diet
US: /ˈdaɪət/
UK: /dˈaɪət/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
diet /'daiət/- danh từ
- nghị viên (ở các nước khác nước Anh)
- hội nghị quốc tế
- ((thường) ở Ê-cốt) cuộc họp một ngày
- danh từ
- đồ ăn thường ngày (của ai)
- (y học) chế độ ăn uống; chế độ ăn kiêng
- to be on a diet: ăn uống theo chế độ; ăn uống kiêng khem
- to put someone on a diet: bắt ai ăn uống theo chế độ; bắt ai ăn kiêng
- a milk-free diet: chế độ ăn kiêng sữa
- ngoại động từ
- (y học) bắt ăn uống theo chế độ; bắt ăn kiêng
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb+ noun
1 [C, U] the food that you eat and drink regularly: to have a healthy, balanced diet + the Japanese diet of rice, vegetables and fish + to receive advice on diet
2 [C] 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: a low-fat, salt-free diet + diet drinks (= with fewer calories than normal) + I decided to go on a diet (= to lose weight) before my holiday.
3 [sing.] a ~ of sth (disapproving) a large amount of a restricted range of activities: Children today are brought up on a diet of television cartoons and soap operas.
dietary adjective [usually before noun]: dietary advice / changes / habits + dietary fibre
+ verb [V] to eat less food or only food of a particular type in order to lose weight: She's always dieting but she never seems to lose any weight.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 fare, food, nourishment, nutriment, sustenance, subsistence, victuals, intake, aliment:
A well-balanced diet is very important.
2 regimen, regime:
She is on a diet of bread and water.
v.
3 fast, abstain; slim; reduce:
I am dieting to lose weight.
n.
council, congress, parliament, senate, legislature, house, chamber, assembly:
In Japan, the legislature is called a diet .
Collocation
1 food sb/sth usually eats
ADJ.
balanced, good, healthy, sensible | adequate
People can fight infection more easily if they have an adequate diet.
| bad, poor, unhealthy | staple
a staple diet of cornmeal and vegetables
| vegan, vegetarian
VERB + DIET
eat, have
It is important to eat a balanced diet.
| live on, survive on
They had to survive on a diet of insects and berries.
| feed sb on
DIET + VERB
consist of sth
The animal's diet consists mainly of grasses.
PREP.
in a/the ~
the amount of fat in your diet
| on a ~
These animals live on a mainly vegetarian diet.
| ~ of
They were fed on a diet of rice and vegetables.
PHRASES
a diet high/rich in sth
a diet rich in vitamins and minerals
2 when you want to lose weight/are ill
ADJ.
strict | slimming, weight-loss, weight-reducing | crash, starvation
Crash diets are not the best way to lose weight.
| calorie-controlled, low-calorie | restricted, special | fibre-rich, gluten-free, high/low-fibre, high/low-protein, low-fat, salt-free, etc.
VERB + DIET
follow, have
If you follow this diet, you're bound to lose weight.
| go on, start | stick to
I have to stick to a low-fat diet.
| be on
I'd love some chips, but I'm on a diet.
DIET + NOUN
drink, food | plan
Lose pounds with our new diet plan!
PREP.
on a ~
They're on a special high-protein diet.
Concise dictionary
diets|dieted|dieting'daɪətnoun
+a prescribed selection of foods
+a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan)
+the usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal)
+the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods)
verb
+follow a regimen or a diet, as for health reasons
+eat sparingly, for health reasons or to lose weight
