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“葡萄柚”英語怎麼說

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 名詞解釋葡萄柚(學名:Citrus paradisi Macf. ) 芸香科、柑橘屬小喬木,枝略披垂,無毛。葉形與質地與柚葉類似,但一般較小,翼葉也較狹且短,嫩葉的翼葉中脈被短細毛。總狀花序,稀少或單花腋生;花萼無毛;花瓣比柚花的稍小。果扁圓至圓球形,比柚小,果皮也較薄,果頂有或無環圈,瓢囊12-15瓣,果心充實,綿質,果肉淡黃白或粉紅色,柔嫩,多汁,爽口,略有香氣,味偏酸,個別品種兼有苦及麻舌味;種子少或無,多胚。果期10-11月。你知道怎麼用英語表達嗎?

“葡萄柚”英語怎麼說

A study has found that drinking grapefruit juice when eating fatty food lowers the amount of weight put on by up to a fifth.

The research also suggested that grapefruit could be as good as prescription drugs at keeping blood sugar levels under control —— a key part of managing diabetes.

The Grapefruit Diet, also called the Hollywood Diet, dates back to the 1940s and has a host of celebrity fans including singer Kylie Minogue. It involves having grapefruit or grapefruit juice with every meal while cutting back on calories.

一項研究表明,食用油脂食物時飲用西柚汁最多可以減少五分之一的增重。

該研究還指出,在維持血糖處於正常水平方面,葡萄柚可與處方藥媲美,而這正是控制糖尿病病發的關鍵。

葡萄柚減脂法也稱好萊塢減脂法,最早可追溯到20世紀40年代,受到歌手凱莉·米洛等衆多好萊塢明星的熱烈追捧。那時人們便開始通過每餐食用葡萄柚或飲用西柚汁減低卡路里。

  【講解】

文中的grapefruit就是“葡萄柚”的意思,又稱爲西柚,是亞熱帶植物(subtropical plant)常見水果之一,含有豐富的營養成分(nutritional components);常見的柑橘類水果還有:tangerine(蜜柑桔),shaddock(文旦),pomelo(柚子)等。

最後一句中的cut back是動詞短語,表示“減少,削減,縮減”,如:They will be concerned to cut back expenditure on unnecessary items.(他們將會考慮削減不必要的開銷。)