ready-to-eat

ready-to-eat — 形容詞

1. describes food that has already been cooked or prepared, so you can eat it strai

1.形容詞B1
釋義

即食

已準備好，不需再烹調即可食用

describes food that has already been cooked or prepared, so you can eat it straight away without any cooking, washing, or extra work.

例句

Andrew picked up a ready-to-eat chicken salad from the supermarket deli counter.

Andrew 在超市熟食櫃檯買了一份即食雞肉沙拉。

attributive use before a noun

The ready-to-eat meals in the fridge are perfect for nights when Sora works late.

冰箱裡的即食餐點非常適合 Sora 需要加班的夜晚。

common collocation: ready-to-eat meals

同義詞
  • pre-cooked

    more specific — the food has actually been cooked, whereas 'ready-to-eat' includes no-cook items like salads

  • instant

    usually implies adding hot water (e.g. instant noodles); narrower in scope

  • pre-prepared

    more formal; used in catering and institutional contexts

反義詞
  • raw

    requires cooking before eating

  • homemade

    made from scratch at home, not pre-prepared

文法句型

ready-to-eat + noun

用法筆記

Almost always used directly before the noun it describes (attributive position), as in 'ready-to-eat meals' or 'ready-to-eat products'. It is less common in predicative position ('the meal is ready-to-eat'), though not incorrect.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a ready to eat meal from the shop.
✅I bought a ready-to-eat meal from the shop.
💡The hyphens are required when the compound adjective comes before the noun.