Takeout is food you buy from a restaurant and carry away to eat somewhere else, usually at home. It is the American word.

Takeout外帶 is是 you buy from a restaurant你在餐廳買 and carry away然後帶走 to eat somewhere else, usually at home到別的地方吃（通常是在家） food的食物 It這 is是 the American word美式的說法

In Britain and Australia people say takeaway, and in Taiwan you will hear both from teachers, so it is worth holding on to the pair.

In Britain and Australia在英國和澳洲 people say人們說 takeaway英式說法 and in Taiwan在台灣 you will hear both from teachers老師兩種都會教 so it is worth holding on to the pair所以這一對詞值得記住

It works three ways. As a noun for the food itself: 'We ordered takeout.' As a noun for a whole meal or habit: 'Friday is takeout night.' As an adjective before another noun: takeout coffee, a takeout box, a takeout menu. Two spellings are both fine — takeout as one word, or take-out with a hyphen — and one word is more common now.

It works three ways這個字有三種用法： As a noun for the food itself當名詞指食物本身 'We ordered takeout.'像『我們叫了外帶』 As a noun for a whole meal or habit當名詞指整頓飯或一種習慣 'Friday is takeout night.'像『星期五是外帶之夜』 As an adjective before another noun當形容詞放在另一個名詞前面 takeout coffee, a takeout box, a takeout menu像外帶咖啡、外帶盒、外帶菜單這些 Two spellings are both fine兩種拼法都可以： takeout as one word一個字寫成takeout or take-out with a hyphen或者加連字號寫成take-out and one word is more common now現在不加連字號比較常見

In a restaurant, the staff question is usually the verb, not this noun: 'For here or to go?' in America, 'Eat in or take away?' in Britain. Answer with 'to go' or 'take away', not with 'takeout'. And it is uncountable as food: order some takeout, not 'a takeout'.

In a restaurant在餐廳裡 the staff question is usually the verb, not this noun店員問的通常是動詞，不是這個名詞： in America美國會說 'For here or to go?'『For here or to go?』 in Britain英國則說 'Eat in or take away?'『Eat in or take away?』 Answer with回答要用 'to go' or 'take away''to go'或'take away' not with 'takeout'不要用'takeout' it is uncountable as food當食物講的時候它是不可數名詞： order some takeout要說order some takeout not 'a takeout'不要說'a takeout'

(Though in Britain 'a takeaway' — one meal, or the shop itself — is perfectly normal, which is one more small trap between the two Englishes.) It quietly means restaurant food, cooked for you. Bringing your own lunchbox from home is not takeout.

Though in Britain不過在英國 'a takeaway''a takeaway' one meal, or the shop itself可以指一頓外帶餐或外帶店本身 is perfectly normal完全正常 which is one more small trap between the two Englishes這是兩種英語之間的另一個小差異 It quietly means restaurant food, cooked for you這個字悄悄指的是餐廳做好、為你煮的食物 Bringing your own lunchbox from home自己從家裡帶便當 is not takeout不算是takeout