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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。
食物
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食物
Substances eaten by people or animals to provide energy and sustain life.
We need food to survive.
我们需要食物来生存。
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.
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
一种食物
A foodstuff, a type of food.
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
I need to buy some food for dinner tonight.
我需要买些食物做今晚的晚餐。
AI contextual example
This restaurant serves delicious Italian food.
这家餐厅提供美味的意大利食物。
AI contextual example
Food is essential for survival.
食物是生存所必需的。
AI contextual example
food and drink
食物和饮料
WordNet
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...为固定搭配，意为‘…的精神食粮’。
This book provides food for thought.
这本书提供了思考的素材。
food为不可数名词，常与have/eat搭配。
I haven't had any food today.
我今天还没吃东西。
Not this
I like foods from many countries.
Use this
I like food from many countries.
“food” 作为泛指“食物”时是不可数名词，不能用复数形式 “foods”。若要表达多种食物，可用 “types/kinds of food”。
Not this
I ate a food for breakfast.
Use this
I ate a meal for breakfast.
“food” 是物质名词，通常不与不定冠词 “a” 连用；表达“一顿饭”应使用可数名词 “meal”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
食物中毒
He got food poisoning from eating raw seafood.
他因为吃生海鲜而食物中毒。
食物链
Plankton are at the bottom of the food chain.
浮游生物处于食物链的底部。
安慰食物
When I'm sad, I turn to comfort food like mac and cheese.
当我难过时，我会吃通心粉和奶酪这样的安慰食物。
引人深思的东西
The lecture gave me a lot of food for thought.
这个讲座给了我很多引人深思的东西。
安慰食品
After a hard day, I crave comfort food like mac and cheese.
辛苦一天后，我渴望吃些安慰食品，比如通心粉和奶酪。
精神食粮
Music is food for the soul.
音乐是精神食粮。
乔伊不分享食物！
My friend is very protective of his food, often saying, 'I don't share food!'
我朋友对自己的食物非常保护，经常说：‘我不分享食物！’
食物，美味的食物！
After a long day, I exclaimed, 'Food, glorious food!'
漫长的一天过后，我喊道：‘食物，美味的食物！’
发长 /uː/ 音 (如 food, boot)
Use food naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把‘food’联想为‘富的’，有食物就是富有。
“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。
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。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.
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