staple food

meals pl

non-staple food

be a fussy eater

lunar eclipse

cooked food

sweet

food cereals pl

vegetarian food

go on hunger strike ( pt went ) , pp gone

delicacy

food

encroach on ⇒ 沙皇俄国对邻国采取了蚕食政策。 Shāhuáng'éguó duì línguó cǎiqǔle cánshí zhèngcè. → Tsarist Russia adopted a policy of encroaching on its neighbours.

snack

food

canteen

appetite

food

edible

( 食物 ) grain

break a promise ( pt broke ) , pp broken

recipe

appetite

food and drink

vegetarian

eatery

be comfortably off

handouts

give up eating for fear of choking

forget to eat or sleep

the weak are food for the strong

reap what one has sown

scrimp and save

like a hungry tiger