snack

/snæk/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

小吃；点心；快餐；吃零食；吃快餐

释义与例句

n. 小吃；点心；快餐
a small amount of food eaten between meals or as a quick meal
  1. I usually have a light snack in the afternoon.
    我通常下午吃点小点心。
  2. Fruit and nuts make healthy snacks.
    水果和坚果是健康的零食。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. We grabbed a quick snack before the movie started.
    电影开始前我们匆匆吃了点小吃。
v. 吃零食；吃快餐
to eat small amounts of food between meals
  1. He likes to snack on potato chips while watching TV.
    他喜欢边看电视边吃薯片。
  2. Try not to snack between meals if you want to lose weight.
    如果你想减肥，尽量不要在两餐之间吃零食。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. She snacked on some fruit instead of having lunch.
    她没吃午饭，只吃了点水果。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 snack 像 snap（咬）的变体→咬一口的小食

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • snacker 爱吃零食的人
    名词形式
同义词
  • appetizer 开胃菜；前菜
    snack 指零食小吃，appetizer 指正餐前的开胃菜
    We ordered some appetizers before the main course. 主菜上来前我们点了一些开胃菜。
反义词
  • meal 一餐；正餐
    与零食相对的正餐
    We have three meals a day. 我们一天吃三顿饭。
常见搭配
  • have a snack 吃点心
    Let's have a snack before we continue. 我们吃点东西再继续吧。
  • snack on 吃…当零食
    I snack on yogurt when I am hungry. 我饿的时候就吃酸奶当零食。