low-carb

/ˌləʊ ˈkɑːb/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌləʊ ˈkɑːrb/ (ame, ipa)

low-carb — adjective

1. describing a food, meal, or eating plan that includes only a small amount of sug

1.形容詞B2
釋義

describing a food, meal, or eating plan that includes only a small amount of sugar, bread, rice, pasta, or similar starchy foods, often chosen by people who want to lose weight or manage blood sugar.

例句

Hari follows a low-carb diet to help control his blood sugar.

common collocation: low-carb diet

The café added several low-carb breakfast options to the menu last spring.

attributive use modifying a food noun phrase

同義詞
  • keto

    stricter; refers specifically to very-low-carb, high-fat diets that aim for ketosis

  • low-carbohydrate

    formal full form; more common in medical or academic writing

  • sugar-free

    narrower; refers only to sugar, not to starches like bread and rice

反義詞
  • high-carb

    describes foods or meals rich in bread, pasta, rice, or sugar

  • carb-heavy

    informal; usually negative connotation

文法句型

low-carb + [food noun]

be low-carb

用法筆記

Almost always used attributively before a food-related noun (diet, meal, snack, recipe, option). Predicative use ('this dish is low-carb') is acceptable in informal contexts but less common in published prose. Often paired with 'high-protein' or 'keto' in diet writing.

常見錯誤

❌I eat low-carbs.
✅I eat a low-carb diet.
💡'low-carb' is an adjective; you cannot pluralise it or use it as a noun for the food itself.
❌This bread is low in carb.
✅This bread is low-carb.
💡the fixed compound adjective takes a hyphen and does not split.