3. Keeping Fit: Diet, health and exercise

Question 1

Servings

Answer 1

Noun:
an amount of food that is enough for one person SYN portion - وعده غذایی

• This should make enough for four servings.

Question 2

Vital

Answer 2

Adjective:
extremely important and necessary for something to succeed or exist - مهم و حیاتی

• The work she does is absolutely vital.

Question 3

Dietitian

Answer 3

Noun:

someone who is trained to give people advice about what it is healthy for them to eat and drink - متخصص تغذیه

Question 4

Curb

Answer 4

Verb:
to control or limit something in order to prevent it from having a harmful effect - محدود کردن - کنترل کردن

• measures to curb the spread of the virus

Question 5

Trigger

Answer 5

Verb:
to make something happen very quickly, especially a series of events - راه انداختن - فعال کردن

• Certain forms of mental illness can be triggered by food allergies.

Question 6

Brisk

Answer 6

Adjective:
quick and full of energy - quickly - تند و سریع

• a brisk walk
• They walked briskly.

Question 7

Infect

Answer 7

Verb:
to give someone a disease - آلوده کردن
- People with the virus may feel perfectly well, but they can still infect others.

Noun: Infection
when someone is infected by a disease - عفونت - سرایت
- Always sterilize the needle to prevent infection.

Adjective: Infectious
an infectious illness can be passed from one person to another, especially through the air you breathe - عفونی - مسری
- infectious diseases

Question 8

Nourish

Answer 8

Verb:
to give a person or other living thing the food and other substances they need in order to live, grow, and stay healthy - تغذیه - تغذیه کردن
- The cream contains vitamin A to nourish the skin.

Noun: Nutrition
Adjective: Nutritious

Question 9

Writhe

Answer 9

Verb:
to twist your body from side to side violently, especially because you are suffering pain - به خود پیچیدن - پیچ و تاب خوردن

• He lay writhing in pain.

Question 10

Agony

Answer 10

Noun:
very severe pain - درد شدید - جان کندن

• I was in agony.

Question 11

Diagnose

Answer 11

Verb:
to find out what illness someone has, or what the cause of a fault is, after doing tests, examinations etc - تشخیص دادن - تشخیص بیماری

• She was diagnosed with breast cancer.

Question 12

Asset

Answer 12

Noun:
something or someone that is useful because they help you succeed or deal with problems - چیز یا شخص با ارزش و مفید

• I think Rachel would be an asset to the department.

Question 13

Apparatus

Answer 13

Noun:
the set of tools and machines that you use for a particular scientific, medical, or technical purpose SYN equipment - لوازم - مجموعه ای از ماشین ها

• Astronauts have special breathing apparatus.

Question 14

Chronically

Answer 14

Adjective:
a chronic disease or illness is one that continues for a long time and cannot be cured - مزمن

• chronic heart disease

Question 15

Onset

Answer 15

Noun:
the beginning of something, especially something bad - شروع یک چیز بد

• the onset of winter

Question 16

Disrupt

Answer 16

Verb:
to prevent something from continuing in its usual way by causing problems - مختل کردن

• Climate change could disrupt the agricultural economy.

Question 17

Diminish

Answer 17

Verb:
to become or make something become smaller or less SYN reduce - کاهش دادن - کم شدن

• These drugs diminish blood flow to the brain.

Question 18

Accomplishment

Answer 18

Noun:
something successful or impressive that is achieved after a lot of effort and hard work SYN achievement - دستاورد

• Cutting the budget was an impressive accomplishment.

Question 19

Threaten

Answer 19

Verb:
to say that you will cause someone harm or trouble if they do not do what you want - تهدید

• Doctors are sometimes threatened with violence if they don’t do what patients want.

Question 20

Craving

Answer 20

Noun:
an extremely strong desire for something - تمایل شدید به
- She had a craving for some chocolate.

Verb: Crave

Question 21

Apt

Answer 21

Adjective:
to have a natural tendency to do something SYN tend to - تمایل

• Some of the staff are apt to arrive late on Mondays.

Question 22

Counteract

Answer 22

Verb:
to reduce or prevent the bad effect of something, by doing something that has the opposite effect - مقابله کردن

• They gave him drugs to counteract his withdrawal symptoms(علائم).

Question 23

Tension

Answer 23

Noun:
a nervous worried feeling that makes it impossible for you to relax - تنش - نگرانی

• Exercise is the ideal way to relieve tension after a hard day.

Question 24

Lean

Answer 24

Verb:
to move or bend your body in a particular direction - کج کردن - تکیه کردن به چیزی
- Lean back and enjoy the ride.
- She leant towards him and listened.

Adjective:
thin in a healthy and attractive way - لاغر
- He was lean, tall, and muscular.

Question 25

Abdomen

Answer 25

Noun:
the part of your body between your chest and legs which contains your stomach and etc. - شکم

Adjective: Abdominal
- acute(حاد) abdominal pains

Question 26

Gland

Answer 26

Noun:
غده

• Thyroid gland

Question 27

Stimulating

Answer 27

Adjective:
making you feel more active - تحریک کننده
- the stimulating effects of coffee and tea

Verb: Stimulate

Question 28

Anorexia

Answer 28

Noun:

a mental illness that makes someone stop eating - بی اشتهایی

Question 29

Bulimia

Answer 29

Noun:
an illness in which a person cannot stop themselves from eating too much, and then VOMITS in order to control their weight

Question 30

Arthritis

Answer 30

Noun:
آرتروز

Adjective: Arthritic

Question 31

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Answer 31

Noun:
a disease that continues for many years and makes your joints painful and stiff, and often makes them lose their proper shape - رماتیسم مفصلی

Question 32

Predisposition

Answer 32

Noun:
a tendency to behave in a particular way or suffer from a particular illness - آمادگی

• a predisposition towards alcoholism

Question 33

Contraction

Answer 33

Noun:
a very strong and painful movement of a muscle, especially the muscles around the WOMB during birth - انقباض

• neurons control the contraction of muscles

Question 34

Anticipation

Answer 34

Noun:
when you are expecting something to happen - پیش بینی - انتظار

• She waited in eager anticipation for Robert to arrive.

Question 35

Artery

Answer 35

Noun:
one of the tubes that carries blood from your heart to the rest of your body - شریان - شاهرگ

• If an artery that supplies blood to your heart becomes blocked, you can have a heart attack.

Question 36

Overdo

Answer 36

Verb:
to do something more than is suitable or natural - بیش از حد انجام دادن

• Use a few drawings and photographs, but don’t overdo it.