Definition of "takeaway" in 英语

adjective

1. (chiefly UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, Hong Kong, sometimes Philippines) (Of food) intended to be eaten off the premises from which it was bought.

   • I couldn't be bothered to cook, so I bought a takeaway curry.

noun

1. (chiefly UK, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand) A restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere.

   • If you're hungry, there's a takeaway just around the corner.
   • 2005, Amsterdam, Time Out, page 129, The wonderful, and deeply filling, world of Dutch broodjes (sandwiches) has its greatest champion in this takeaway, one of the very few that still features proper homemade meat and fish salads in your bun, rather than the almost ubiquitous factory prepared product that′s taken over the sandwich market.

2. (chiefly UK, Australia and New Zealand) A meal which has been purchased and has been carefully packaged as to be taken and consumed elsewhere.

   • I fancy an Indian takeaway tonight.
   • 2008, The Complete Residents′ Guide: Los Angeles, Explorer Publishing, page 315, Pizza and Thai food are popular delivery and takeaway choices, but there are a number of options.

3. (golf) The preliminary part of a golfer′s swing when the club is brought back away from the ball.

4. (US) A concession made by a labor union in the course of negotiations.

5. (informal, idiomatic, frequently in the plural) An idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider.

   • 2010, Scott Monty, Foreword, Erik Qualman, Socialnomics: How Social Media Transforms the Way We Live and Do Business, page xvi, A strength of this book is Qualman′s ability to take complex issues and break them into easily digestible takeaways through the use of real world examples and analogies.