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- pronunciation:
- daI
iht
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word History, Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the food and drink usually eaten and drunk by a person or animal.
饮食
The diet of a newborn baby is usually his mother's milk.新生儿的饮食通常是他母亲乳汁。- similar words:
- fare, food, nourishment, nutrition
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| definition 2: |
a special selection of food and drink to improve one's health or to correct physical problems.
特定饮食
The doctor put him on a diet that is low in salt.医生为他制定了低盐的特定饮食。 |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
diets, dieting, dieted |
| definition: |
to eat less food or choose certain foods to improve health or lose weight.
节食
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| related words: |
slim |
| derivation: |
dieter (n.) |
Diet comes from diaeta, a Latin word that means "a recommended way of life." This Latin word came from a Greek word that meant "to select food and drink."
Word Builder: diet +
- dietary:
having to do with diet.
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diet influences |
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body, development, energy, health, malnutrition, metabolism, nourishment |
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broader categories that include diet |
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health |
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some activities associated with diet |
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digesting, eating, farming, foraging, harvesting, hunting, slaughtering, swallowing |
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some kinds of diets |
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carnivorous, herbivorous, omnivorous, vegetarian |
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some parts of a diet |
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drink, food |
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