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Definition of food in English: foodnoun fuːdfud mass nounAny nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink or that plants absorb in order to maintain life and growth. 食物，食品 they had eaten their food and slept as modifier food shortages figurative music is food for the soul Example sentencesExamples - Immense queues developed, but everyone was happily served with apparently inexhaustible supplies of food and wine.
- I went to the grocery store that day and bought nutritious foods like fruits, vegetables and grains.
- My husband is Australian, where they eat lots of fresh summery food.
- Customers could buy good quality food, direct from a range of local producers, without going near any mud.
- He could not even chew food properly, leading to digestive problems.
- Ach well, food tastes better in the open air.
- Adding an element of "fun" for the kids entices them to eat foods that are actually good for them.
- Urban consumers are increasingly, almost militantly, choosing organic food.
- Luckily, the food lives up to expectations set by the interior, with a great wine list, too.
- You are eating food in a restaurant that you could buy in a supermarket.
- All the food tastes like rubber, like it was sitting up in the refrigerator for five years.
- Agricultural subsidies were introduced after the war to increase production and secure food supplies.
- Food used to be one of the most distinguishing characteristics of a civilization.
- She ate a lot of processed snack foods and the same big dinner every night and still felt hungry.
- About 90 percent of the money Americans spend on food is on processed food.
- She has developed a passion for gardening, which is almost as great as her passion for cooking spicy foods.
- A cabinet contains a lockable safe, open shelves for displaying personal items, and a small refrigerator for storing food and beverages.
- The new project is located on a side pedestrian street adjacent to the food market.
- They know how to prepare wholesome, delicious food themselves.
- She didn't know how to drive or even where to get fresh food.
Synonyms nourishment, sustenance, nutriment, subsistence, fare, bread, daily bread cooking, baking, cuisine foodstuffs, edibles, refreshments, meals, provisions, rations, stores, supplies solids Scottish vivers informal eats, eatables, nosh, grub, chow, nibbles British informal scoff, tuck North American informal chuck archaic victuals, vittles, viands, commons, meat rare comestibles, provender, aliment, commissariat, viaticum fodder, feed, forage, herbage, pasturage, silage rare comestibles, provender
PhrasesSomething that warrants serious consideration. 引人深思的事 his study certainly provides food for thought Example sentencesExamples - Their comments helped us to clarify our arguments and provided some food for thought.
- A wide range of concepts and theories provide scholars with ample food for thought.
- A recent Security Focus article about US email list brokers provides food for thought.
- I seldom agree with their view of things, but they usually provide food for thought.
- All in all these articles provide much food for thought and reflection.
- Though it might not excite the imagination, it certainly provides food for thought.
- And this recent Reason magazine editorial provides ample food for thought about Raed.
- And it provides plenty of food for thought for those writers who are wondering what it is that holds readers to the page.
- Although she had been quickly brought back, the incident would nonetheless provide some food for thought.
- Your article certainly gave me healthy food for thought.
Synonyms mental stimulation, mental nourishment, something to think about, something to be seriously considered
OriginLate Old English fōda, of Germanic origin; related to fodder. Recorded since the beginning of the 11th century, food is related to fodder (Old English) and foster (Old English), originally found in the sense ‘feed, nourish’. It can refer to mental as well as physical nourishment—the expression food for thought to indicate something that deserves serious consideration has been in use since the early 19th century. Cannon fodder for soldiers regarded as expendable dates from the First World War.
Rhymesallude, brood, collude, conclude, crude, delude, dude, elude, étude, exclude, extrude, exude, feud, illude, include, intrude, Jude, lewd, mood, nude, obtrude, occlude, Oudh, preclude, protrude, prude, pseud, pultrude, rood, rude, seclude, shrewd, snood, transude, unglued, unsubdued, who'd, you'd Definition of food in US English: foodnounfo͞odfud Any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink or that plants absorb in order to maintain life and growth. 食物，食品 they had eaten their food and slept 婴儿食品。 as modifier food shortages figurative music is food for the soul Example sentencesExamples - Urban consumers are increasingly, almost militantly, choosing organic food.
- Luckily, the food lives up to expectations set by the interior, with a great wine list, too.
- The new project is located on a side pedestrian street adjacent to the food market.
- My husband is Australian, where they eat lots of fresh summery food.
- She ate a lot of processed snack foods and the same big dinner every night and still felt hungry.
- You are eating food in a restaurant that you could buy in a supermarket.
- I went to the grocery store that day and bought nutritious foods like fruits, vegetables and grains.
- A cabinet contains a lockable safe, open shelves for displaying personal items, and a small refrigerator for storing food and beverages.
- They know how to prepare wholesome, delicious food themselves.
- Food used to be one of the most distinguishing characteristics of a civilization.
- She didn't know how to drive or even where to get fresh food.
- Agricultural subsidies were introduced after the war to increase production and secure food supplies.
- Immense queues developed, but everyone was happily served with apparently inexhaustible supplies of food and wine.
- He could not even chew food properly, leading to digestive problems.
- Adding an element of "fun" for the kids entices them to eat foods that are actually good for them.
- She has developed a passion for gardening, which is almost as great as her passion for cooking spicy foods.
- About 90 percent of the money Americans spend on food is on processed food.
- Ach well, food tastes better in the open air.
- Customers could buy good quality food, direct from a range of local producers, without going near any mud.
- All the food tastes like rubber, like it was sitting up in the refrigerator for five years.
Synonyms nourishment, sustenance, nutriment, subsistence, fare, bread, daily bread fodder, feed, forage, herbage, pasturage, silage
PhrasesSomething that warrants serious consideration. 引人深思的事 Example sentencesExamples - Though it might not excite the imagination, it certainly provides food for thought.
- A recent Security Focus article about US email list brokers provides food for thought.
- And it provides plenty of food for thought for those writers who are wondering what it is that holds readers to the page.
- I seldom agree with their view of things, but they usually provide food for thought.
- Their comments helped us to clarify our arguments and provided some food for thought.
- Although she had been quickly brought back, the incident would nonetheless provide some food for thought.
- Your article certainly gave me healthy food for thought.
- And this recent Reason magazine editorial provides ample food for thought about Raed.
- A wide range of concepts and theories provide scholars with ample food for thought.
- All in all these articles provide much food for thought and reflection.
Synonyms mental stimulation, mental nourishment, something to think about, something to be seriously considered
OriginLate Old English fōda, of Germanic origin; related to fodder. |