Snacks - 英语词汇详解

Meaning 1：snacks (Snacks)

Snacks 🔊

/snæks/

Small amounts of food you eat when you're a bit hungry between your main meals, like chips or fruit.

snacks 🔊

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/snæks/

Small amounts of food eaten between main meals.

📁 Category：Diet & Health 🔖 Level：初级

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old Dutch 'snacken' meaning 'to bite or snap.'

💡 Mnemonic

Think of 'snack' as a 'snap' of food - quick and small.

📖 Example

We bought some snacks like chips and chocolate to share while watching the movie. 🔊 We bought some snacks like chips and chocolate to share while watching the movie.

🔗 Collocations

healthy snacks – healthy snacks

snack bar – snack bar

snack time – snack time

🔄 Synonyms

bite (n.) – a small amount of food

tidbit (n.) – a small piece of tasty food

🚫 Antonyms

meal (n.) – a substantial amount of food eaten at one time

🌱 Derivatives

snack (v.) – to eat a small amount of food between meals

📖 Cultural Story

In the 14th century, 'snack' meant a quick bite from a ship's mess. It later expanded to any small food eaten between meals.