snacky
/ˈsnæk.i/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsnæk.i/ (ame, ipa)
snacky — 形容詞
- snackypositive
- snackiercomparative
- snackiestsuperlative
1. describes a food that works well when you want something small and tasty to eat
零食型
適合在正餐之間少量取用的食物
describes a food that works well when you want something small and tasty to eat between your main meals.
Daichi packed some snacky little crackers for the long bus ride.
Daichi 帶了一些零食型的小餅乾，準備在長途巴士上吃。
before a noun: snacky + small finger food
These cheese cubes are really snacky, so the children finished the whole bowl.
這些起司丁很適合當零食，所以孩子們把整碗都吃光了。
Roya laid out snacky bites like olives and nuts before the movie started.
Roya 在電影開始前擺出橄欖和堅果這類適合當零食的小點。
Adina filled the café's new menu with snacky options like spring rolls and dumplings.
Adina 在咖啡店的新菜單裡放了春捲、餃子這類適合當零食的選擇。
Dried fruit feels snacky enough to grab whenever Imran gets a little hungry.
果乾很適合當零食，Imran 一有點餓就能隨手拿來吃。
- moreish
British informal; stresses that you keep wanting more
- bite-sized
focuses on small portion shape rather than between-meal use
- filling
describes food meant to satisfy hunger as a full meal
用法筆記
Almost always used before the noun (a snacky treat), not after 'be' on its own. Distinguish from sense 2: this describes the food, not the person eating it.
常見錯誤
2. used about a person who feels like nibbling on little bites rather than sitting
嘴饞
形容人想少量吃點東西而非正餐
used about a person who feels like nibbling on little bites rather than sitting down to a proper meal.
Christopher always gets snacky around four o'clock and raids the office fridge.
Christopher 每到下午四點就嘴饞，會去翻辦公室的冰箱。
of a person: feel snacky at a time of day
Élise felt snacky during the late film, so she opened a bag of popcorn.
Élise 看深夜電影時嘴饞，於是開了一包爆米花。
collocation: feel / get snacky
When Valentina is bored at home, she becomes snacky and wanders to the kitchen.
Valentina 在家無聊時就會嘴饞，晃到廚房去。
By mid-afternoon Tariro felt snacky and kept eyeing the cookies on the counter.
到了下午，Tariro 嘴饞了起來，一直盯著櫃台上的餅乾。
Dahlia warned that staying up late always leaves her snacky and reaching for chips.
Dahlia 提醒說熬夜總是讓她嘴饞，忍不住去拿洋芋片。
- full
having eaten enough and not wanting more food
用法筆記
Typically appears after a linking verb (feel snacky, get snacky), unlike sense 1 which sits before a noun. The subject is a person, not the food.