diet + noun
形容词 diet 一般只用在名词前作定语,不单独作表语。
She drinks diet lemonade every day.
她每天喝低热量柠檬水。
含有比正常更少的脂肪、盐、糖或卡路里,或声称如此。
含有比正常更少的脂肪、盐、糖或卡路里,或声称如此。
Containing less fat, salt, sugar, or calories than normal, or claimed to have such.
I'd like a diet lemonade, please.
请给我一杯健怡柠檬水。
用法提示:diet 作形容词修饰 lemonade,表示“低糖/健怡的”。
Many restaurants now offer diet options for health-conscious customers.
许多餐馆现在为注重健康的顾客提供低卡选择。
用法提示:diet 作形容词修饰 options,表示“低卡/健康的”。
He prefers diet cereal because it contains less sugar.
他更喜欢低糖麦片,因为它的含糖量更低。
用法提示:diet 作形容词修饰 cereal,表示“低糖的”。
形容词 diet 一般只用在名词前作定语,不单独作表语。
She drinks diet lemonade every day.
她每天喝低热量柠檬水。
常用来对比同一食品或饮料的普通版与低热量版。
This is the diet version of their best-selling yogurt.
这是他们最畅销酸奶的低热量版本。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is diet to lose weight.
正确表达She is on a diet to lose weight.
diet 作形容词只能修饰食品或饮料(diet drink、diet Coke),表示“低糖低脂的”,不能用来描述人正在节食。汉语“她在节食”对应英语固定说法 be on a diet,这里 diet 是名词,必须带介词 on 和冠词 a。
grammar · medium
易错句子This is a diet drink, so it has no sugar.
正确表达This is a diet drink, so it has less sugar than the regular kind.
diet 只表示“比普通产品含更少的糖、脂肪、盐或热量”,并不等于 sugar-free(无糖)或零热量。要表达“完全不含糖”要用 sugar-free,不能用 diet 代替。
grammar · medium
易错句子I only drink diet.
正确表达I only drink diet drinks.
diet 是形容词,不能单独替代名词。汉语口语可说“我只喝低糖的”,省掉中心词,英语却必须保留被修饰的名词,如 diet drinks、diet soda,否则句子不完整。
低糖汽水;无糖汽水
She always orders a diet soda with her lunch.
她午饭时总是点一杯低糖汽水。
低热量饮料;低糖饮料
This diet drink has almost no sugar in it.
这种低糖饮料几乎不含糖。
低糖可乐;健怡可乐
He prefers diet cola to the regular kind.
比起普通可乐,他更喜欢低糖可乐。
低热量版本;低脂版本
The diet version of this yogurt has fewer calories.
这款酸奶的低热量版本卡路里更少。
低热量食品;减肥食品
The supermarket sells a wide range of diet food.
这家超市出售各种各样的低热量食品。
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