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单词 calorie
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Definition of calorie in English:

calorie

nounPlural calories ˈkaləriˈkæl(ə)ri
  • 1The energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water through 1 °C (now usually defined as 4.1868 joules).

  • 2The energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water through 1 °C, equal to one thousand small calories and often used to measure the energy value of foods.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Less than 30 percent of your total daily calories should come from fat.
    • "Five hundred calories per hour, " she muttered and stabbed her ski poles meaningfully into the soft snow.
    • Researchers also advocate walking an extra mile each day to burn extra calories consumed.
    • However, calories are calories, and to lose weight, you need to cut back.
    • Because a greater percentage of fat is burned at lower intensities, people assume more fat calories are expended.
    • Each pound of fat your body stores represents 3,500 calories of unused energy.
    • Donnelly speculates that women may burn fewer calories during their workouts because they are physically smaller than men.
    • Experts recommend that active women get at least 55 percent of their calories from carbs.
    • A dieter needs a higher percentage of calories from protein just like an athlete does.
    • Playing basketball can burn about 420 calories per hour.
    • They are helpful because they contain about 100 calories of carbohydrate energy, with varying amounts of vitamins and minerals.
    • They can be entertaining, but it's like eating empty calories.
    • Unfortunately, that much juice will add hundreds of excess sugar calories to your diet.
    • By 1986, I was taking in 5,000 calories per day in the offseason.
    • A good laugh can burn up as many calories per hour as brisk walking.
    • Physical activity helps control weight by burning excess calories that would otherwise be stored as fat.
    • Although sugar is lower in total calories per gram than fat, it contributes mightily to a fatty frame.
    • A good way to provide additional protein without adding extra calories is by using a protein powder.
    • Calories from carbohydrates provide energy, while protein is needed for growth and tissue repair.
    • No more than 30 percent of all the calories your child eats should be fat calories.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from French, from Latin calor 'heat' + French suffix -ie (see -y3).

Rhymes

gallery, Malory, salary, Valerie
 
 

Definition of calorie in US English:

calorie

nounˈkæl(ə)riˈkal(ə)rē
  • 1The energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water through 1 °C (now usually defined as 4.1868 joules).

  • 2The energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water through 1 °C, equal to one thousand small calories and often used to measure the energy value of foods.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Playing basketball can burn about 420 calories per hour.
    • A good way to provide additional protein without adding extra calories is by using a protein powder.
    • They can be entertaining, but it's like eating empty calories.
    • No more than 30 percent of all the calories your child eats should be fat calories.
    • Unfortunately, that much juice will add hundreds of excess sugar calories to your diet.
    • However, calories are calories, and to lose weight, you need to cut back.
    • Calories from carbohydrates provide energy, while protein is needed for growth and tissue repair.
    • Researchers also advocate walking an extra mile each day to burn extra calories consumed.
    • By 1986, I was taking in 5,000 calories per day in the offseason.
    • Physical activity helps control weight by burning excess calories that would otherwise be stored as fat.
    • Experts recommend that active women get at least 55 percent of their calories from carbs.
    • They are helpful because they contain about 100 calories of carbohydrate energy, with varying amounts of vitamins and minerals.
    • Donnelly speculates that women may burn fewer calories during their workouts because they are physically smaller than men.
    • Although sugar is lower in total calories per gram than fat, it contributes mightily to a fatty frame.
    • Because a greater percentage of fat is burned at lower intensities, people assume more fat calories are expended.
    • A dieter needs a higher percentage of calories from protein just like an athlete does.
    • Less than 30 percent of your total daily calories should come from fat.
    • Each pound of fat your body stores represents 3,500 calories of unused energy.
    • "Five hundred calories per hour, " she muttered and stabbed her ski poles meaningfully into the soft snow.
    • A good laugh can burn up as many calories per hour as brisk walking.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from French, from Latin calor ‘heat’ + French suffix -ie (see -y).

 
 
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