advice certainly gave me food for thought.
老师的忠告确实引起了我的深思。
Examples from the Corpus
food for thought• Jeffcoate W.. Obesity is a disease: food for thought.• Ian Wright also had food for thought as he made a hastyexit from Arsenal's demoralised dressing room.• And there is plenty of food for thought.• The study on poverty certainly offers food for thought to America's leaders.• It's food for thought, though.• The lack of parcels and buses gave us all some food for thought of late.• Several interestingissuespresent some food for thought, however.• That building provides us with food for thought.• He never got past the words food for thought.
5Grammar 语法
Food is usually uncountable.food一般为不可数名词
a shortage of food
食物短缺
It is used as a countable noun only to refer to one or more types of food. 仅在指一种或多种食物时才用作可数名词
She avoids processed foods.
她不吃加工食品。
nGRAMMAR: Countable or uncountable?
Food is usually uncountable: food一般为不可数名词
There was not enough food for everyone.
✗Don’t say: enough foods
Food is used as a countable noun when talking about particular types of food:
The doctor advised her to avoid fatty foods.
Butter is a healthy food.
COLLOCATIONS
adjectives
good/excellent 好的/极好的
The hotel was nice and the food was really good.
这家酒店很棒,食物相当好。
delicious/tasty 美味的/可口的
Thanks for dinner – the food was delicious.
谢谢晚餐招待——菜很好吃。
fresh 新鲜的
The food is all so fresh.
食物都很新鲜。
healthy 健康的
We try to give the kids good healthy food.
我们尽量给孩子们吃优质、健康的食物。
nourishing/nutritious (=making you strong and healthy) 有营养的
nThe food was nourishing but not particularly tasty.
plain/simple (=without anything added or without decoration) 清淡的/简单的
nHe liked eating simple food, nothing spicy.
spicy (=with a hot taste) 辛辣的
nSpanish food is not usually very spicy.
hot food 辣食,辛辣食物
nShe wanted a rest and some hot food.
cold food 冷菜
nThe cafeteria only serves cold food.
Italian/French/Chinese etc food 意大利菜/法国菜/中国菜等
nThe restaurant serves delicious Italian food.
exotic food (=unusual because of being from a foreign country) 异国风味食物
nThe shop specializes in selling exotic food like kangaroo and crocodile meat.
fatty foods 油腻的食物
nLimit your intake of fatty foods.
nstarchy foods (=food that contains a lot of starch)
Starchy foods include bread, rice, pasta, and potatoes.
verbs
have food 有东西吃
The family hadn’t had any food for days.
那一家人几天没吃东西了。
eat food 吃东西
He sat in the corner and ate his food.
他坐在角落里吃自己的东西。
cook/prepare food 做饭
I have to cook some food for this evening.
今晚我得做饭。
serve food (=give food to someone, especially in a restaurant) 〔尤指在餐厅中〕上菜
nShe served food and cleared tables all evening.
enjoy your food 请慢用
nI’ve never seen anyone enjoy their food so much.
chew food 咀嚼食物
nHe chewed the food slowly and carefully.
swallow food 吞咽食物
nWhile she was ill, she had trouble swallowing her food.
digest food 消化食物
nAphids have bacteria in their guts that help them digest food.
food tastes good/delicious etc 食物很好吃/美味等
nThe food at Jan’s house always tastes good.
food smells good 食物很香
nThe food smelt good to her.
phrases
be off your foodBritish EnglishBrE (=not want to eat) 不想吃东西
The baby is off his food.
那个婴孩不想吃东西。
go off your foodBritish EnglishBrE (=to stop wanting to eat) 不想吃东西
Since becoming ill, he has gone off his food.
自从生了病,他就不想吃东西。
nouns
a food supply 粮食[食品]供给
The government must ensure an adequate food supply.
政府必须确保足够的粮食供给。
the food industry 食品工业
The food industry has responded to consumer concerns about health.
食品业界回应了消费者关于健康的担忧。
food production (=the process of making or growing food to be sold) 粮食[食品]生产
Farmers have increased food production to meet demand.
