Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #466
food
食物
核心释义
Substances eaten by people or animals to provide energy and sustain life.
- 1.
可被生物体摄取以维持生命的固体物质
Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.
- 2.
任何可以被动物代谢以提供能量和构建组织的物质
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
- 3.
一种食物
A foodstuff, a type of food.
- 4.
任何作为营养来源的固体物质(与液体相对)
any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment
- 5.
任何滋养或维持生命的东西
Anything that nourishes or sustains.
- 6.
任何提供思考的心理刺激的事物
anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking
食品；(某种)食物；精神食粮；滋养物；可被生物体摄取以维持生命的固体物质；任何可以被动物代谢以提供能量和构建组织的物质；一种食物
用法In use
I need to buy some food for dinner tonight.
用法提示：这里 'food' 作为不可数名词，泛指食物。
This restaurant serves delicious Italian food.
用法提示：'food' 前有形容词 'Italian' 修饰，表示特定种类的食物。
Food is essential for survival.
用法提示：'food' 作为不可数名词，充当主语。
food and drink
food + to-infinitive
food后接不定式作定语，表示用途。
We need food to survive.
我们需要食物来生存。
food for + noun phrase
food for...为固定搭配，意为‘…的精神食粮’。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- fast food
- 快餐
- I don't like eating fast food because it's unhealthy.我不喜欢吃快餐，因为它不健康。
- junk food
- 垃圾食品
- Children often crave junk food like chips and candy.孩子们经常渴望垃圾食品，比如薯片和糖果。
- healthy food
- 健康食品
- She tries to eat healthy food such as fruits and vegetables.她尽量吃水果和蔬菜等健康食品。
- food poisoning
- 食物中毒
- He got food poisoning from eating raw seafood.他因为吃生海鲜而食物中毒。
- food chain
- 食物链
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把‘food’联想为‘富的’，有食物就是富有。
语境与语域Context & Register
“food”是中性词，常用于日常饮食、烹饪、营养等场合，正式和非正式语境均可使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
food作为物质名词一般不可数，但可使用复数形式foods表示不同种类的食物。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
food rhymes with mood and brood (all have /uːd/). Words like good, hood, wood, stood share the same spelling ending but have a short /ʊ/ sound—they are not rhymes but useful lookalikes.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
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