calorie

A unit of heat energy, specifically defined as the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius under standard atmospheric pressure.

• 🇨🇳热量单位，定义为在标准大气压下将1克水升高1摄氏度所需的热量；也常指食物所含的能量，用卡或千卡表示。

1. Unit of heat B2 formal scientific

   A unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure.

   • The specific heat capacity of water is 1 calorie per gram per degree Celsius.
   • In physics, the calorie is used to measure thermal energy.
   • The experiment measured the heat released in calories.

   🇨🇳卡路里

   同义词: gram caloriesmall calorie

2. Energy from food A2 informal culinary

   A unit of energy used to measure the energy content of food and the energy expended by the body.

   • This chocolate bar contains 250 calories.
   • She is counting calories to manage her weight.
   • The nutrition label lists the total calories per serving.

   🇨🇳卡路里

   同义词: kilocalorielarge calorie

• calories plural form
• calories' possessive plural form
• calorie's possessive singular form