音标:英 /ˈhelθɪə(r)/,美 /ˈhelθiər/
词性:形容词(adj.),是 healthy 的比较级形式
含义:表示“更健康的”“更健壮的”,既可描述身体状态的改善,也可指事物有益健康的特性或发展态势的良好。
描述身体状态
指生理或心理状态的改善,常与 feel、become、stay 等动词搭配。
Walking has made me much healthier.(散步使我更健康了。)
Elderly people are growing healthier, happier and more independent.(老年人正变得更健康、更快乐、更独立。)
修饰事物特性
用于说明食物、生活方式、环境等具有更有益健康的属性。
School lunches are getting healthier, but they still have a long way to go.(学校午餐越来越健康,但仍有改进空间。)
They switch to herbal teas because they think it's healthier.(他们改喝草本茶,因为认为它更健康。)
比较级结构
需搭配 than 引出比较对象,或通过上下文暗示对比关系。
A pure loyalist might answer "yes". A healthier answer is "no".(纯粹的忠诚者会回答“是”,更理性的回答是“不”。)
Generous spacing gives healthier trees and better crops.(足够的间距使树木更健壮,庄稼更优质。)
healthier lifestyle 更健康的生活方式
Consistent messaging of positive behaviors will show healthier lifestyles for kids to follow.(持续传递积极行为信息,将为孩子展示值得效仿的更健康生活方式。)
healthier diet 更健康的饮食
Menu labelling may encourage restaurants to provide healthier dishes.(菜单标注可能促使餐馆提供更健康的菜品。)
healthier environment 更有益健康的环境
Nature can help people feel more relaxed and be healthier.(大自然能帮助人们感到更放松、更健康。)
If we all recognize the value of doing this, we will live longer and be healthier.(如果我们都认识到这样做的价值,我们将活得更久、更健康。)
People who often list things they are thankful for are happier and healthier.(经常列出感恩事项的人更快乐、更健康。)
After two years' physical training, he was stronger and healthier.(经过两年体能训练,他变得更强壮、更健康。)
Despite the vogue for so-called health teas, there is no evidence that they are any healthier.(尽管所谓的保健茶流行,但没有证据表明它们更有益健康。)
The message is clear — if you lose weight, you will have a happier, healthier, better life.(信息很明确:减肥能让你过上更快乐、更健康、更美好的生活。)
Coca-Cola and PepsiCo are peddling healthier drinks, such as bottled water.(可口可乐和百事可乐正推销更健康的饮料,如瓶装水。)
Dad said the stronger the manure, the healthier the crops, and he was right.(爸爸说肥料越浓,庄稼越健康,他说得对。)
I feel healthier after a visit to the countryside.(乡下之行后,我感觉更健康了。)
Recent medical studies confirm the efficacy of a healthier lifestyle.(近期医学研究证实了更健康生活方式的效果。)
Butyrate is linked to lower cholesterol levels, and thus healthier hearts.(丁酸盐与较低的胆固醇水平相关,因此有助于心脏更健康。)
healthier vs. fitter:两者均可指身体状态改善,但 fitter 更强调体能或运动能力的增强,而 healthier 侧重整体健康状况(包括生理和心理)。
Regular exercise makes you fitter.(规律锻炼让你体能更强。)
A balanced diet keeps you healthier.(均衡饮食让你更健康。)
从日常饮食到生活习惯,healthier 贯穿于对“更好状态”的追求中。你认为哪些小改变能带来更健康的生活?