喜欢吃美食的人可以是“吃货”，“美食达人”“美食家”
今天我们就一起来聊聊我们这些喜欢美食的，吃货的英文相关表达。
1. foodie /'fu: d/ 吃货
英文释义：
Foodies are people who enjoy cooking and eating different kinds of food.
喜欢做和吃各种不同的食物的人可以用Foodie来表示。
It's easy to make a foodie happy,
just give me something to eat.
逗吃货开心的方法很简单，只要给我吃好吃的。
foodaholic /,fud'hlk/
重度吃货，吃东西毫无节制
2. epicure /'epkj/
英文释义：
An epicure is someone who enjoys eating food that is of very good quality,
especially unusual or rare food.
美食家，强调享受稀奇，高品质美食
An epicure cultivates a refined taste, especially in food and wine.
美食家养成了雅致的品位，尤其在美食美酒方面。
cultivate /'kltvet/ v. 培养;陶冶
3. gourmet
英文释义：
A gourmet is someone who enjoys good food,
and who knows a lot about food and wine.
喜欢吃美食，而且还知道各种食物和酒，
跟我们常常说的“美食达人”，“美食家”意思相近，
The dinner was enough to satiate the gourmets
晚餐足以让这些美食家们大饱口福。
4. gourmant
英文释义：
A gourmand is a person who enjoys eating and drinking in large amounts.
形容一个人不仅喜欢吃，而且吃喝的量也很大。
gourmand的意思是“贪吃的人; 美食主义者”，做形容词解释就是“贪食的”，与“hyperphagic”同义。
例句：
The food here satisfies gourmands rather than gourmets.
这里的食物可以吃饱饕餮，但不能让美食家满意。
5. have a big stomach
have a big stomach
有一个很大的胃，其实就是很能吃的意思
You must have a big stomach.
你一定很能吃!
6. eating machine
eating machine的意思是：
吃饭的机器，也就是吃货的意思
Jack is a big eating machine.
Jack是一头大吃货。
7.知识点扩展
（1） swallow 吞咽
He contracted his brows and swallowed medicine down.
他皱了皱眉头，然后一口把药水喝了下去。
（2）chew 咀嚼
Old men have to chew thoroughly before swallowing.
老人在咽东西之前必须细嚼。
（3）be on a hunger strike 绝食
The prisoners went on a hunger strike.
犯人们进行绝食抗议。
（4）be on a diet 节食
Have you been on a diet? You've lost a lot of weight.
你最近在节食吗?你瘦了好多。
The prisoners went on a hunger strike.
犯人们进行绝食抗议。
