food
n
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(a) [U] any substance that people or animals eat or drink or plants take in to maintain life and growth (人或动物所需的)食物, 饮料; (植物所需的)养料
a shortage of food in some countries 有些国家的食物短缺.
(b) [U] solid substance of this sort 固体食物
We cannot survive for long without food and drink. 我们没有食物和饮料就活不了多久.
2 [C] specific kind of food 食品: breakfast food 早餐食品
baby, health foods 婴儿、 保健食品
frozen, processed foods 冷冻的、 加工的食品.
3 (idm 习语) food for `thought something to think about seriously 需要认真考虑的事.
Bones were carved into needles and tools, and the teeth were used to make necklaces.
骨头则雕琢成针和工具,牙齿用来作项链。
Other books are for reading slowly and carefully. If it is a book on a subject that you are interested in, you will want to chew and digest it. That does not mean reading it too slowly. When you pick up a book for the first time, check that it is not to