农民增加了粮食生产以满足需求。
food products 食品
nThe nutrient content of most food products is displayed on the packaging.
food prices 粮食[食品]价格
nFood prices have increased rapidly in recent months.
a food shortage 粮食[食品]短缺
nHe remembered the food shortages of the war years.
a food scare (=when people are afraid to eat a particular food) 粮食[食品]恐慌
nThe meat industry has been badly affected by recent food scares.
Shoppers are willing to pay more for organic food.
顾客愿意多花钱来买有机食品。
health food food that is thought to be good for your health 健康食品
You can buy the ingredients in any good health food shop.
在任何一家健康食品店都可以买到这些配料。
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 〔据信富含某种营养素的〕超级食品
nSuperfoods such as blueberries are often promoted as having magic health-giving properties.
vegetarian food food that does not contain meat 素食
nThe restaurant specializes in vegetarian food.
processed food food that has chemicals in it to make it last a long time 加工食品
nThe colourings and flavourings in processed food are chemicals produced in factories.
canned food (also tinned foodBritish EnglishBrE) food that is sold in cans 罐头食品
nWe had to live on canned food for a week.
nTinned food was sent as emergency aid.
frozen food food that is kept at a very lowtemperature to make it last a long time 冷冻食品
nSome 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 方便食品
nI found that I had more time to cook, instead of just heating up convenience food.
ADJECTIVE | ... OF FOOD | VERB + FOOD | FOOD + VERB | FOOD + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤delicious, excellent, good, great, superb, tasty, wonderful美味的 /優等的/好吃的/極佳的/上等的/可口的/美妙的食物▸➤favourite/favorite最喜歡的食物▸➤decent像樣的食物▸➤real真正的食物▸➤adequate, enough, sufficient足以滿足需要的/足夠的/充足的食物◇Everyone has the right to adequate food and clean water.人人有權享有充足的食物和乾淨的飲用水。➤ample足夠的食物▸➤basic, everyday, staple基本食物;日常食物;主食◇lower fat alternatives to everyday foods可代替日常食物的低脂食品◇Retail prices of staple foods remain unchanged.主要食物的零售價保持不變。➤traditional傳統食物▸➤plain, simple普通食物;簡單的食物▸➤exotic, speciality, specialty (NAmE) 外來食物;特色食物▸➤fine, gourmet, quality精美食物;高檔食物◇Our restaurant serves the finest food.我們餐館供應最精美的食物。➤cheap廉價食物▸➤bad, poor, unhealthy劣質食物;很差的食物;不健康食品▸➤healthful, healthy, nourishing, nutritious, proper, the right, wholesome有益於健康的食物;健康食品;營養食品;適合身體的食物;有益健康的食物◇Healthy food can and should be delicious.健康食品可以也應該是美味的。◇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。◇It is important to get plenty of exercise and to eat the right foods.充分鍛煉和合理膳食都是很重要的。➤diet, health低熱量食物;保健食品◇Essential oils can be bought from most good health food stores.在大多較好的保健食品店都能買到精油。➤rabbit (informal, disapproving) 兔食(涼拌蔬菜)◇My father preferred to eat meat and hated rabbit food (= salad vegetables).我父親喜歡吃肉而不喜歡涼拌蔬菜。➤fast, junk, snack速食;垃圾食品;零食▸➤carry-out, takeaway, takeout (NAmE) 外賣食物▸➤hot熱食▸➤cold涼食▸➤raw, uncooked生食➤leftover剩飯菜➤rotten腐爛的食物➤fresh新鮮食物▸➤natural天然食物▸➤whole (usually wholefood)(未加工過的)全營養食品▸➤organic有機食物▸➤frozen冷凍食品▸➤dry乾的食物▸➤canned, tinned (BrE) 罐頭食品▸➤processed加工食品▸➤convenience方便食品▸➤fatty, fried, high-fat, starchy, stodgy (especially BrE) 油膩的/油炸/高脂肪/富含澱粉的/易飽的食品◇She is trying to cut down on fatty foods.