主要食物 (Main Food Items)
meat n. [mit] 肉類 (通常不可數)
The flesh of animals when used as food. (動物的肉，用作食物時。)
Do you eat meat? (你吃肉嗎？)
beef n. [bif] 牛肉 (不可數)
Meat from a cow. (來自牛的肉。)
I'd like to have beef noodles. (我想要牛肉麵。)
pork n. [pork] 豬肉 (不可數)
Meat from a pig. (來自豬的肉。)
Pork is a common meat in Taiwan. (豬肉在台灣是很常見的肉類。)
chicken n. [ˋtʃɪkɪn] 雞肉 (不可數)；雞 (可數)
Meat from a chicken. / A type of bird kept on a farm for its eggs or meat. (來自雞的肉。/ 農場飼養用來取蛋或肉的一種鳥類。)
We had fried chicken for dinner. (我們晚餐吃了炸雞。) (指雞肉)
There are many chickens on the farm. (農場上有很多雞。) (指活雞)
lamb n. [læm] 羊肉 (不可數)；小羊 (可數)
Meat from a young sheep. / A young sheep. (來自小綿羊的肉。/ 年幼的綿羊。)
Do you like grilled lamb chops? (你喜歡烤羊排嗎？) (指羊肉)
The lamb followed its mother. (小羊跟著牠的媽媽。) (指小羊)
duck n. [dʌk] 鴨肉 (不可數)；鴨子 (可數)
Meat from a duck. / A bird that lives by water. (來自鴨子的肉。/ 生活在水邊的鳥類。)
Roasted duck is a famous dish. (烤鴨是一道名菜。) (指鴨肉)
Look at the ducks swimming in the pond! (看那些在池塘裡游泳的鴨子！) (指活鴨)
shrimp n. [ʃrɪmp] 蝦 (單複數同形或加 s)
A small sea creature with a shell and ten legs, eaten as food. (有殼、十隻腳的小型海洋生物，可食用。)
I ordered fried rice with shrimp. (我點了蝦仁炒飯。)
There are many shrimps/shrimp in the tank. (水族箱裡有很多蝦。)
bean n. [bin] 豆子
A seed, or the pod containing seeds, of various climbing plants, eaten as a vegetable. (多種攀緣植物的種子或豆莢，可作蔬菜食用。)
Green beans are healthy. (四季豆很健康。)
bread n. [brɛd] 麵包 (不可數)
A basic food made by mixing flour and water and baking it. (由麵粉和水混合烘烤製成的基本食物。)
I eat bread and milk for breakfast. (我早餐吃麵包和牛奶。)
注意：要數麵包通常用 a piece of bread, a slice of bread, a loaf of bread。
bun n. [bʌn] 小圓麵包；髮髻
A small, round cake or bread roll. / Hair tied in a round shape. (小的圓形蛋糕或麵包捲。/ 綁成圓形的頭髮。)
Would you like a hamburger bun? (你想要一個漢堡麵包嗎？)
She tied her hair in a bun. (她把頭髮綁成一個髮髻。)
cereal n. [ˋsɪrɪəl] 穀片；穀類食品 (通常不可數)
A food made from grain, often eaten with milk for breakfast. (由穀物製成的食物，常在早餐時加牛奶食用。)
Many children like to eat cereal. (很多小孩喜歡吃穀片。)
flour n. [flaʊr] 麵粉 (不可數)
Powder made from grain, used for making bread, cakes, etc. (由穀物磨成的粉末，用於製作麵包、蛋糕等。)
We need flour to bake a cake. (我們需要麵粉來烤蛋糕。)
wheat n. [hwit] 小麥 (不可數)
A plant whose grain is used for making flour. (其穀物可用來製作麵粉的植物。)
Bread is usually made from wheat. (麵包通常是用小麥做的。)
cheese n. [tʃiz] 起司；乳酪 (通常不可數)
A food made from pressed curds of milk. (由壓製的凝乳製成的食物。)
I like cheese on my pizza. (我喜歡披薩上有起司。)
chocolate n. [ˋtʃɔkəlɪt] 巧克力 (通常不可數)
A sweet, brown food made from cacao beans. (由可可豆製成的甜的棕色食品。)
Do you want some chocolate? (你想要一些巧克力嗎？)
注意：指「一塊/一顆」巧克力時可用 a chocolate / chocolates。
candy n. [ˋkændɪ] 糖果 (美國: 通常不可數 / 英國: 可數)
A sweet food made from sugar or chocolate. (用糖或巧克力製成的甜食。)
Eating too much candy is bad for your teeth. (吃太多糖果對牙齒不好。)
He gave me a bag of candies. (英國用法)
doughnut (donut) n. [ˋdonʌt] 甜甜圈
A small fried cake of sweetened dough, typically in the shape of a ring. (油炸的小甜麵糰，通常是環狀。)
Would you like a doughnut with your coffee? (你的咖啡想配個甜甜圈嗎？)
pie n. [paɪ] 派；餡餅
Baked food with a pastry base and top, filled with fruit or meat and vegetables. (有酥皮底和頂的烘烤食物，內餡是水果或肉和蔬菜。)
Apple pie is my favorite dessert. (蘋果派是我最喜歡的甜點。)
dumpling n. [ˋdʌmplɪŋ] 餃子；糰子
A small ball of dough cooked and eaten, sometimes with a filling. (煮熟食用的麵糰，有時有內餡。)
We eat dumplings during Chinese New Year. (我們在農曆新年吃餃子。)
eggroll n. [ˋɛɡ͵rol] (中式)蛋捲；春捲
A cylinder of thin pastry filled with shredded vegetables and sometimes meat, and deep-fried. (薄麵皮捲入蔬菜絲，有時有肉，然後油炸。)
Eggrolls are a popular appetizer in Chinese restaurants. (蛋捲/春捲在中餐廳是很受歡迎的開胃菜。)
