
foods 是英语名词 "food" 的复数形式,音标为英 [fuːdz]、美 [fuːdz],主要含义为“多种不同的食物”,强调食物的种类多样性,而非泛指食物整体概念。作为可数名词复数,它通常用于描述具体类别、类型或种类的食品,例如“健康食品”“加工食品”等场景。
与 "food" 的核心区别:
"food" 作为不可数名词泛指“食物”这一整体概念(如 "I need food"),而 "foods" 强调不同种类的食物(如 "There are many foods in the market")。例如,"Chinese food" 指中餐整体,而 "different Chinese foods" 则指中餐中的具体品类(如川菜、粤菜等)。
常见使用场景:
当需要明确分类、列举或对比多种食物时使用,如菜单上的菜品类别、营养成分分析中的食物种类等。在正式写作(如学术论文、食品标签)中更常见,日常口语中若不强调多样性则多用 "food"。
描述属性:healthy foods(健康食品)、processed foods(加工食品)、genetically modified foods(转基因食品)
强调来源/类型:traditional foods(传统食物)、frozen foods(冷冻食品)、luxury foods(高档食品)
功能相关:low-calorie foods(低卡路里食物)、fortified foods(强化食品)
Workplace canteens are offering healthier foods than ever before.(单位餐厅供应的健康食品比以往任何时候都多。)
They tend to buy cheap processed foods like canned chicken and macaroni.(他们倾向于购买廉价加工食品,如鸡肉罐头和通心粉。)
Top supermarkets are to ban many genetically modified foods.(大型超市将下架多种转基因食品。)
Fibre is found in cereal foods, beans, fruit and vegetables.(纤维素存在于谷类食品、豆类、水果和蔬菜中。)
Packaged foods have to show a list of ingredients.(包装食品必须标注成分列表。)
Caviar and oysters on ice are generally considered the ultimate luxury foods.(鱼子酱和冰镇牡蛎通常被视为顶级奢侈食品。)
Rachel raved about the new foods she ate while she was there.(雷切尔对她在那里吃到的新奇食物赞不绝口。)
Nadeau says sugar and processed foods are big contributors to the rising diabetes rates among children.(纳多指出,糖和加工食品是儿童糖尿病发病率上升的主要原因。)
Many people dunk their foods in coffee, tea or milk.(许多人会把食物蘸咖啡、茶或牛奶吃。)
They look for foods that are low in calories.(他们寻找低卡路里的食物。)
从日常饮食到全球食品产业,"foods" 一词始终提醒我们食物的多样性——它不仅是生存的必需,更是文化、健康与科技的交汇点。下次在超市看到琳琅满目的商品时,不妨想想:这些 foods 背后,藏着多少关于地域、传统与创新的故事?