Tra từ snack - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

snack [snack snacks snacked snacking] noun, verb BrE [snæk] NAmE [snæk]
noun
1. (informal)a small meal or amount of food, usually eaten in a hurry
•a mid-morning snack
•I only have time for a snack at lunchtime.
•Do you serve bar snacks?
•a snack lunch
2. (AustralE, informal)a thing that is easy to do
•It'll be a snack.

Word Origin:
Middle English (originally in the sense ‘snap, bite’): from Middle Dutch snac(k), from snacken ‘to bite’, variant of snappen. Senses relating to food date from the late 17th cent.

Thesaurus:
snack noun C
•There's just time for a quick snack.
something to eat • • refreshments •
(a) light snack/refreshments
have/grab a snack/something to eat
stop for a snack/something to eat/refreshments

Example Bank:
•I fixed myself a light snack.
•I got a drink from the hotel snack machine.
•Most office staff prefer a snack lunch to a sit-down meal.
•Order bar snacks with your drinks.
•We stopped at a service station for a quick snack.
•We stopped for a quick snack.
•I only have time for a quick snack at lunchtime.
•I think it's time for a mid-morning snack.

verb intransitive ~ on sth
to eat ↑snacks between or instead of main meals
•It's healthier to snack on fruit rather than chocolate.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English (originally in the sense ‘snap, bite’): from Middle Dutch snac(k), from snacken ‘to bite’, variant of snappen. Senses relating to food date from the late 17th cent.

Example Bank:
•I usually have a light lunch and then snack on fruit and nuts during the afternoon.
•If you snack between meals, try to avoid sugary foods like chocolate.