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单词 non-food
释义
non-food
adjective[before noun]
(alsononfood)
uk/ˌnɒnˈfuːd/us/ˌnɑːnˈfuːd/
not foreating, orrelatingto things that are not foreating:
Thebiggestpriceincreasescame in non-foodproductsandespeciallyelectricalgoods
Thesupermarkethasseengrowthin the non-foodareainparticular.
More examples
  • Somepregnantwomen have an unsualcravingtoeatnonfooditemssuch ascoal,chalk, orclay.
  • Non-foodretailershave beenhardesthitby theeconomicdownturn.
  • They haveinvestedheavilyinresearchtoexplorethepossibilityofproducingfuelfrom non-foodcrops.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Food - general words
  • aliment
  • bed
  • box scheme
  • carb
  • carbohydrate
  • cep
  • delicacy
  • eats
  • farm box
  • fast food
  • fayre
  • food
  • grub
  • mouthful
  • nosh
  • perishables
  • portion
  • produce box
  • quenelle
  • sustenance
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(Definition ofnon-foodfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

non-food| Business English

non-food
adjective[before noun]
(alsononfood)
uk
us
COMMERCE
notfoodor notrelatedtofood:
non-food items/goods/productsThesupermarketchainhasrecentlyexpandedtooffernon-fooditemslikebooks,clothing, andfurniture.
(Definition ofnon-foodfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofnon-food

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Considerable strain, however, has been put upon the networks through whichnon-foodresources are shared.
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That aside, this is an excellent publication which should be on the bookshelves of all those interested in novel andnon-foodcrops.
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Figures 3 and 4 display the information the budget surveys provide on expenditure on person-to-person purchases ofnon-foodgoods and services.
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The reason is thatnon-foodmanufacturing, which as noted above accounts for the majority of hazardous wastes, is also a relatively capital-intensive sector.
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Samples ofnon-foodfruits were obtained when monkeys were foraging and broke off a piece of the branch.
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Similarly, at the intraspecific level, food-fruits had significantly more fructose and glucose thannon-foodfruits, but no difference was found for sucrose.
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So when analysing self-employment in the cities we should study personto-person purchases ofnon-foodgoods and services.
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Expenditure on person-to-person purchases ofnon-foodgoods is more complicated to interpret.
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The other six sectors are food manufacturing,non-foodmanufacturing, petroleum refining, infrastructure, private services, and government services.
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Second, in most developing countries, food andnon-foodprices vary by region.
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As capital, unskilled labor, and skilled labor move out ofnon-foodmanufacturing and into other sectors, environmental pressures associated with those sectors increase.
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Changes were limited, however, to food- or farm-related attitudes and behaviors and did not spill over intonon-foodconsumption categories.
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Four challenges for crop scientists are discussed: lowering crop inputs; the impacts of climate variability and change; optimizing crop quality; and new crops fornon-foodproducts.
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The remaining neighborhood characteristics are captured by a proxy variable, indicating the median per capita expenditure on food andnon-fooditems, in the neighborhood/community in question.
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The activities that caused the greatest difficulty and created most dependence, and in which almost all the respondents participated, werenon-foodshopping and seeing their families.
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