diet noun ⇨diet (go on a diet)⇨food (a balanced diet)diet
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diet ♦︎ fast ♦︎ regime ♦︎ regimenThese words all describe the process of controlling what you eat, usually for health reasons.这些词均表示限制或规定饮食,通常是为了健康。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆on a diet / regime / regimen◆a strict diet / regime / regimen◆to go on / be on / follow / keep to / stick to a diet / regime■diet ˈdaɪət [countable] a limited variety or amount of food that you eat for medical reasons or because you want to lose weight; a time when you only eat this limited variety or amount(为健康或减肥的)规定饮食,节食;规定饮食期◆The doctor recommended a low-fat, salt-free diet.医生建议低脂无盐饮食。◆I decided to go on a diet.我决定节食。 see also diet ⇨ food▸diet
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[intransitive] ◆She's always dieting but she never seems to lose weight.她总在节食,但体重好像从未减少过。■fast [countable] a period during which you do not eat food, especially for religious or health reasons禁食期;斋戒期◆He observes the fast of Ramadan.他遵守斋月期间的斋戒。◆In Cyprus this soup is served on Easter morning to break the long Lenten fast.在塞浦路斯,这种汤要在复活节早上喝,给漫长的四旬斋期开斋。▸fast
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[intransitive] ◆During Ramadan they fast from sunrise to sunset.斋月期间他们从日出到日落之间禁食。■regime reɪˈʒiːm [countable] a regimen生活规则;养生之道;养生法◆I'm going swimming every day as part of my new fitness regime.我新的养生法的其中一项内容是每天去游泳。■regimen ˈredʒɪmən [countable] (medical医学orformal) a set of rules about food and exercise or medical treatment that you follow in order to stay healthy or to improve your health生活规则;养生之道;养生法◆We used a combined regimen of injection treatment and radiation therapy.我们采用了一种注射与放射相结合的治疗方法。NOTE辨析 Regime or regimen?Regimen is a formal word, used especially in medical contexts; a patient may be put on a regimen by their doctor. Regime is less formal and is used just as often by people who decide to put themselves on a new programme of diet and exercise. * regimen是正式用词,尤用于医学语境。病人可能会在医生建议下采用某种养生法(be put on a regimen)。regime不那么正式,常用于人们决定采用新方法节食或锻炼的场合。