fast food
fast food — 名詞
1. food that you can buy and eat immediately from a shop or restaurant, without wai
速食
快速製作出售的便利餐點
food that you can buy and eat immediately from a shop or restaurant, without waiting long for it to be cooked — common examples are hamburgers, pizza, and fried chicken
Felipe stopped for fast food after his evening class because the cafeteria was already closed.
Felipe 晚間下課後停下來買了速食，因為餐廳已經關了。
collocation: stop for fast food
Layla buys fast food near her office when her lunch break is short.
Layla 午休時間短的時候，會在公司附近的店買速食。
collocation: buy fast food
The fast food chain across from the train station sells burgers, fried rice, and shakes.
火車站對面的那家速食連鎖店賣漢堡、炒飯和奶昔。
Ramón thinks fast food is overpriced, so he cooks at home.
Ramón 覺得速食不值那個價錢，所以他都在家做飯。
- junk food
More informal and negative; focuses on low nutritional value rather than speed of service
- takeaway
Used mainly in British English; refers to food bought to be eaten elsewhere, not necessarily fast food
- convenience food
Broader meaning; includes supermarket ready-meals and packaged snacks, not just restaurant food
- home-cooked meal
Food prepared at home from fresh ingredients, requiring time and effort
- slow food
A movement and style of food that emphasizes traditional cooking methods and local ingredients
文法句型
eat fast food
fast food + noun (restaurant / chain / industry)
用法筆記
Fast food is an uncountable noun, so it is never used with 'a' or in plural form. It can also be placed before another noun to describe restaurants, chains, or the industry itself.