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seafood

US /ˈsiˌfud/

noun Advanced · C1 Ăn uống

Definition

edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The restaurant is famous for its fresh seafood and friendly service.

Synonyms

  • shellfishmeat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)
  • marine foodhaving a meaning similar to seafood

Collocations

  • Easy delicious fresh seafood
    describing delicious fresh seafood (variety of sweet eating apples)
  • Medium order seafood pasta at the restaurant
    to order seafood pasta at the restaurant, meaning to give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
  • Hard certify sustainable seafood sourcing practices
    to certify sustainable seafood sourcing practices, meaning to provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
  • Very Hard perishable seafood logistics demanding uninterrupted cold chains
    describing perishable seafood logistics demanding uninterrupted cold chains (food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated)

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