vi 禁(绝)食，斋戒(go without all or certain food，esp for religious reasons or as a form of protest) [I]：～for an operation/on certain days 为做手术/在某些特定的日子禁食;Muslims～during the festival of Ramadan. 穆斯林教徒在斋月期间斋戒。〖同〗starve;〖反〗eat;

n 禁(绝)食(期)，斋戒(期)(act or period of going without food) [C]：finish two days'～结束为期两天的斋戒;a～of five days 禁(绝)食五天;break one's～开斋(戒);keep/observe a～守斋;continue one's～until one's demands are met 在要求得到满足之前继续绝食;a～day 斋戒日;〖同〗 fasting;〖反〗 eat，feast