Word · Frequency #24225
vegan
纯素者;严格素食者
vegan
- 1.
A person who does not eat, drink or otherwise consume any animal products
不食用任何动物制品的人
- 2.
Someone from the vicinity of the star Vega.
来自织女星附近的人。
- 3.
Someone from Vega in Norway.
来自挪威韦加的人。
- 4.
a strict vegetarian; someone who eats no animal or dairy products at all
严格的素食主义者;完全不吃动物或乳制品的人
- 5.
A person committed to avoiding products and practices that inherently involve animal use, including all foods containing animal products, and to abstaining from direct and intentional harm to animals as far as possible; an adherent to veganism.
致力于避免涉及动物使用的产品和实践,尽可能避免直接和有意伤害动物的人;纯素食主义的信奉者
- 6.
Someone from Vega in Sweden.
来自瑞典维加的人。
不食用任何动物制品的人;来自织女星附近的人。;来自挪威韦加的人。;严格的素食主义者;完全不吃动物或乳制品的人;致力于避免涉及动物使用的产品和实践,尽可能避免直接和有意伤害动物的人;纯素食主义的信奉者
In use
My sister is a vegan, so we chose a restaurant with plenty of plant-based dishes.
Many vegans get enough protein from beans, lentils, and tofu.
The party menu includes a special salad for vegans.
be a vegan
vegan 是可数名词,指“纯素者”;作表语时前面要有 a。
She is a vegan, so she does not eat cheese.
她是纯素者,所以不吃奶酪。
become a vegan
become a vegan 强调从非纯素者变为纯素者的转变。
He became a vegan for health reasons.
他出于健康原因成了纯素者。
vegans + plural verb
vegans 作复数主语时,谓语动词用复数形式。
Connections
Collocations
- strict vegan
- 严格的纯素者
- She has been a strict vegan for ten years.她做严格的纯素者已经十年了。
- committed vegan
- 坚定的纯素者
- As a committed vegan, he never buys leather shoes.作为一名坚定的纯素者,他从不买皮鞋。
- lifelong vegan
- 终身纯素者
- She is a lifelong vegan and has never eaten meat.她是终身纯素者,从未吃过肉。
- vegans and vegetarians
- 纯素者和素食者
- Both vegans and vegetarians attended the conference.纯素者和素食者都参加了会议。
Pop culture & quotes
- I'm not a vegan because I love animals; I'm a vegan because I hate plants.
- 我不是因为爱动物才成为纯素者;我是因为讨厌植物才成为纯素者。She decided to go vegan after learning about the dairy industry.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
vegan 以 veg 开头,联想到蔬菜 vegetable,记住纯素者只吃植物,不碰蛋奶。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常饮食、餐厅点餐、健康与环保话题 vegan 作名词时是中性常用词,多用于日常饮食、点餐和健康话题,正式与非正式场合都比较常见;它指不食用任何动物性食品(包括奶、蛋)的人。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有与 /ˈvɛɡən/ 押韵的常用英语单词。dragon /ˈdræɡən/、wagon /ˈwæɡən/、organ /ˈɔːrɡən/ 的重读元音不同(/æ/、/æ/、/ɔː/ vs /ɛ/),所以不押韵,但词尾非重读的 /ɡən/ 相同。pagan /ˈpeɪɡən/ 拼写以 -gan 结尾,但重读元音是 /eɪ/。注意 begin /bɪˈɡɪn/ 拼写相似,但重音在末音节,且发音为 /ɡɪn/。beacon /ˈbiːkən/ 虽看起来相似,但元音和辅音都不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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