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takeout

/teyk-out/US // ˈteɪkˌaʊt //

外卖,外卖服务,外食,外带

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act or fact of taking out.
    • : something made to be taken out, especially food prepared in a store or restaurant to be carried out for consumption elsewhere.
    • : Informal. a store, restaurant, or counter specializing in preparing food meant to be carried out for consumption elsewhere.
    • : a section, as of a magazine, that may be removed intact, usually consisting of a story, article, or set of illustrations.
    • : Also called takedown, takeout loan, takeout mortgage. Finance. a long-term real-estate mortgage arranged for a building the construction of which is financed by an interim short-term loan .
    • : Cards. Bridge.a bid in a suit or denomination different from the one bid by one's partner.Poker.the minimum with which a player can begin.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : pertaining to or supplying food and drink to be taken out and consumed elsewhere: the takeout window of a restaurant.
    • : Also takedown. of, relating to, or providing a takeout mortgage: The high-rise developer has found a takeout commitment from a large insurance company.

Examples

  • Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the restaurant was closed for dine-in, but their takeout service was flawless.

  • Outdoor restaurant dining may still be too risky with new virus variants, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get takeout, go to the park, and see people.

  • Delivery, takeout options and outdoor dining options are highlighted on each map point.

  • Now that vaccines for the coronavirus are available, we can anticipate some sort of “new normal,” including dining in restaurants rather than “streateries” or eating takeout food at home.

  • The pair reopened the restaurant in early May, offering takeout for the first time — but only to guests who ordered ahead online.

  • One donor complains about the takeout chicken pot pies served at a Karl Rove-hosted confab.

  • The typical American eats takeout breakfast in his car about eight times per year.

  • Plastic-foam containers are used for everything from awful conference room coffee to Chinese takeout.

  • In Manhattan, where I grew up, people seemed to eat a lot of takeout, or prepared foods from places like Zabars and Fairway.

  • I added some left-over roast brisket and a scoop of Chinese takeout rice, two favorites.