她試圖少吃高脂肪食品。➤high-calorie, rich高熱量/油膩食物◇Avoid rich foods like pastries.不要吃油酥點心這類油膩食品。➤sugary, sweet甜食▸➤savoury/savory, spicy開胃/香辣食物▸➤Chinese, Indian, Mexican, etc.中國、印度、墨西哥等食物▸➤vegetarian素食▸➤dairy奶製品▸➤genetically engineered, genetically modified (abbreviated to GM)基因改造食物;轉基因食品◇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。➤animal, plant, vegetable (= food that comes from animals/plants)肉食;素食◇Omnivores are able to eat animal or vegetable food.雜食者肉食和素食都吃。➤solid固體食物◇The baby refuses to swallow any solid food.寶寶拒絕吞食任何固體食物。➤baby嬰兒食品▸➤cat, dog, fish, pet貓食;狗食;魚食;寵物食品➤animal, plant (= food for animals/plants)糧食作物▸➤diner, hospital, party, prison, pub, restaurant小餐館/醫院/聚會/監獄/酒館/餐廳食物▸➤imported進口食物▸➤comfort心靈美食(指讓人吃後感覺身心寬慰的食物,尤指幼時吃過的家常飯)◇Ice cream is my comfort food of choice (= food that makes me feel happier).冰激凌是會讓我開心的食物。... OF FOOD➤plate, portion一盤/一份食物▸➤morsel, scrap一口/少量食物◇They moved from town to town begging scraps of food.他們為了討到一點兒吃的從一個鎮走到另一個鎮。VERB + FOOD➤consume, eat, have食用食物;吃東西◇the amount of food that an average family consumes in a week普通人家一週所消耗的食物◇You should eat more fresh foods.你應該多吃新鮮食物。◇She had had no food for two days.她兩天沒吃東西了。➤enjoy, like, love喜歡吃⋯食物;愛吃⋯食物◇He obviously enjoys good food.他顯然喜歡美食。➤live on靠⋯食物過活◇people who live on junk food常吃垃圾食品的人➤be off, go off (BrE) 不再喜歡吃⋯食物◇The dog is off its food.那隻狗對它的食物失去了興趣。➤avoid, cut back on, cut down on, cut out不吃東西;少吃;絕食▸➤be short of, go short of, run short of食物短缺◇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。➤be without, go without, live without, survive without沒有食物◇We had been days without food.我們已經好幾天沒有吃東西了。➤offer (sb)(給某人)提供食物◇Fast-food companies are starting to offer their customers healthier food.速食公司開始為顧客提供更健康的食品。➤give sb, provide (sb with), serve (sb), supply (sb with)給某人吃的;(為某人)供應食物◇a restaurant that serves good healthy food供應美味健康食物的餐館◇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。➤feed sb/sth, feed sb/sth on給⋯餵食◇He always fed Whiskers the best cat food.他總是給“長鬚兒”餵最好的貓食。◇She fed her baby on wholesome food.她餵孩子吃健康食物。➤handle搬運食物◇Always take great care when handling food.搬運食物要加倍小心。➤cook, do, make, prepare烹調食物;做飯;準備食物◇A lot of people can't be bothered to cook good food.很多人不願為做好吃的食物費神費力。◇Who's doing the food for the party?誰為聚會準備食物?➤smell, taste聞食物;品嚐食物◇Taste the food and tell me what you think.嚐一嚐這個食物然後告訴我感覺如何。➤cut, cut up切食物;把食物切碎◇Please cut up the food for your baby sister.請替你小妹妹把吃的切碎。➤pick at無食慾地一點兒一點兒吃◇He had lost his appetite and picked at his food.他沒有胃口,吃得很慢。➤play with玩食◇Stop playing with your food like a baby!不要像小孩一樣玩食!➤chew咀嚼食物▸➤swallow吞咽食物▸➤gulp, gulp down狼吞虎咽食物◇She told the kids not to gulp down their food.她叫孩子們不要狼吞虎咽。➤digest消化食物▸➤order點菜◇They sat down at the restaurant table and immediately ordered their food.他們在餐廳一坐下就點了菜。➤grow, produce種植/生產糧食◇Farmers are not producing enough food for the country's growing population.