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A carbohydrate is one of the main types of food that gives your body energy — found in things like rice, bread, pasta, potatoes, and fruit. People often just say "carbs" for short. Carbohydrates are one of the three big nutrient groups, along with protein and fat, and your body breaks them down into sugar for energy.
碳水化合物（常簡稱「碳水」或「醣類」）
組成carbo- (related to carbon) + hydrate (containing water) — early scientists saw these molecules as "carbon" joined with "water."
同家族的字
- hydrateshares "hydrate," meaning to add water
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
carbohydratenoun/kɑːbəʊˈhaɪdɹeɪt/
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chemistrynatural-sciencesorganic-chemistryA sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant.
- These microbes are primarily responsible for breaking down cellulose and other carbohydrates into volatile fatty acids (VFAs).
- Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis: the ability to convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and waste oxygen using solar energy.
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Any food rich in starch or other carbohydrates.
- I'm cutting down on carbohydrates like bread and pasta.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。