a substance that is needed to keep a living thing alive and to help it to grow 營養素;營養物 a lack of essential nutrients 基本營養的缺乏 Plants draw minerals and other nutrients from the soil. 植物從土壤中吸取礦物質和其他養分。 children suffering from a serious nutrient deficiency 嚴重缺乏營養的兒童
Collocations Diet and exerciseDiet and exercise 節食和鍛煉 Weight 體重 - put on/gain/lose weight/a few kilos/a few pounds
增加/減少體重/幾公斤/幾磅 - watch/control/struggle with your weight
關注/控制體重;努力減肥 - be/become seriously overweight/underweight
已經/變得嚴重超重/體重不足 - be/become clinically/morbidly obese
已經是/變成臨床/病態肥胖 - achieve/facilitate/promote/stimulate weight loss
達到減輕體重的目的;促進減肥 - slim down to 70 kilos/(British English) 11 stone/(especially North American English) 160 pounds
減肥到 70 公斤/11 英石/160 磅 - combat/prevent/tackle/treat obesity
遏制/防止/解決/治療肥胖 - develop/have/suffer from/struggle with/recover from anorexia/bulimia/an eating disorder
患上/對抗/治愈厭食症/貪食症/飲食失調症 - be on/go on/follow a crash/strict diet
采用快速減肥食譜;嚴格節食 - have/suffer from a negative/poor body image
有不好的身體形象 - have/develop a positive/healthy body image
具有/達到好的/健康的身體形象
Healthy eating 健康的飲食 - eat a balanced diet/healthily/sensibly
吃得均衡/健康/合理 - get/provide/receive adequate/proper nutrition
獲得/提供/得到充足的/合適的營養 - contain/get/provide essential nutrients/vitamins/minerals
含有/得到/提供必需的營養素/維生素/礦物質 - be high/low in calories/fat/fibre/protein/vitamin D/Omega-3 fatty acids
- contain (no)/use/be full of/be free from additives/chemical preservatives/artificial sweeteners
(不)含/使用/含有大量/不含添加劑/化學防腐劑/人工甜味劑 - avoid/cut down on/cut out alcohol/caffeine/fatty foods
避免攝取/減少/戒酒/咖啡因/高脂食物 - stop/give up/ (especially North American English) quit smoking
戒煙
Exercise 鍛煉 - (British English) take regular exercise
經常鍛煉 - do moderate/strenuous/vigorous exercise
做適度/劇烈運動 - play football/hockey/tennis
玩足球/曲棍球/網球 - go cycling/jogging/running
騎自行車;慢跑;跑步 - go to/visit/ (especially North American English) hit/work out at the gym
去健身房鍛煉 - strengthen/tone/train your stomach muscles
增強/鍛煉腹肌 - contract/relax/stretch/use/work your lower-body muscles
收縮/放鬆/伸展/使用/鍛煉下肢的肌肉 - build (up)/gain muscle
增強肌肉 - improve/increase your stamina/energy levels/physical fitness
增強耐力/體能/體質 - burn/consume/expend calories
消耗熱量
Staying healthy 保持健康 - be/get/keep/stay healthy/in shape/(especially British English) fit
身體健康;變得/保持健康 - lower your cholesterol/blood pressure
降低膽固醇/血壓 - boost/stimulate/strengthen your immune system
增強免疫力 - prevent/reduce the risk of heart disease/high blood pressure/diabetes/osteoporosis
預防/減少患心髒病/高血壓/糖尿病/骨質疏鬆的風險 - reduce/relieve/manage/combat stress
緩解/控制壓力 - enhance/promote relaxation/physical and mental well-being
有助於身體放鬆/身心健康
Collocations The living worldTopics Biologyb2The living world 生物界 Animals 動物 - animals mate/breed/reproduce/feed (on something)
動物交配/繁育/繁殖/以…爲食 - fish/amphibians swim/spawn (= lay eggs)
魚/兩栖動物遊動/産卵 - birds fly/migrate/nest/sing
鳥飛翔/遷徙/築巢/啼叫 - insects crawl/fly/bite/sting
昆蟲爬/飛/咬/叮 - insects/bees/locusts swarm
昆蟲/蜜蜂/蝗蟲成群地飛來飛去 - bees collect/gather nectar/pollen
蜜蜂采蜜/花粉 - spiders spin/weave a web
蜘蛛結網/織網 - snakes/lizards shed their skins
蛇/蜥蜴蛻皮 - bears/hedgehogs/frogs hibernate
熊/刺猬/青蛙冬眠 - insect larvae grow/develop/pupate
昆蟲的幼蟲生長/發育/化蛹 - an egg/a chick/a larva hatches
卵孵化;小雞出殼;幼蟲孵出 - attract/find/choose a mate
吸引/找到/選擇配偶 - produce/release eggs/sperm
産卵;排卵;産生/釋放精子 - lay/fertilize/incubate/hatch eggs
産卵;使卵受精;孵卵 - inhabit a forest/a reef/the coast
栖居於森林/礁石/海岸 - mark/enter/defend (a) territory
標出/進入/保衛領地 - stalk/hunt/capture/catch/kill prey
悄悄接近/獵殺/捕獲/殺死獵物
Plants and fungi 植物和真菌 - trees/plants grow/bloom/blossom/flower
樹木/植物生長/開花 - a seed germinates/sprouts
種子發芽 - leaves/buds/roots/shoots appear/develop/form
葉子/花蕾/根莖/幼苗長出來/長大/成形 - flower buds swell/open
花蕾含苞欲放/綻放 - a fungus grows/spreads/colonizes something
菌類生長/擴散/長滿… - pollinate/fertilize a flower/plant
給花/植物授粉 - produce/release/spread/disperse pollen/seeds/spores
長出/傳播花粉/種子/孢子 - produce/bear fruit
結果 - develop/grow/form roots/shoots/leaves
長出根莖/嫩芽/葉子 - provide/supply/absorb/extract/release nutrients
提供/吸收/提取/釋放營養物 - perform/increase/reduce photosynthesis
進行/增加/減少光合作用
Bacteria and viruses 細菌和病毒 - bacteria/microbes/viruses grow/spread/multiply
細菌/微生物/病毒生長/擴散/繁殖 - bacteria/microbes live/thrive in/on something
細菌/微生物在…中存活/大量生長 - bacteria/microbes/viruses evolve/colonize something/cause disease
細菌/微生物/病毒進化/長滿…/引發疾病 - bacteria break something down/convert something (into something)
細菌(將某物)分解/轉化(成某物) - a virus enters/invades something/the body
病毒進入/侵入某物/身體 - a virus mutates/evolves/replicates (itself)
病毒變異/演化/(自我)複制 - be infected with/contaminated with/exposed to a new strain of a virus/drug-resistant bacteria
感染上/接觸到一種新病毒/抗藥性細菌 - contain/carry/harbour bacteria/a virus
帶有細菌/病毒 - kill/destroy/eliminate harmful/deadly bacteria
殺滅有害的/致命的細菌
Oxford Collocations DictionaryNutrient is used before these nouns:- deficiency
- intake
- manure
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin nutrient- ‘nourishing’, from the verb nutrire.