a substance that is needed to keep a living thing alive and to help it to grow营养素；营养物- a lack of essential nutrients基本营养的缺乏
- Plants draw minerals and other nutrients from the soil.植物从土壤中吸取矿物质和其他养分。🔊🔊
- children suffering from a serious nutrient deficiency严重缺乏营养的儿童
Collocations Diet and exerciseDiet and exercise节食和锻炼Weight体重- put on/gain/lose weight/a few kilos/a few pounds增加／减少体重／几公斤／几磅
- watch/control/struggle with your weight关注／控制体重；努力减肥
- be/become seriously overweight/underweight已经／变得严重超重／体重不足
- be/become clinically/morbidly obese已经是／变成临床／病态肥胖
- achieve/facilitate/promote/stimulate weight loss达到减轻体重的目的；促进减肥
- slim down to 70 kilos/(British English) 11 stone/(especially North American English) 160 pounds减肥到 70 公斤／11 英石／160 磅
- combat/prevent/tackle/treat obesity遏制／防止／解决／治疗肥胖
- develop/have/suffer from/struggle with/recover from anorexia/bulimia/an eating disorder患上／对抗／治愈厌食症／贪食症／饮食失调症
- be on/go on/follow a crash/strict diet采用快速减肥食谱；严格节食
- have/suffer from a negative/poor body image有不好的身体形象
- have/develop a positive/healthy body image具有／达到好的／健康的身体形象
Healthy eating健康的饮食- eat a balanced diet/healthily/sensibly吃得均衡／健康／合理
- get/provide/receive adequate/proper nutrition获得／提供／得到充足的／合适的营养
- contain/get/provide essential nutrients/vitamins/minerals含有／得到／提供必需的营养素／维生素／矿物质
- 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／不含添加剂／化学防腐剂／人工甜味剂
- avoid/cut down on/cut out alcohol/caffeine/fatty foods避免摄取／减少／戒酒／咖啡因／高脂食物
- stop/give up/ (especially North American English) quit smoking戒烟
Exercise 锻炼- (British English) take regular exercise经常锻炼
- do moderate/strenuous/vigorous exercise做适度／剧烈运动
- play football/hockey/tennis玩足球／曲棍球／网球
- go cycling/jogging/running骑自行车；慢跑；跑步
- go to/visit/ (especially North American English) hit/work out at the gym去健身房锻炼
- strengthen/tone/train your stomach muscles增强／锻炼腹肌
- contract/relax/stretch/use/work your lower-body muscles 收缩／放松／伸展／使用／锻炼下肢的肌肉
- build (up)/gain muscle增强肌肉
- improve/increase your stamina/energy levels/physical fitness增强耐力／体能／体质
- burn/consume/expend calories消耗热量
Staying healthy保持健康- be/get/keep/stay healthy/in shape/(especially British English) fit 身体健康；变得／保持健康
- lower your cholesterol/blood pressure降低胆固醇／血压
- boost/stimulate/strengthen your immune system增强免疫力
- prevent/reduce the risk of heart disease/high blood pressure/diabetes/osteoporosis预防／减少患心脏病／高血压／糖尿病／骨质疏松的风险
- reduce/relieve/manage/combat stress 缓解／控制压力
- enhance/promote relaxation/physical and mental well-being有助于身体放松／身心健康
Collocations The living worldThe living world生物界Animals动物- animals mate/breed/reproduce/feed (on something)动物交配／繁育／繁殖／以…为食
- fish/amphibians swim/spawn (= lay eggs)鱼／两栖动物游动／产卵
- birds fly/migrate/nest/sing鸟飞翔／迁徙／筑巢／啼叫
- insects crawl/fly/bite/sting昆虫爬／飞／咬／叮
- insects/bees/locusts swarm昆虫／蜜蜂／蝗虫成群地飞来飞去
- bees collect/gather nectar/pollen蜜蜂采蜜／花粉
- spiders spin/weave a web蜘蛛结网／织网
- snakes/lizards shed their skins蛇／蜥蜴蜕皮
- bears/hedgehogs/frogs hibernate熊／刺猬／青蛙冬眠
- insect larvae grow/develop/pupate昆虫的幼虫生长／发育／化蛹
- an egg/a chick/a larva hatches卵孵化；小鸡出壳；幼虫孵出
- attract/find/choose a mate吸引／找到／选择配偶
- produce/release eggs/sperm产卵；排卵；产生／释放精子
- lay/fertilize/incubate/hatch eggs产卵；使卵受精；孵卵
- inhabit a forest/a reef/the coast栖居于森林／礁石／海岸
- mark/enter/defend (a) territory标出／进入／保卫领地
- stalk/hunt/capture/catch/kill prey悄悄接近／猎杀／捕获／杀死猎物
Plants and fungi植物和真菌- trees/plants grow/bloom/blossom/flower树木／植物生长／开花
- a seed germinates/sprouts种子发芽
- leaves/buds/roots/shoots appear/develop/form叶子／花蕾／根茎／幼苗长出来／长大／成形
- flower buds swell/open花蕾含苞欲放／绽放
- a fungus grows/spreads/colonizes something菌类生长／扩散／长满…
- pollinate/fertilize a flower/plant给花／植物授粉
- produce/release/spread/disperse pollen/seeds/spores长出／传播花粉／种子／孢子
- produce/bear fruit结果
- develop/grow/form roots/shoots/leaves长出根茎／嫩芽／叶子
- provide/supply/absorb/extract/release nutrients提供／吸收／提取／释放营养物
- perform/increase/reduce photosynthesis进行／增加／减少光合作用
Bacteria and viruses细菌和病毒- bacteria/microbes/viruses grow/spread/multiply细菌／微生物／病毒生长／扩散／繁殖
- bacteria/microbes live/thrive in/on something细菌／微生物在…中存活／大量生长
- bacteria/microbes/viruses evolve/colonize something/cause disease细菌／微生物／病毒进化／长满…／引发疾病
- bacteria break something down/convert something (into something)细菌（将某物）分解／转化（成某物）
- a virus enters/invades something/the body病毒进入／侵入某物／身体
- a virus mutates/evolves/replicates (itself)病毒变异／演化／（自我）复制
- be infected with/contaminated with/exposed to a new strain of a virus/drug-resistant bacteria感染上／接触到一种新病毒／抗药性细菌
- contain/carry/harbour bacteria/a virus带有细菌／病毒
- kill/destroy/eliminate harmful/deadly bacteria杀灭有害的／致命的细菌
Topics Biologyb2Oxford Collocations DictionaryNutrient is used before these nouns: Nutrient is used after these nouns: See full entry Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin nutrient- ‘nourishing’, from the verb nutrire.