food和foods用法区别 food可数吗




1. 通常为不可数名词 。表示泛指的食物或食bai物总体时是不可数名词,表示固体的食物时是不可数名词;如:

a shortage of food/food shortages 粮食短缺

food and drink饮食

the food industry食品工业

We are out of food. 我们食物吃完了 。

Most of the time we just ate snacks and fast food.

多数时候我们只吃点心和快餐 。

I can't eat all this food.

这么多菜我吃不下 。

Their food is adequate. It includes meat at least every other day, vegetables and fruit

他们的伙食足够丰富了,有蔬菜、水果,而且至少每隔一天吃一次肉 。

I thought the food was very tasty.

我觉得这食物很可口 。

They chip in for the petrol and food

他们凑钱买汽油和食物 。

I like peppery food.

我爱吃辣的 。


Vegetarian restaurants and health food shops are springing up in every high street.

每条大街上都冒出很多素食餐馆和保健食品店 。



I was surrounded by people begging for food

我被一群讨饭的围住了 。

Many people are unaware of just how much food and drink they consume

许多人并不知道他们究竟消耗掉了多少食品和饮料 。

There have been swingeing cuts on government subsidies, on housing, food and fuel.

政府已经大幅度削减了其在住房、食品和燃料方面的补贴 。



These plants are used for food. 这些是食用植物 。

Do you like Chinese food? 你对中国菜有兴趣吗?

Supplies of food and medicines are inadequate

食物和药品供应不足 。



Good food keeps you healthy. 好的饮食使你健康 。

About 90 percent of most food is water. 大部分食物中约有90%为水 。

Some families stocked their cellars with food and water

有些家庭在地窖里储备了食品和水 。

I rely too much on convenience food.

我太依赖方便食品了 。

The food she eats nourishes both her and the baby.

她吃的食物给她和婴儿提供了营养 。





Increase in population caused a shortage of food. 人口增加导致食品短缺 。

Enjoy your food.

用餐愉快 。

It's not like you to be off your food.

胃口不好,这可不像你了 。

food for thought

引人深思的想法

Lord Fraser's speech offers much food for thought...

弗雷泽勋爵的讲演发人深省 。

Developments in your career may give you food for thought.

事业上的发展可能会引发你很多的思考 。


There is much food for thought in this essay.

这篇杂文中有不少发人深思的东西 。

What she has said affords much food for thought.

她这话耐人寻味 。

This matter gives us much food for thought.

这个问题值得我们深思 。



2.若表示某种特殊种类的食物,则可用作可数名词 。如:

health foods保健食品baby foods 婴儿食品

frozen foods冷冻食品

sea foods 海鲜

fried foods油炸食品

Do you like Italian food?

你喜欢意大利食物吗?

a can of dog food (= for a dog to eat)

一罐狗食

He's off his food (= he does not want to eat anything) .

他不想吃东西 。

I managed to stick to the diet and keep off sweet foods

我努力做到了只吃规定饮食,不沾甜食 。

Their healthy image disguises the fact that they are highly processed foods

它们看上去有益健康,实则掩盖了其为精加工食品这一事实 。

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