low-fat

/ˌləʊ ˈfæt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌləʊ ˈfæt/ (ame, ipa)

low-fat — adjective

1. describes food or drinks whose fat content has been cut to a much smaller amount

1.形容詞B1
釋義

describes food or drinks whose fat content has been cut to a much smaller amount than the standard version — for instance, low-fat yogurt with roughly 1 % fat instead of 3.5 % in regular full-fat yogurt.

例句

Andrés switched to low-fat yogurt after his doctor warned him about high cholesterol.

attributive: low-fat + yogurt

Tariq read the label on his low-fat yogurt at the shop and found extra sugar added for taste.

同義詞
  • reduced-fat

    less strict in meaning; 'reduced-fat' often means at least 25 % less fat than the regular product, while 'low-fat' usually means a fixed low threshold.

  • light / lite

    broader and more marketing-oriented; 'light' can also mean reduced sugar, salt, or calories, not just fat.

反義詞
  • full-fat

    refers to the regular version with all the original fat content intact.

  • whole

    used specifically for dairy products such as whole milk or whole yogurt.

文法句型

low-fat + noun (food or drink product)

[noun] + is/are + low-fat

用法筆記

The exact amount of fat that qualifies as 'low-fat' varies by country and product type. Common thresholds are around 3 grams of fat per 100 grams for solid food and 1.5 grams per 100 millilitres for liquids.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a low-fat from the dairy aisle.
✅I bought a low-fat yogurt from the dairy aisle.
💡low-fat is an adjective, not a noun; it must be followed by the noun it describes.
❌Low-fat foods are zero calories.
✅Low-fat foods have fewer calories than full-fat versions, but they still contain calories.
💡low-fat does not mean calorie-free; the fat is reduced, not all nutrients.

2. milk that has had a portion of its cream taken out, so its fat level is below th

2.形容詞B1
釋義

milk that has had a portion of its cream taken out, so its fat level is below that of whole milk — usually about 0.5 % to 2 % fat.

例句

Jisoo poured low-fat milk over her cereal instead of the whole-milk kind.

low-fat + milk

Priya's cake recipe says whole milk works best, but low-fat milk is fine if that is all she has.

同義詞
  • semi-skimmed

    the common British English term for milk with around 1.5–1.8 % fat, equivalent to low-fat.

  • part-skim

    used mainly in North America for cheeses and milk products from which some cream has been removed.

反義詞
  • full-cream

    milk that has all its original cream content, usually around 3.5 % fat.

  • whole milk

    the standard North American term for full-cream milk.

文法句型

low-fat + milk

[milk] + is + low-fat

用法筆記

In the United Kingdom the term 'semi-skimmed' is more common than 'low-fat' for milk. In the United States and Taiwan 'low-fat milk' is the standard label for milk with 1 % or 2 % fat.

常見錯誤

❌Low-fat milk has no fat at all.
✅Low-fat milk still contains some fat
💡about 1–2 % — while skimmed milk has less than 0.5 % fat.' — low-fat is not the same as fat-free or skimmed.