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.這些詞均表示限制或規定飲食,通常是爲了健康。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(爲健康或減肥的)規定飲食,節食;規定飲食期◆The doctor recommended a low-fat, salt-free diet.醫生建議低脂無鹽飲食。◆I decided to go on a diet.我決定節食。 see also diet ⇨ food▸diet
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[intransitive] ◆She's always dieting but she never seems to lose weight.她總在節食,但體重好像從未減少過。■fast [countable] a period during which you do not eat food, especially for religious or health reasons禁食期;齋戒期◆He observes the fast of Ramadan.他遵守齋月期間的齋戒。◆In Cyprus this soup is served on Easter morning to break the long Lenten fast.在塞浦路斯,這種湯要在複活節早上喝,給漫長的四旬齋期開齋。▸fast
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[intransitive] ◆During Ramadan they fast from sunrise to sunset.齋月期間他們從日出到日落之間禁食。■regime reɪˈʒiːm [countable] a regimen生活規則;養生之道;養生法◆I'm going swimming every day as part of my new fitness regime.我新的養生法的其中一項内容是每天去遊泳。■regimen ˈredʒɪmən [countable] (medical醫學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生活規則;養生之道;養生法◆We used a combined regimen of injection treatment and radiation therapy.我們采用了一種注射與放射相結合的治療方法。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是正式用詞,尤用於醫學語境。病人可能會在醫生建議下采用某種養生法(be put on a regimen)。regime不那麽正式,常用於人們決定采用新方法節食或鍛煉的場合。