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food bank

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Welfare
ˈfood bank noun [countable]  PEWa place that gives food to poor people 〔向穷人发放食物的〕粮食银行
Examples from the Corpus
food bankHoly Trinity contributed seventeen hundred dollars to shelters and a food bank that year, and that struck most people as plenty.Each $ 1 raised is equivalent to $ 20 for the food bank.
ˈfood bank nounChineseSyllable
gives Corpus a to that people food poor place


food bank
ˈfood bank noun [countable] American English
a place that gives food to poor people


food bankBrE /ˈfuːd bæŋk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfuːd bæŋk/ 🔊 nouna place where poor people can go to get free food 食物赈济处;食物银行