Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #10146
vegetarian
素食者；素食主义者
核心释义
a person who does not eat meat or fish, and sometimes no animal products at all
- 1.
不吃动物肉的人,有时也不使用任何动物产品
A person who does not eat animal flesh, or, in some cases, use any animal products.
- 2.
食用果实、谷物和坚果的人；不吃肉、鱼或(通常)任何动物产品的人
eater of fruits and grains and nuts; someone who eats no meat or fish or (often) any animal products
- 3.
只吃植物的动物；草食动物
An animal that eats only plants; a herbivore.
食草动物；草食动物；不吃动物肉的人,有时也不使用任何动物产品；食用果实、谷物和坚果的人；不吃肉、鱼或(通常)任何动物产品的人；只吃植物的动物；草食动物；素食者
用法In use
She has been a vegetarian since college.
用法提示：vegetarian 是名词，作表语，指‘不吃肉的人’。
Vegetarians usually eat plenty of beans and nuts for protein.
用法提示：vegetarians 是名词复数，作主语，指‘素食者’。
This café has a separate menu for vegetarians.
用法提示：vegetarians 是名词复数，作介词 for 的宾语，指‘素食者’。
be a vegetarian
此结构表示状态，vegetarian 为可数名词。
She is a vegetarian.
她是一个素食者。
become a vegetarian
表示从非素食者转变为素食者的过程。
He became a vegetarian after watching a documentary.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- strict vegetarian
- 严格素食者
- She is a strict vegetarian who avoids all animal products.她是一个严格的素食者，避免所有动物制品。
- lacto-ovo vegetarian
- 蛋奶素食者
- Most lacto-ovo vegetarians eat eggs and dairy but no meat.大多数蛋奶素食者吃鸡蛋和奶制品，但不吃肉。
- vegetarian diet
- 素食饮食
- He switched to a vegetarian diet for health reasons.他出于健康原因改吃素食。
- vegetarian restaurant
- 素食餐厅
- We found a great vegetarian restaurant near the park.我们在公园附近找到了一家很棒的素食餐厅。
- become a vegetarian
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：vegetable（蔬菜） + -arian（表人）→ 只吃蔬菜的人
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：饮食讨论、生活方式、餐厅菜单 通常用于日常交流、健康饮食或餐厅点餐等场景，属于中性词汇。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，指不吃肉的人。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the same ending /ɛriən/ and rhyme with 'vegetarian' in standard General American and British English. They are all spelled with '-arian' as the final part.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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