農民們生產的糧食不夠國家日益增長的人口吃的。➤import進口食物▸➤buy, sell買食物;賣食物▸➤beg, beg for, hunt for, look for, scavenge for, search for乞討吃的;覓食;在垃圾中撿吃的;找吃的東西◇They slept in the open and begged (for) food from farmers.他們在露天睡覺,向農民討吃的。◇The male eagle hunts for food.雄鷹外出覓食。➤find找到食物◇Most mammals use their sense of smell to find food.大多數哺乳動物靠嗅覺覓食。➤keep, store貯存食物◇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。◇Bears store food for the winter.熊會貯存食物過冬。➤contaminate污染食物▸➤put out擺放食物◇He put out food for the birds.他給鳥兒撒了些吃的。➤share分享食物FOOD + VERB➤smell, taste食物有⋯氣味/味道◇Does the food taste good?好吃嗎?➤be in short supply, be short食物短缺◇Food is short here, and people go hungry.這裏食物短缺,人們都餓着肚子。➤run out食物消耗完▸➤arrive, come食物到達/到來◇When their food arrived they ate in silence.食物來了,他們默默地吃了。➤contain食物裏有⋯◇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。FOOD + NOUN➤resource, source, supply食物資源/來源/供應◇Fruit is an important food source for bats.水果是蝙蝠重要的食物來源。◇The fish market is a ready food supply for seabirds.魚市是海鳥現成的食物供應地。➤supplies食物供應◇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。➤stuff (usually foodstuff)食物◇Many basic foodstuffs, such as bread and milk, are tax-free.許多基本食物如牛奶和麪包是免稅的。➤crop, plant糧食作物;莊稼◇basic food crops such as beans and corn大豆和穀物之類的基本糧食作物➤group食品集團▸➤item, product食物項目/產品◇The labels on food products give information about their nutritional content.食品標籤提供關於營養成分的信息。➤consumption, intake食物消耗/攝取◇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。➤quality食物質量▸➤preparation食物製備▸➤hygiene, safety, security食品衞生/安全/保障▸➤scare (especially BrE) 食品恐慌◇There has been a food scare over salmonella in eggs.人們一度對雞蛋裏的沙門氏菌產生恐慌。➤allergy食物過敏▸➤distribution食物分配▸➤crisis, shortage食物危機/短缺▸➤rationing, rations食物配給▸➤stamp (NAmE) (政府發給失業者或貧民的)食品券▸➤industry, market, service食品工業/市場/服務◇We intend to increase our share of the food market.我們打算增加在食品市場所佔的份額。➤manufacturing, production, system食品製造/生產/體系▸➤company, manufacturer, producer食品公司;食品生產商▸➤court, market, outlet, retailer, shop, store, supplier(商場內的)餐飲區;食品市場;食品經銷店;食品零售商;食品店;食品供應商◇the food court at the shopping mall購物中心的飲食區◇Britain's first organic food market英國第一個有機食品市場◇a fast food outlet快餐店➤prices食物價格▸➤bill飲食開支◇I am trying to cut my weekly food bill by one third.我正試圖把每週的飲食開支降低三分之一。➤policy, programme/program食品政策/計劃◇US food policy美國的食品政策➤poisoning食物中毒▸➤additives食品添加劑▸➤colouring/coloring食用色素▸➤label食品標籤▸➤processor食品加工機◇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。➤chain, web食物鏈;食物網◇Plankton is at the bottom of the marine food chain.浮游生物處於海洋食物鏈的最底層。PREPOSITION➤for food供食用◇animals that are killed for food肉用動物➤without food未進食◇After three days without food, the men were close to starvation.3 天沒吃東西,這些人都快餓死了。PHRASES➤food and drink, food and drinks (NAmE) 吃的喝的◇Gina had prepared food and drink / drinks for the party.吉娜為聚會準備了食物和飲料。➤food and water食物和水◇Food and water were running out.食物和水快用完了。➤food and wine食物和葡萄酒◇The Dordogne region is famous for its food and wine.多爾多涅地區以食物和葡萄酒著稱。➤a smell of food食物的香味◇There was a smell of food from the kitchen.廚房傳來食物的香味。➤a supply of food食物供應◇The ocean provides the people with an endless supply of food.海洋為人類提供了取之不盡的食物來源。➤the taste of food食物的味道◇the characteristic taste of our food我們的食物的獨特味道
