calorie
noun
ˈkæləri
noun
1
a
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。
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)
.
我妻子最后说服了我开始计算卡路里来控制体重。
2
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.
[术语] 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〕
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