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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++health·ful /ˈhelθfəl/ adjective formal  HEALTHYlikely to make you healthy 有利于健康的 healthful mountain air 有利于健康的山区空气
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healthfulChicken soup had the lore of being healthful, a strength builder.Make sure he is occupied in healthful activities and does not spend a great deal of time by himself.Our research group found that consumers want healthful food based on vegetables not meat products.Travel surveys often sound as suspect as medical breakthroughs: Apples are the most healthful food.Social welfare advocates are looking for new ways to make healthful, fresh food available to poor families at affordable prices.If fried chicken could have a more healthful image, it was achieved here.Final tally: a tasty, reasonably healthful lunch, served quickly in an attractive setting.The American breakfast is getting more healthful, with whole-grain breads and high-fiber cereals.
health·ful adjectiveChineseSyllable
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healthful
healthful /ˈhelθfəl/ adjective formal
likely to make you healthy:
    healthful mountain air


health·fulBrE /ˈhelθfl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhelθfl/ 🔊 adjective [usually before noun] (formal or NAmE) good for your health 有益于健康的 health·ful·ly BrE /ˈhelθfəli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhelθfəli/ 🔊 adverb