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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
snack
snack [snack snacks snacked snacking] noun, verb BrE [snæk] NAmE [snæk] noun 1. (informal)a small meal or amount of food, usually eaten in a hurry •a mid-morning snack •I only have time for a snack at lunchtime. •Do you serve bar snacks? •a snack lunch 2. (AustralE, informal)a thing that is easy to do •It'll be a snack. Word Origin: Middle English (originally in the sense ‘snap, bite’): from Middle Dutch snac(k), from snacken ‘to bite’, variant of snappen. Senses relating to food date from the late 17th cent. Thesaurus: snack noun C •There's just time for a quick snack. something to eat • • refreshments • (a) light snack/refreshments have/grab a snack/something to eat stop for a snack/something to eat/refreshments Example Bank: •I fixed myself a light snack. •I got a drink from the hotel snack machine. •Most office staff prefer a snack lunch to a sit-down meal. •Order bar snacks with your drinks. •We stopped at a service station for a quick snack. •We stopped for a quick snack. •I only have time for a quick snack at lunchtime. •I think it's time for a mid-morning snack. verb intransitive ~ on sth to eat ↑snacks between or instead of main meals •It's healthier to snack on fruit rather than chocolate. Verb forms: Word Origin: Middle English (originally in the sense ‘snap, bite’): from Middle Dutch snac(k), from snacken ‘to bite’, variant of snappen. Senses relating to food date from the late 17th cent. Example Bank: •I usually have a light lunch and then snack on fruit and nuts during the afternoon. •If you snack between meals, try to avoid sugary foods like chocolate.
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