a unit for measuring how much energy food will produce 大卡，千卡（测量食物含多少热量的单位） A fried egg contains about 100 calories—about the same as you would burn off if you ran a mile. 一个煎蛋含有大约100卡路里——大约相当于你跑一英里时燃烧掉的热量。 No sugar for me, thanks—I'm counting my calories. 我不要糖，谢谢。我在控制摄取的热量。 a low-calorie drink/diet 低热量的饮料／饮食
Collocations Diet and exerciseDiet and exercise 节食和锻炼 Weight 体重 - put on/gain/lose weight/a few kilos/a few pounds
增加／减少体重／几公斤／几磅 - watch/control/struggle with your weight
关注／控制体重；努力减肥 - be/become seriously overweight/underweight
已经／变得严重超重／体重不足 - be/become clinically/morbidly obese
已经是／变成临床／病态肥胖 - achieve/facilitate/promote/stimulate weight loss
达到减轻体重的目的；促进减肥 - slim down to 70 kilos/(British English) 11 stone/(especially North American English) 160 pounds
减肥到 70 公斤／11 英石／160 磅 - combat/prevent/tackle/treat obesity
遏制／防止／解决／治疗肥胖 - develop/have/suffer from/struggle with/recover from anorexia/bulimia/an eating disorder
患上／对抗／治愈厌食症／贪食症／饮食失调症 - be on/go on/follow a crash/strict diet
采用快速减肥食谱；严格节食 - have/suffer from a negative/poor body image
有不好的身体形象 - have/develop a positive/healthy body image
具有／达到好的／健康的身体形象
Healthy eating 健康的饮食 - eat a balanced diet/healthily/sensibly
吃得均衡／健康／合理 - get/provide/receive adequate/proper nutrition
获得／提供／得到充足的／合适的营养 - contain/get/provide essential nutrients/vitamins/minerals
含有／得到／提供必需的营养素／维生素／矿物质 - 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／不含添加剂／化学防腐剂／人工甜味剂 - avoid/cut down on/cut out alcohol/caffeine/fatty foods
避免摄取／减少／戒酒／咖啡因／高脂食物 - stop/give up/ (especially North American English) quit smoking
戒烟
Exercise 锻炼 - (British English) take regular exercise
经常锻炼 - do moderate/strenuous/vigorous exercise
做适度／剧烈运动 - play football/hockey/tennis
玩足球／曲棍球／网球 - go cycling/jogging/running
骑自行车；慢跑；跑步 - go to/visit/ (especially North American English) hit/work out at the gym
去健身房锻炼 - strengthen/tone/train your stomach muscles
增强／锻炼腹肌 - contract/relax/stretch/use/work your lower-body muscles
收缩／放松／伸展／使用／锻炼下肢的肌肉 - build (up)/gain muscle
增强肌肉 - improve/increase your stamina/energy levels/physical fitness
增强耐力／体能／体质 - burn/consume/expend calories
消耗热量
Staying healthy 保持健康 - be/get/keep/stay healthy/in shape/(especially British English) fit
身体健康；变得／保持健康 - lower your cholesterol/blood pressure
降低胆固醇／血压 - boost/stimulate/strengthen your immune system
增强免疫力 - prevent/reduce the risk of heart disease/high blood pressure/diabetes/osteoporosis
预防／减少患心脏病／高血压／糖尿病／骨质疏松的风险 - reduce/relieve/manage/combat stress
缓解／控制压力 - enhance/promote relaxation/physical and mental well-being
有助于身体放松／身心健康
Extra ExamplesTopics Maths and measurementb1, Cooking and eatingb1Fruit is relatively low in calories. 水果的卡路里含量较低。 I don't count calories, but I am careful about what I eat. 我不控制体重，但很注意饮食。 I'm trying to watch my calories at the moment. 目前我正在努力控制体重。 Mile per mile you get the same calorie burn from walking as from running. 每走一英里和每跑一英里所消耗的卡路里是一样多的。 Sweets and biscuits have a lot of empty calories in them. 糖果和饼干热量很高，但没什么营养。 Try to reduce the percentage of fat calories in your diet. 要尽量减少饮食中脂肪卡路里的比例。 a calorie-restricted diet 控制热量的饮食 foods with a high-calorie content 卡路里含量高的食物
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- excess
- extra
- empty
- …
- contain
- have
- consume
- …
- consumption
- content
- intake
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- 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，卡路里（热量单位，或 1 克水升高 1 摄氏度时所需要的热量）
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French, from Latin calor ‘heat’ + French suffix -ie (see -y).