food
/fu:d; fud/ 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.