low-carb

IPA/ˌləʊ ˈkɑːb/
IPA/ˌləʊ ˈkɑːrb/

low-carb — 形容詞

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

1.形容詞B2
釋義

低碳水的

醣類含量少的食物或飲食

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.

Hari 採取低碳水飲食來幫助控制血糖。

common collocation: low-carb diet

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

那家咖啡廳去年春天在菜單上增加了好幾種低碳水早餐選擇。

attributive use modifying a food noun phrase

常見搭配
  • low-carb diet
  • low-carb meal
  • low-carb snack
  • low-carb recipe
  • low-carb option
  • low-carb bread
  • go low-carb
  • strict low-carb
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.

同根字

  • carb
    名詞B2
  • carbohydrate
    名詞B2
  • high-carb
    形容詞B2
  • low-fat
    形容詞B1

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • diet
  • meal
  • snack
  • recipe
  • option
  • bread
  • pasta
  • menu
  • plan
  • lifestyle

副詞搭配

  • mostly
  • strictly
  • fairly

常用片語

  • go low-carb
  • switch to low-carb
  • stick to low-carb