carryout

/ˈkær.i.aʊt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈker.i.aʊt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈker-ē-ˌau̇t ˈka-rē-/ (ame, mw)

carryout — noun

  • carryoutsingular
  • carryoutsplural

1. food from a restaurant or food shop that you buy ready-made and take away to eat

1.名詞B1
釋義

food from a restaurant or food shop that you buy ready-made and take away to eat somewhere else

例句

After work, Gita picked up carryout from the Thai place near home.

pick up carryout from a restaurant

The hotel lets guests bring carryout to the tables by the pool.

bring carryout to another place

同義詞
  • takeout

    the closest American equivalent and often more common in everyday speech

  • takeaway

    the usual British term for the same kind of food

  • to-go food

    an informal phrase used especially on menus and signs

反義詞

文法句型

order carryout

get carryout

pick up carryout

用法筆記

Mainly North American. It usually works as an uncountable noun for food bought to eat away from the restaurant; British English more often uses takeaway.

常見錯誤

❌We ordered three carryouts for the table.
✅We ordered carryout for the table.' or ✅ 'We ordered three carryout meals.
💡Carryout usually works as an uncountable noun for the food itself.