a unit for measuring how much energy food will produce 大卡，千卡（測量食物含多少熱量的單位） A fried egg contains about 100 calories—about the same as you would burn off if you ran a mile. 一個煎蛋含有大約100卡路裏——大約相當於你跑一英裏時燃燒掉的熱量。 No sugar for me, thanks—I'm counting my calories. 我不要糖，謝謝。我在控制攝取的熱量。 a low-calorie drink/diet 低熱量的飲料／飲食
Collocations Diet and exerciseDiet and exercise 節食和鍛煉 Weight 體重 - put on/gain/lose weight/a few kilos/a few pounds
增加／減少體重／幾公斤／幾磅 - watch/control/struggle with your weight
關注／控制體重；努力減肥 - be/become seriously overweight/underweight
已經／變得嚴重超重／體重不足 - be/become clinically/morbidly obese
已經是／變成臨床／病態肥胖 - achieve/facilitate/promote/stimulate weight loss
達到減輕體重的目的；促進減肥 - slim down to 70 kilos/(British English) 11 stone/(especially North American English) 160 pounds
減肥到 70 公斤／11 英石／160 磅 - combat/prevent/tackle/treat obesity
遏制／防止／解決／治療肥胖 - develop/have/suffer from/struggle with/recover from anorexia/bulimia/an eating disorder
患上／對抗／治愈厭食症／貪食症／飲食失調症 - be on/go on/follow a crash/strict diet
采用快速減肥食譜；嚴格節食 - have/suffer from a negative/poor body image
有不好的身體形象 - have/develop a positive/healthy body image
具有／達到好的／健康的身體形象
Healthy eating 健康的飲食 - eat a balanced diet/healthily/sensibly
吃得均衡／健康／合理 - get/provide/receive adequate/proper nutrition
獲得／提供／得到充足的／合適的營養 - contain/get/provide essential nutrients/vitamins/minerals
含有／得到／提供必需的營養素／維生素／礦物質 - be high/low in calories/fat/fibre/protein/vitamin D/Omega-3 fatty acids
- contain (no)/use/be full of/be free from additives/chemical preservatives/artificial sweeteners
（不）含／使用／含有大量／不含添加劑／化學防腐劑／人工甜味劑 - avoid/cut down on/cut out alcohol/caffeine/fatty foods
避免攝取／減少／戒酒／咖啡因／高脂食物 - stop/give up/ (especially North American English) quit smoking
戒煙
Exercise 鍛煉 - (British English) take regular exercise
經常鍛煉 - do moderate/strenuous/vigorous exercise
做適度／劇烈運動 - play football/hockey/tennis
玩足球／曲棍球／網球 - go cycling/jogging/running
騎自行車；慢跑；跑步 - go to/visit/ (especially North American English) hit/work out at the gym
去健身房鍛煉 - strengthen/tone/train your stomach muscles
增強／鍛煉腹肌 - contract/relax/stretch/use/work your lower-body muscles
收縮／放鬆／伸展／使用／鍛煉下肢的肌肉 - build (up)/gain muscle
增強肌肉 - improve/increase your stamina/energy levels/physical fitness
增強耐力／體能／體質 - burn/consume/expend calories
消耗熱量
Staying healthy 保持健康 - be/get/keep/stay healthy/in shape/(especially British English) fit
身體健康；變得／保持健康 - lower your cholesterol/blood pressure
降低膽固醇／血壓 - boost/stimulate/strengthen your immune system
增強免疫力 - prevent/reduce the risk of heart disease/high blood pressure/diabetes/osteoporosis
預防／減少患心髒病／高血壓／糖尿病／骨質疏鬆的風險 - reduce/relieve/manage/combat stress
緩解／控制壓力 - enhance/promote relaxation/physical and mental well-being
有助於身體放鬆／身心健康
Extra ExamplesTopics Maths and measurementb1, Cooking and eatingb1Fruit is relatively low in calories. 水果的卡路裏含量較低。 I don't count calories, but I am careful about what I eat. 我不控制體重，但很注意飲食。 I'm trying to watch my calories at the moment. 目前我正在努力控制體重。 Mile per mile you get the same calorie burn from walking as from running. 每走一英裏和每跑一英裏所消耗的卡路裏是一樣多的。 Sweets and biscuits have a lot of empty calories in them. 糖果和餅幹熱量很高，但沒什麽營養。 Try to reduce the percentage of fat calories in your diet. 要盡量減少飲食中脂肪卡路裏的比例。 a calorie-restricted diet 控制熱量的飲食 foods with a high-calorie content 卡路裏含量高的食物
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- excess
- extra
- empty
- …
- contain
- have
- consume
- …
- consumption
- content
- intake
- …
- high in calories
- low in calories
- (specialist)
a unit for measuring a quantity of heat; the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of a gram of water by one degree Celsius 卡，卡路裏（熱量單位，或 1 克水升高 1 攝氏度時所需要的熱量）
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French, from Latin calor ‘heat’ + French suffix -ie (see -y).