fasting

/ˈfæstɪŋ/ /ˈfɑːstɪŋ/

Meanings

verb

斋戒，禁食

To restrict one’s personal consumption, generally of food, but sometimes other things, in various manners (totally, temporally, by avoiding particular items), often for religious or medical reasons.

Examples :

"Muslims fast during Ramadan and Catholics during Lent."

在斋月期间，穆斯林会斋戒，而在四旬斋期间，天主教徒也会禁食。

noun

禁食，斋戒

Abstinence from food

Examples :

"During Ramadan, many Muslims practice fasting from dawn until sunset. "

在斋月期间，许多穆斯林从黎明到日落都进行禁食。

food religion body

Related Words

restrict verb

/ɹɪˈstɹɪkt/

限制，约束，限定

"After suffering diahrroea, the patient was restricted to a diet of rice, cold meat, and yoghurt."

腹泻之后，医生限制病人只能吃米饭、冷肉和酸奶这些食物。

practice noun

/ˈpɹæktɪs/

练习，操练

"He will need lots of practice with the lines before he performs them."

他需要反复练习台词，才能在表演时发挥出色。

personal noun

/ˈpɜː.sən.əl/ /ˈpɜɹ.sən.əl/

征友广告，个人广告

"The online personal for finding a book club partner was very popular among students. "

在网上发布的寻找读书俱乐部伙伴的征友广告在学生中非常受欢迎。

particular noun

/pəˈtɪkjələ/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚ/

细节，要点

"The teacher pointed out a particular detail in the math problem that several students missed. "

老师指出了这道数学题里一个特别的细节，很多学生都忽略了。

sometimes adjective

/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

以前的，之前的。

"My sometimes neighbor, a retired teacher, still visits the school occasionally. "

我以前的邻居，一位退休教师，偶尔还会去学校看看。

various adjective

/ˈvɛə.ɹi.əs/ /ˈvæɹ.i.əs/

各种各样的，多种多样的。

"The reasons are various."

原因有很多种。

temporally adverb

/ˈtɛmpərəli/ /ˈtɛmpərəlɪ/

暂时地，临时地.

"The new software saves files temporally, creating a backup every few minutes, to prevent data loss. "

这款新软件会暂时保存文件，每隔几分钟创建一个备份，以防止数据丢失。

consumption noun

/kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/

消耗，消费，耗费。

"The consumption of snails as food is more common in France than in England."

在法国，人们食用蜗牛的消耗量比在英国更为普遍。

avoiding verb

/əˈvɔɪdɪŋ/

避免，躲避。

"Since their argument, Sarah has been avoiding Mark in the hallway at school. "

自从他们吵架后，萨拉一直在学校走廊里躲着马克，尽量不碰面。

abstinence noun

/ˈæb.stɪ.nəns/

戒绝，节制

"After a stressful week at work, Sarah practiced abstinence from sugary drinks, hoping to lose a few pounds. "

在工作压力大的一周后，莎拉戒绝了含糖饮料，希望减掉几磅体重。

generally adverb

/d͡ʒɛn.əɹ.ə.li/

通常，普遍地

"It is generally known that the Earth is round."

地球是圆的，这是普遍的认知。

religious noun

/ɹɪ.ˈlɪ.d͡ʒəs/

僧侣，修女.

"The religious devoted much of their time to prayer and meditation. "

这些僧侣和修女们把大量时间奉献给祈祷和冥想。