eatables and drinkables
固定并列说法，泛指食物和饮料，常见于书面或略带口语色彩的描述。
The hosts laid out eatables and drinkables for the guests.
主人为客人们摆上了吃的和喝的。
任何可食用的东西；食物。
任何可食用的东西；食物。
Anything edible; food.
We packed some eatables for the picnic.
我们为野餐准备了一些食物。
用法提示：这里'eatables'为复数形式，作为名词表示食物。
The store sells a variety of eatables, from snacks to canned goods.
这家商店出售各种食物，从零食到罐头食品。
用法提示：这里'eatables'为复数形式，泛指可食用的物品。
After the storm, the survivors were desperately in need of clean water and eatables.
风暴过后，幸存者急需干净的水和食物。
用法提示：这里'eatables'作名词，指可以吃的食物，强调可食用性。
固定并列说法，泛指食物和饮料，常见于书面或略带口语色彩的描述。
The hosts laid out eatables and drinkables for the guests.
主人为客人们摆上了吃的和喝的。
eatables 作可数名词复数，前面可加表示数量的限定词。
We bought plenty of eatables for the party.
我们为聚会买了许多吃的东西。
用于举例，说明所卖或所带食物属于某一类。
The shop sells eatables such as dried fruit and nuts.
这家店出售干果、坚果之类的食品。
grammar · medium
易错句子We bought some eatable for the picnic.
正确表达We bought some eatables for the picnic.
eatable 表示“食物；可吃的东西”时是可数名词，some 后接可数名词复数，故用 eatables；汉语名词无复数形式，学习者容易漏掉 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子There isn't much eatable left in the fridge.
正确表达There aren't many eatables left in the fridge.
eatable 作“食物”讲是可数名词，复数形式为 eatables；much 修饰不可数名词，many 修饰复数可数名词，且复数主语要用 aren't。
grammar · medium
易错句子The eatables is fresh.
正确表达The eatables are fresh.
eatables 是复数主语，谓语动词要用 are；汉语没有主谓一致变化，学习者容易误用 is。
作名词时，两者都指食物，但 edible 通常只用复数 edibles，现代英语中常指零食或大麻食品；eatable 作名词罕见、偏旧，复数 eatables 泛指食物。日常表达食品时优先用 edibles，除非刻意用旧式说法。
eats 是非正式复数名词，常指某处或某场合提供的食物，不能与 a/an 连用，也没有单数形式；eatable 作名词虽也罕见，但可作可数名词，有单数形式（如 an eatable），且不限于非正式口语。
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