English Vocabulary about Eating Food
English Vocabulary about Eating Food
Abstemious (adj)
The dietitian advised me to become more abstemious about my meals.
Anorexia (noun)
Anorexia is a mental ailment that subjects the sick person to enduring starvation.
The nutritionist prescribed some special medications for his chronic anorexia.
Devour (verb)
swallow, gulp down, raven, gobble
Devour means to eat something eagerly, but it can be used in situations where there is a great keenness to do an activity. It also refers to situations where someone is filled with a strong feeling.
He devoured half of his burger in one bite.
Jack is devouring the magazine which he bought yesterday.
Don’t devour food because it harms your digestions in the stomach.Smith reminded John about his diet while he was devouring a delicious dish.
We were devoured by reminiscent halcyon days that the news broadcast warned about a new coming inflation.
Gluttonous (adj)
Obesity is the least concomitant of being gluttonous.
Have eyes bigger than one’s stomach (idiom)
My friends had eyes bigger than their stomachs last night at the party.
People usually have eyes bigger than their stomachs in self-service restaurants.
Herbivore (noun)
Herbivorous animals seem less dangerous to human beings. The only threat can be raised by approaching the massive ones.
Omnivorous (adj)
Omnivorous means to be both herbivorous and carnivorous simultaneously. Therefore omnivorous creatures can supply their sustenance through flesh and plants.
Humans are omnivorous due to their intrinsic nature.
Ravenous (adj)
I feel ravenously hungry in the holy month of Ramadan from dawn to dusk.
Vegan (noun)
There is an ongoing fad for becoming vegans in developed countries.
Voracious (adj)
Voracious means to have an endless appetite and desire for eating food.
After being a long time away from home, she was voracious toward domestic dishes.
Reply to “anorexia”
Anorexia is a mental ailment that subjects the sick person to endure starvation.
√ subject someone to something / verb + ing (gerund)
Anorexia (noun) : sitophobia
Suffering from anorexia, my uncle is died.
* my uncle is dead / my uncle died / passed away
Reply to “have eyes bigger than one’s stomach”
My friends had eyes bigger than their stomach last night at the party.
People usually have eyes bigger than their stomach in self-service restaurants.
It sounds like your friends were a bit too ambitious with their food choices at the party! And you’re right, in self-service restaurants, it’s common for people to overestimate how much they can eat because of all the tempting options. Moderation is key to avoiding waste and enjoying the meal.
Reply to “ravenous”
I feel ravenously hungry in ramadan month from dawn to sunset.
Ramadan instead of ramadan
√ in the month of Ramadan / in Ramadan
√ from dawn to dusk
Reply to “vegan”
There is an ongoing fad for vegan in the developed countries.
* in developed countries
* … fad for becoming vegans – vegan is a person.
Reply to “abstemious”
The dietitian prescribed me to become more abstemious toward my meals.
√ prescribe somebody something / prescribe something for somebody
Reply to “gluttonous”
The obesity is the least concomitant of being gluttonous.
* Obesity is …
Reply to “voracious”
Voracious means endless appetite and desire for eating food.
After being a long time away from the home, she was voracious toward domestic dishes.
* having an endless appetite or desire for
* from the home ➡ from home
Reply to “herbivore”
Herbivore animals seems less dangerous to human being. The only threat can be raised by approaching the massive ones.
* Herbivore animals seems less dangerous to human being. ➡ Herbivores / Herbivorous animals seem less dangerous to human beings.
Reply to “omnivorous”
Omnivorous means to be both herbivorous and carnivorous simultaneously. Therefore omnivorous creatures can supply their sustenance through flesh and plant.
People are omnivorous due to their intrinsic nature.
It’s better to use “humans” instead of “people”.
Reply to “devour”
“Devour”- (Verb)
Swallow,gulp,raven,gobble
He devoured half of his berger in one bite.
Rahul devours the cricket megazine which he bought.
Don’t devour food because it harms our digestions in stomach.
* Use commas between the words: Swallow,gulp,raven,gobble
* burger
* Rahul is devouring (present continuous)
* magazine
* … it harms your digestion in the stomach
“Devour” means eat something eagerly, but it can be used in situation that there is a great keen on doing an activity. It also refers to situation where someone is filled by a strong feeling.
Smith reminded john about his diet while he was devouring a delicious dish.
We were devoured by reminiscing halcyon days that the news broadcast warned about a new coming inflation.
* “Devour” means to eat / eating
* used in situation that there is ➡ in a situation where there is
* there is a great keenness to do …
* it refers to a situation where (You do not seem to pay enough attention to my previous corrections on pluralization. This way, you cannot improve your English fast enough.) Try not to make repeated mistakes.
* John
* He was devoured by