diet

noun

1. 日常饮食；日常食物
   the food that you eat and drink regularly
   1. to have a healthy, balanced diet
      有健康和均衡的饮食
   2. the Japanese diet of rice, vegetables and fish
      米饭、蔬菜和鱼这些日本人常吃的食物
   3. to receive advice on diet
      接受饮食建议
2. 规定饮食（为健康或减肥等目的）；规定饮食的时期
   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
   1. a low-fat, salt-free diet
      低脂肪无盐的饮食
   2. diet drinks (= with fewer calories than normal)
      低热量饮料
   3. I decided to go on a diet (= to lose weight) before my holiday.
      我决定在休假前节食。
3. 大量单调的活动；大量单一的东西
   a large amount of a restricted range of activities
   1. Children today are brought up on a diet of television cartoons and soap operas.
      如今的孩子是看电视上的动画片和肥皂剧长大的。

verb

1. 节食；进规定饮食
   to eat less food or only food of a particular type in order to lose weight
   1. She's always dieting but she never seems to lose any weight.
      她总是在节食，但体重好像并未减少。

1. N-VAR 日常饮食;日常食物
   Your diet is the type and range of food that you regularly eat.
   1. It's never too late to improve your diet.
      什么时候改善饮食都为时不晚。
   2. ...a healthy diet rich in fruit and vegetables...
      富含水果和蔬菜的健康饮食
   3. Poor diet and excess smoking will seriously damage the health of your hair.
      不合理饮食和过度吸烟会严重损害头发的健康。
2. N-COUNT (医生指定的)特别饮食，规定饮食
   If a doctor puts someone on a diet, he or she makes them eat a special type or range of foods in order to improve their health.
   1. He was put on a diet of milky food.
      他按照医嘱要食用乳制品。
   2. ...a special diet for children with high cholesterol.
      专为胆固醇高的孩子准备的特别饮食
3. N-VAR （为减轻体重的）限制饮食，节食
   If you are on a diet, you eat special kinds of food or you eat less food than usual because you are trying to lose weight.
   1. Have you been on a diet? You've lost a lot of weight...
      你最近在节食吗？你瘦了好多。
   2. Diet and exercise will alter your shape...
      节食和锻炼会改变你的体形。
   3. I've only lost sixteen pounds since I started this diet.
      从这次节食开始到现在我只减了16磅。
4. VERB (为减轻体重而)限制饮食，节食
   If you are dieting, you eat special kinds of food or you eat less food than usual because you are trying to lose weight.
   1. I've been dieting ever since the birth of my fourth child...
      我生完第四个孩子后就一直在节食。
   2. Most of us have dieted at some time in our lives.
      我们大多数人都曾在人生的某个时期为减肥而节食过。
5. ADJ (饮料或食物)有助于减肥的，低热量的，低卡路里的
   Diet drinks or foods have been specially produced so that they do not contain many calories.
   1. ...sugar-free diet drinks.
      无糖低热量饮料
   2. ...diet margarine.
      低卡路里的人造黄油
6. N-COUNT (尤指令人不快或劣质的东西的)大量
   If you are fed on a diet of something, especially something unpleasant or of poor quality, you receive or experience a very large amount of it.
   1. The radio had fed him a diet of pop songs...
      他从广播里听到的都是千篇一律的流行歌曲。
   2. People are rejecting this constant diet of despair.
      人们开始拒绝这种没完没了的绝望情绪。

1. It's basically a vegan diet
   从根本上来讲，这是严格的素食主义饮食。
2. He cut down on coffee and cigarettes, and ate a balanced diet
   他喝咖啡和吸烟都比以前少了，饮食也均衡了。
3. It's never too late to improve your diet.
   什么时候改善饮食都为时不晚。
4. Poor diet and excess smoking will seriously damage the health of your hair.
   不合理饮食和过度吸烟会严重损害头发的健康。
5. He was put on a diet of milky food.
   他按照医嘱要食用乳制品。
6. Have you been on a diet? You've lost a lot of weight
   你最近在节食吗？你瘦了好多。
7. Diet and exercise will alter your shape
   节食和锻炼会改变你的体形。
8. I've only lost sixteen pounds since I started this diet.
   从这次节食开始到现在我只减了16磅。
9. I've been dieting ever since the birth of my fourth child
   我生完第四个孩子后就一直在节食。
10. Most of us have dieted at some time in our lives.
    我们大多数人都曾在人生的某个时期为减肥而节食过。
11. The radio had fed him a diet of pop songs
    他从广播里听到的都是千篇一律的流行歌曲。
12. People are rejecting this constant diet of despair.
    人们开始拒绝这种没完没了的绝望情绪。
13. If you think you may be allergic to a food or drink, eliminate it from your diet.
    如果觉得可能对某种食物或饮料过敏，将其从日常饮食中去除。
14. An easy way to cut the amount of fat in your diet is to avoid eating red meats
    减少饮食中脂肪摄入量的简单方法就是避免吃红肉。
15. She lost 16 pounds in the first month of her diet.
    她节食的头一个月就减掉了16磅。
16. I managed to stick to the diet and keep off sweet foods
    我努力做到了只吃规定饮食，不沾甜食。
17. I was so hungry all the time that I could not keep the diet up for longer than a month
    我无时无刻都觉得饿，节食坚持不到一个月就放弃了。
18. Fish and rice were the mainstays of the country's diet
    鱼和米是该国的主要食品。
19. A vegetarian diet may not provide enough calories for a child's normal growth
    素食也许不足以提供一个孩子正常成长所需的热量。
20. Are there plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables in your diet?
    你的饮食中新鲜果蔬充足吗？
21. We can offer you practical suggestions on how to increase the fibre in your daily diet
    我们能就如何增加你日常饮食中的纤维素量提供实际的建议。
22. I reasoned that changing my diet would lower my cholesterol level
    我推断改变自己的饮食可以降低我的胆固醇水平。
23. There is a relationship between diet and cancer.
    饮食结构和癌症之间有一定关联。
24. She would improve her diet if she ate less fried food and snacked less.
    如果她少吃油炸食品和零食的话，她的饮食结构就会有所改观。
25. Their daily diet consisted of a lump of stale bread, a bowl of rice and stale water.
    他们的日常饮食包括一块不新鲜的面包、一碗米饭和变味的水。
26. The Chinese also eat a type of pasta as part of their staple diet
    中国人也把一种面食作为他们的主食之一。
27. But one problem is that few people can stick to a diet for long.
    但有一个问题是很少有人能长期坚持节食。
28. The dietitian was helpful, making suggestions as to how I could improve my diet
    这位营养学家就如何改善饮食给我提出了些建议，对我很有帮助。
29. I suggest supplementing your diet with vitamins E and A.
    我建议你在日常饮食中补充些维生素E和维生素A。
30. I spent most of my teen years reading diet books.
    我青少年时期的大部分时间都用来阅读控制饮食的书籍了。

noun

1. the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods)

   Synonym:    dieting

2. the usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal)

3. a prescribed selection of foods

4. a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan)

verb

1. eat sparingly, for health reasons or to lose weight

2. follow a regimen or a diet, as for health reasons
   1. He has high blood pressure and must stick to a low-salt diet