food
/ˈfud/KK
變化形
foods
1.
食物
人或動物吃下去以維持生命、獲得營養的東西，包含正餐、點心、食材等。
用法：可說 some food、a lot of food、much food；要指「各種食物」或「特定類型的食物」時，可用複數 foods，例如 traditional foods。
We need to buy some food for the weekend.
我們週末需要買些食物。
The school has hot food at noon.
學校中午有熱食。
2.
食物；飲食
適合某人、某種動物或特定用途吃的食物，常由前面的名詞說明種類或用途。
用法：前面的名詞通常用單數作修飾語，例如 dog food，不說 dogs food。
Please keep the dog food in a closed box.
請把狗食放在一個關起來的盒子裡。
You can buy cheap food at the night market.
你可以在夜市買便宜的食物。
常見錯誤
My mother cooks delicious foods every day.
My mother cooks delicious food every day.
I bought a food for dinner.
I bought some food for dinner.／I bought food for dinner.
There are many food at the night market.
There is a lot of food at the night market.／There are many kinds of food at the night market.
相關字詞
學習提示
・food 是泛稱；若要說「一餐」，用 meal；若要說「一道菜」，用 dish。
・談健康時，healthy food 比 health food 更常用。health food 通常指被認為有益健康的特定食品。
・在餐廳點餐時，通常不會說 order food，而會更具體地說 order a dish 或 order something to eat。