calorie

Word family nouncalorescencecaloricitycalorificationcalorifiercalorimetercalorimetrycaloristcalorieadjectivecaloriccalorificcalorimetricadverbcalorifically

Related topics: Nutrition, Physics

cal·o·rie /ˈkæləri/ noun [countableC]

1 DFNa unit for measuring the amount of energy that food will produce 卡（路里）〔食物的热量单位〕

A potato has about 90 calories.

一个马铃薯大约有90卡路里的热量。

a calorie-controlled diet

控制热量的日常饮食

low-calorie/high-calorie

a low-calorie snack

低卡路里的点心

I need to burn off a few calories (=lose some weight by exercising).

我要消耗掉一些卡路里。

My wife convinced me to finally start counting calories (=control my weight by being careful about what I eat).

我妻子终于说服我开始计算卡路里、控制体重。

2. HP technical the amount of heat that is needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius. It is used as a unit for measuring energy. 卡（路里）〔热量单位，即将一克水的温度提升一摄氏度所需要的热量〕

—caloric /kəˈlɒrɪk, ˈkælərɪk $ kəˈlɔːrɪk/ adjectiveadj

n COLLOCATIONS

verbs

something has/contains calories

These yoghurts have approximately 90 calories per pot.

count calories (=control your weight by eating fewer calories)

Women tend to count calories more than men.

burn (up/off) calories (=use up the calories you have eaten)

Even walking will help you to burn up calories.

adjectives

low-calorie

She's on a low-calorie diet at the moment.

high-calorie

High-calorie foods are usually fatty.

be high/low in calories (=contain a lot of/few calories)

Sweets and chocolates are very high in calories.

somebody's daily calories (=that someone eats every day)

Americans get 22% of their daily calories from snacks.

empty calories (=that do not contain anything good for your body)

Sugary drinks are full of empty calories.

calorie + NOUN

calorie intake (=the amount of calories someone eats)

There are several ways you can reduce your calorie intake.

calorie content

Pizzas have a very high calorie content.

Examples from the Corpus

calorie• Carbohydrates contain 3.75 calories per gram whereas fat contains about nine calories.• Until recently it had always been assumed that all calories are the same, regardless of where they came from.• Just 200 extra calories each day add up to one-half pound of extra body fat each week.• Feeling satisfied, they stopped eating after fewer calories.• Fat represented 37 % of the calories consumed daily.• This was based on subtracting the calories consumed in food from the calories required to keep the body going.• Limit to 7 percent-10 percent of total calories.

counting calories• We are familiar with food labels, safety, allergies, diets and counting calories.• I ended up very thin and I was constantly counting calories and I did make myself sick.• What is more, it is very easy to make mistakes in counting calories.• No one can seriously go on counting calories all their lives.• If you're counting calories, steer clear.• My wife finally convinced me to start counting calories.

Origin calorie

(1800-1900) French Latin calor “heat”

单词	calorie
释义	calorie Word family nouncalorescencecaloricitycalorificationcalorifiercalorimetercalorimetrycaloristcalorieadjectivecaloriccalorificcalorimetricadverbcalorifically Related topics: Nutrition, Physics cal·o·rie /ˈkæləri/ ●●○ noun [countableC] 1 DFNa unit for measuring the amount of energy that food will produce 卡（路里）〔食物的热量单位〕 A potato has about 90 calories. 一个马铃薯大约有90卡路里的热量。 a calorie-controlled diet 控制热量的日常饮食 low-calorie/high-calorie a low-calorie snack 低卡路里的点心 I need to burn off a few calories (=lose some weight by exercising). 我要消耗掉一些卡路里。 My wife convinced me to finally start counting calories (=control my weight by being careful about what I eat). 我妻子终于说服我开始计算卡路里、控制体重。 2. HP technical the amount of heat that is needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius. It is used as a unit for measuring energy. 卡（路里）〔热量单位，即将一克水的温度提升一摄氏度所需要的热量〕 —caloric /kəˈlɒrɪk, ˈkælərɪk $ kəˈlɔːrɪk/ adjectiveadj n COLLOCATIONS verbs something has/contains calories These yoghurts have approximately 90 calories per pot. count calories (=control your weight by eating fewer calories) Women tend to count calories more than men. burn (up/off) calories (=use up the calories you have eaten) Even walking will help you to burn up calories. adjectives low-calorie She's on a low-calorie diet at the moment. high-calorie High-calorie foods are usually fatty. be high/low in calories (=contain a lot of/few calories) Sweets and chocolates are very high in calories. somebody's daily calories (=that someone eats every day) Americans get 22% of their daily calories from snacks. empty calories (=that do not contain anything good for your body) Sugary drinks are full of empty calories. calorie + NOUN calorie intake (=the amount of calories someone eats) There are several ways you can reduce your calorie intake. calorie content Pizzas have a very high calorie content. Examples from the Corpus calorie• Carbohydrates contain 3.75 calories per gram whereas fat contains about nine calories.• Until recently it had always been assumed that all calories are the same, regardless of where they came from.• Just 200 extra calories each day add up to one-half pound of extra body fat each week.• Feeling satisfied, they stopped eating after fewer calories.• Fat represented 37 % of the calories consumed daily.• This was based on subtracting the calories consumed in food from the calories required to keep the body going.• Limit to 7 percent-10 percent of total calories. counting calories• We are familiar with food labels, safety, allergies, diets and counting calories.• I ended up very thin and I was constantly counting calories and I did make myself sick.• What is more, it is very easy to make mistakes in counting calories.• No one can seriously go on counting calories all their lives.• If you're counting calories, steer clear.• My wife finally convinced me to start counting calories. Origin calorie (1800-1900) French Latin calor “heat”
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