nut n. [nʌt] 堅果
A fruit consisting of a hard shell around an edible kernel. (由硬殼包覆可食用果仁的果實。)
Almonds and walnuts are types of nuts. (杏仁和核桃是堅果的種類。)
ice n. [aɪs] 冰 (不可數)
Frozen water. (結凍的水。)
Would you like some ice in your drink? (你的飲料裡想加些冰塊嗎？)
調味與口味 (Seasoning & Taste)
sugar n. [ˋʃʊɡɚ] 糖 (不可數)
A sweet substance obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet. (從甘蔗或甜菜中取得的甜味物質。)
Do you take sugar in your tea? (你的茶要加糖嗎？)
salt n. [sɔlt] 鹽 (不可數)
A white crystalline substance used for seasoning food. (用於調味的白色結晶物質。)
Pass the salt, please. (請把鹽遞給我。)
pepper n. [ˋpɛpɚ] 胡椒粉 (不可數)；青椒/甜椒 (可數)
A powder made from dried berries, used to give food a hot flavour. / A green, red, or yellow vegetable. (由乾燥漿果製成的粉末，用於給食物增加辣味。/ 綠色、紅色或黃色的蔬菜。)
Add some pepper to the soup. (在湯裡加點胡椒粉。)
I like stuffed peppers. (我喜歡鑲餡甜椒。)
oil n. [ɔɪl] 油 (不可數)
A thick liquid derived from petroleum or plants, used as fuel or lubricant, or in cooking. (來自石油或植物的濃稠液體，用作燃料、潤滑劑或烹飪。)
Heat some oil in the pan. (在平底鍋裡熱一些油。)
butter n. [ˋbʌtɚ] 奶油；黃油 (不可數)
A yellow fatty substance made from cream, used in cooking and spread on bread. (由鮮奶油製成的黃色脂肪物質，用於烹飪和塗抹麵包。)
Spread some butter on the toast. (在吐司上塗些奶油。)
cream n. [krim] 鮮奶油；奶油 (通常不可數)
The thick fatty liquid that rises to the top of milk. (浮在牛奶頂部的濃稠脂肪液體。)
Would you like cream in your coffee? (你的咖啡要加鮮奶油嗎？)
jam n. [dʒæm] 果醬 (通常不可數)
A thick sweet substance made by boiling fruit with sugar. (用水果加糖熬煮製成的濃稠甜物質。)
I like strawberry jam on my toast. (我喜歡在吐司上塗草莓果醬。)
honey n. [ˋhʌnɪ] 蜂蜜 (不可數)
A sweet sticky substance made by bees. (蜜蜂製造的甜黏物質。)
Some people add honey to their tea instead of sugar. (有些人用蜂蜜代替糖加到茶裡。)
powder n. [ˋpaʊdɚ] 粉末
A dry substance in the form of very small grains. (非常細小顆粒狀的乾燥物質。)
Milk powder is used to make baby formula. (奶粉用來製作嬰兒配方奶。)
sweet adj. [swit] 甜的
Having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar or honey. (具有糖或蜂蜜的令人愉悅的味道。)
This cake is too sweet for me. (這個蛋糕對我來說太甜了。)
sour adj. [saʊr] 酸的
Having an acid taste like lemon or vinegar. (具有像檸檬或醋一樣的酸味。)
The sour candy made my face pucker. (酸糖讓我的臉皺了起來。)
bitter adj. [ˋbɪtɚ] 苦的
Having a sharp, pungent taste or smell; not sweet. (具有尖銳、刺激性的味道或氣味；不甜的。)
Coffee without sugar tastes bitter. (不加糖的咖啡嚐起來是苦的。)
taste n. [test] 味道；品味 v. 品嚐；嚐起來有...味道
The sensation of flavour perceived in the mouth. / To perceive the flavour of. (口中感受到的風味。/ 感受...的風味。)
The soup has a good taste. (這湯味道很好。)
Can I taste the soup? (我可以嚐嚐這湯嗎？)
It tastes delicious! (它嚐起來很美味！)
餐具與烹飪 (Utensils & Cooking)
fork n. [fɔrk] 叉子
A utensil with two or more prongs used for lifting food to the mouth or holding it when cutting. (有兩個或更多尖齒，用於將食物送入口中或切割時固定的餐具。)
We usually eat pasta with a fork. (我們通常用叉子吃義大利麵。)
spoon n. [spun] 湯匙
A utensil consisting of a small shallow bowl on a handle, used for eating, stirring, and serving food. (由一個小淺碗和一個柄組成的餐具，用於吃、攪拌和盛食物。)
You need a spoon to eat soup. (你需要湯匙來喝湯。)
chopsticks n. [ˋtʃɑp͵stɪks] 筷子 (常用複數)
A pair of small, thin sticks used for eating food, especially in some Asian countries. (一對細小的棍子，用於夾取食物，特別是在一些亞洲國家。)
Can you use chopsticks? (你會使用筷子嗎？)
fry v. [fraɪ] 油炸；煎；炒
To cook food in hot fat or oil. (用熱的油脂烹煮食物。)
Let's fry some eggs for breakfast. (我們早餐來煎些蛋吧。)
詞彙小叮嚀：
- 很多食物名詞是不可數的 (meat, beef, pork, chicken[肉], bread, rice, flour, sugar, salt, oil, butter, cream, jam, honey)，但如果要表達份量，可以用量詞 (a piece of, a slice of, a bag of...) 或指特定種類/物品時變可數。
chopsticks常用複數，因為筷子通常是成對使用。