Foods Flashcards
produce
noun [ U ]
UK /ˈprɒdʒ.uːs/ US /ˈprɑː.duːs/
=crops
C2
food or any other substance or material that is grown or obtained through farming
（尤指大量生產的）食品，農產品
agricultural/dairy/fresh produce
農產品／乳製品／新鮮的農產品
additive
Addition
Additionally
noun [ C ]
UK /ˈæd.ɪ.tɪv/ US /ˈæd.ə.t̬ɪv/
a substance that is added to food in order to improve its taste or appearance or to keep it fresh and stop it from decaying
（食品的）添加劑，添加物
food additives
食品添加劑
This margarine is full of additives - just look at the label!
這種人造奶油裡面都是添加劑——看看標籤說明就知道了！
processed
adjective
UK /ˈprəʊ.sest/ US /ˈprɑː-/
Processed food has had some sort of chemical or industrial treatment in order to cook it, preserve it, or improve its taste or appearance.
（食品）經過特殊加工的；處理過的
processed cheese/meat
加工過的起司／肉
highly processed convenience foods
經過高度加工的便利食品
nourishing
adjective
UK /ˈnʌr.ɪ.ʃɪŋ/ US /ˈnɝː.ɪ.ʃɪŋ/
A nourishing drink or food makes you healthy and strong.
富有營養的
Sweets aren’t very nourishing.
糖果不太有營養。
Ready food
熟食區
GM food
noun [ C or U ]
UK /dʒiːˌem ˈfuːd/ US /dʒiːˌem ˈfuːd/
genetically modified food: food from crops whose genes have been scientifically changed
基因改造食品
Agricultural companies have failed to convince consumers that GM foods are safe.
農產品公司還未能令消費者相信基因改造食品是安全的。
Perish the thought
perish
verb [ I ]
UK /ˈper.ɪʃ/ US /ˈper.ɪʃ/
perish verb [I] (DIE)
to die, especially in an accident or by being killed, or to be destroyed
（尤指因意外或遇害）喪生，死亡；湮滅；毀滅
Three hundred people perished in the earthquake.
有300人在此次地震中喪生。
He believes that Europe must create closer ties or it will perish.
他認為整個歐洲必須建立更緊密的聯繫，否則就會滅亡。
想都別想
Not on your life
poisoning
noun [ U ]
UK /ˈpɔɪ.zən.ɪŋ/ US /ˈpɔɪ.zən.ɪŋ/
an illness caused by eating, drinking, or breathing a dangerous substance
中毒
alcohol/lead poisoning
酒精／鉛中毒
authority
authority
noun
UK /ɔːˈθɒr.ə.ti/ US /əˈθɔːr.ə.t̬i/
a group of people with official responsibility for a particular area of activity
當局；官方；當權者
the health authority
衛生當局
the local housing authority
當地住房管理機構
perishable
adjective
UK /ˈper.ɪ.ʃə.bəl/ US /ˈper.ɪ.ʃə.bəl/
Perish= rot 死亡/腐敗
Perishable food decays quickly.
（食物）易腐爛的，易變質的
It’s important to store perishable food in a cool place.
一定要把易變壞的食物存放在陰涼的地方。
Pay attention to
noun [ U ]
UK /əˈten.ʃən/ US /əˈten.ʃən/
pay attention (to sth/sb)
B1
to watch, listen to, or think about something or someone carefully or with interest
集中注意力（於…）
If you don’t pay attention now, you’ll get it all wrong later.
如果你現在不注意，後面就會錯得一塌糊塗。
Don’t pay any attention to Nina - she doesn’t know what she’s talking about.
別理睬妮娜——她都不知道自己在說甚麼。
He wasn’t paying attention to the safety instructions.
他沒有注意安全指示。