food ♦︎ meal ♦︎ diet ♦︎ foodstuff ♦︎ refreshment ♦︎ fare ♦︎ nourishmentThese are all words for things that people eat.这些词均表示食物、食品。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆(a) delicious food / meal / fare◆(a) staple food / diet / foodstuff / fare◆(a) simple / traditional / vegetarian food / meal / diet / fare◆(a / an) English / Chinese, etc. food / meal / diet / fare◆(an) adequate food / meal / diet / nourishment◆(a) healthy / nourishing food / meal / diet◆to provide food / a meal / a ... diet / refreshment / nourishment◆to serve food / a meal / ... fare◆to eat food / a meal / a... diet / ...fare◆to obtain food / a meal / nourishment■food [uncountable, countable] things that people or animals eat; a particular type of food食物◆He obviously enjoys good food.他显然喜爱美食。◆Gina had prepared food and drink for the work party.吉娜为工作组准备了饮食。◆Do you like Italian food?你喜欢意大利食物吗?◆Could you buy a can of dog food?你去买一罐狗粮好吗?◆This street is full of fast food restaurants.这条街上到处都是快餐店。◆You shouldn't eat so much junk food.你不应该吃这么多垃圾食品。◆The store specializes in frozen foods.这家店专营冷冻食品。■meal [countable] the food that is eaten when people sit down to eat一餐所吃的食物◆Enjoy your meal.请用餐。◆They gave us a three-course meal.他们招待我们吃了一顿饭,有三道菜。 see also meal ⇨ meal■diet [countable, uncountable] the food that you eat regularly日常饮食;日常食物◆It is important to have a healthy, balanced diet.健康、均衡的饮食很重要。◆I loved the Japanese diet of rice, vegetables and fish.我喜欢米饭、蔬菜和鱼这些日本人常吃的食物。◆For general advice on diet, see pages 26-27.一般的饮食建议请参见26-27页。 see also diet ⇨ dietnoun■foodstuff ˈfuːdstʌf [countable, usually plural] (formalortechnical术语) any substance that is used as food食物;食品◆Rationing of basic foodstuffs was introduced.开始实施基本食物配给制。■refreshment [uncountable] (formal) food and drink食物和饮料◆In York we had a short stop for refreshment.在约克,我们稍作停留,吃了点东西。■fare [uncountable] (written, especially journalism尤用于新闻) food that is offered as a meal, especially in a restaurant, hotel or bar(尤指餐厅、旅馆或酒吧的)饭菜◆The restaurant serves good traditional fare.这家餐厅提供传统风味佳馔。ⓘ Fare sounds old-fashioned if used in everyday speech; however, it is still frequently used in journalism or advertising to talk about the food offered in a restaurant, especially when this is simple, plain, traditional, staple, English, Scottish or local. * fare用在日常口语中听起来有些过时。不过,fare依然常用于新闻报道或广告中,指餐厅提供的食物,尤与simple、plain、traditional、staple等形容词或English、Scottish、local等表示地域的词搭配。■nourishmentˈnʌrɪʃmənt; NAmEˈnɜːrɪʃmənt [uncountable] (formalortechnical术语) the goodness in food that is needed to stay alive, grow and stay healthy营养◆Can plants obtain adequate nourishment from such poor soil?土壤这样贫瘠,植物能获得足够的养分吗?◆You need natural, fresh food with lots of nourishment.你需要营养丰富、天然又新鲜的食物。 see also nourish ⇨ serve1