caloric
/kəˈlɒr.ɪk/ (bre, ipa) · [kəlˈɔrɪk] /kəˈlɔː.rɪk/ (ame, ipa) · [kəlˈɔrɪk] /kə-ˈlȯr-ik How to pronounce caloric (audio)/ (ame, mw)
caloric — 形容詞
- caloricpositive
- more caloriccomparative
- most caloricsuperlative
1. connected with calories, especially when measuring the energy in food or how muc
熱量相關
與食物熱量或攝取量有關
connected with calories, especially when measuring the energy in food or how much of that energy someone eats in a day.
Eitan tracked his caloric intake after his doctor warned him about weight gain.
Eitan 在醫師提醒他注意體重增加後，開始記錄自己的熱量攝取。
collocation: caloric intake
The app estimates each meal's caloric value before you add it to the daily log.
這個 App 會先估算每餐的熱量值，再讓你加入每日紀錄。
collocation: caloric value
Lien compared the caloric needs of office workers and marathon runners.
Lien 比較了上班族和馬拉松跑者的熱量需求。
Hospital menus list caloric content beside protein and salt information.
醫院菜單會把熱量含量列在蛋白質和鹽分資訊旁邊。
- calorie-related
clearer in plain English, especially outside formal writing
- dietary
broader and includes eating habits, not just calories
- nutritional
broader and can refer to nutrients other than calories
- non-caloric
used for products that provide no calories
文法句型
caloric + noun
用法筆記
Usually appears before nouns such as intake, value, content, and needs. Distinguish from sense 2 (HIGH IN CALORIES), which describes food or drink itself rather than calorie measurement or calculation.
常見錯誤
2. containing a large number of calories, so a food or drink gives a lot of energy
高熱量
指食物或飲料含很多熱量
containing a large number of calories, so a food or drink gives a lot of energy for its size or serving.
Maja left the caloric cream sauce untouched and ate the fish with lemon.
Maja 沒碰那份高熱量奶油醬，而是把魚配著檸檬吃。
caloric + sauce / food
The label warns that one caloric drink can equal a full meal.
標籤提醒你，一瓶高熱量飲料的熱量可能等於一整餐。
caloric + drink
Sana skipped the caloric cheese dip and chose fruit instead.
Sana 沒點那份高熱量起司醬，改選了水果。
Otis cut back on caloric snacks after finding three wrappers in his backpack.
Otis 在背包裡發現三個包裝袋後，開始少吃高熱量零食。
- high-calorie
the usual everyday term
- calorific
more technical and often used for fuel or energy output
- fattening
more informal and focused on likely weight gain
- low-calorie
describes food or drink with less energy per serving
- non-caloric
describes products that provide no calories
文法句型
caloric + food/drink
用法筆記
Often used in formal nutrition writing about foods, drinks, or diets. In everyday English, people more often say high-calorie than caloric in this sense.
常見錯誤
3. connected with heat rather than food energy, mainly in older scientific writing
熱學的
與熱現象有關，多見於舊科學文獻
connected with heat rather than food energy, mainly in older scientific writing or technical discussions.
The museum display explained the old caloric theory of how heat moves.
博物館展板解釋了早期關於熱如何傳遞的熱學理論。
historical phrase: caloric theory
In the archive, Christopher found a paper on caloric changes in heated metal rods.
Christopher 在檔案館找到一篇談受熱金屬棒熱學變化的論文。
The professor described caloric effects that appear when a crystal is squeezed in a lab.
教授說明了晶體在實驗室裡受擠壓時會出現的熱學效應。
In Yara's old physics textbook, caloric appears where the new course says thermal.
在 Yara 那本舊物理課本裡，caloric 出現的地方，在新課程裡通常改說 thermal。
- thermal
the usual modern adjective for heat-related meaning
- heat-related
plain-English paraphrase outside technical writing
文法句型
caloric + theory/effect/change
用法筆記
Now mainly seen in older scientific writing or technical discussions. Distinguish from sense 1 (CALORIE-RELATED), which is about food energy, not heat in general.