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今天我们要学的词是 vegetarian¹. Vegetarian 做为名词，意思是素食者。Two percent of American adults are current vegetarians² or vegans. 在美国，一般吃素的人和更为严格的素食主义者占成年人人口比例的2%。A recent study has revealed that four in five new vegetarians in the U.S. abandon their meat-free diet after less than a year. 最近的一项研究显示，美国的新素食者中，五个人里有四个人在一年不到的时间里就会放弃对素食的追求。好的，今天我们学习的词是 vegetarian, vegetarian, vegetarian...

1 vegetarian   

n.素食者；adj.素食的

参考例句：

• She got used gradually to the vegetarian diet.她逐渐习惯吃素食。
• I didn't realize you were a vegetarian.我不知道你是个素食者。

2 vegetarians   

n.吃素的人( vegetarian的名词复数 )；素食者；素食主义者；食草动物

参考例句：

• Vegetarians are no longer dismissed as cranks. 素食者不再被视为有怪癖的人。
• Vegetarians believe that eating meat is bad karma. 素食者认为吃肉食是造恶业。