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单词 calorific
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Definition of calorific in English:

calorific

adjective kaləˈrɪfɪkˌkæləˈrɪfɪk
  • 1Relating to the amount of energy contained in food or fuel.

    she knew the calorific contents of every morsel
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Currently on his world tour, he has been bombarding the Evening Press with emails detailing his daily calorific intake.
    • In fact, the calorific difference between a glass of red and white wine is marginal, but the potential health benefits to your heart of a soft, lushly fruited Syrah like this tips the balance towards the red.
    • He seldom touches food with a high calorific content, like beef.
    • A diet rich in fat is therefore concentrated and calorific, and tends to lead to obesity.
    • The average daily calorific intake of the Bushmen women seems to be about 1100 calories.
    • Two party patrons swooning over the calorific Oreos were Patty Godfrey and Lyn Stewart.
    • Here, calorific intake, as well as how much oxygen a child breathes and how much carbon dioxide is exhaled, can be precisely recorded.
    • I have been resupplying the boat with food which is an interesting task as you have to keep it simple, light, calorific and easy to cook.
    • In official quarters, there is also a refusal to admit that society's obsession with the safety, calorific content, amount or quality of the food that we eat is more unhealthy than any number of fad diets or burger bars.
    • Moreover, many of those who have good access to sufficient food for their calorific needs nonetheless suffer from nutrition insecurity.
    • Some labels will carry information on the right calorific intake for an ‘average’ person, but that is not helpful for the many non-average consumers.
    • Leaving aside the high calorific content, this type of food is actively bad for you and will deplete your immune system.
    • The traditional Okinawan diet, he said, is high in green and yellow vegetables, as well as tofu in various forms, but low in calorific density.
    • Last week, science was busy counting the calorific intake of Homer Simpson, concluding his addiction to doughnuts places his fat intake on the high side.
    • It is an orgy of calorific excess.
    • She and her other two cast mates are left to dig into the naughty, calorific buffet.
    • With all these measures and the consumption of horses, dogs, cats, and rats, each working man got about a tenth of the normal calorific intake.
    • I am sure if I had his kind of metabolism I would be able to enjoy such a calorific dinner, but as I don't I am happy to stick to smaller, safer, appetizers instead.
    • At the very least, consumers have to be told the calorific and fat content, maybe even the saturated fat.
    • His daily calorific intake may reach a whopping 7,000 calories.
    1. 1.1 (of food or drink) containing many calories and so likely to be fattening.
      there is fruit salad for those who can resist the more calorific concoctions
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Mississippi, famous for its calorific mud pie, ranked the highest, followed by Alabama and West Virginia.
      • It could happen that your name might be attached to calorific sweet sauces, but what memorial is that!
      • But bran flakes, like salad, don't count as calorific food.
      • Acetylene is the most calorific of the three, and so is the most likely candidate.
      • That's so calorific that no one drinks it.
      • She has become addicted to fried chicken and calorific milkshakes in the last stages of her pregnancy.

Derivatives

  • calorifically

  • adverb
    • It is weight-bearing and therefore calorifically more demanding than swimming or cycling.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Maria's tostadas, calorifically dosed with her homemade salsa, were the best in town.
      • It is a primary object of this invention to provide a burner head which will smokelessly burn calorifically lean gases.
      • Where possible we tried to make sure that the diets were equivalent, nutritionally and calorifically.
      • There has never been a better time to be a calorifically challenged feminist in black, with cropped hair and dangly earrings.

Origin

Late 17th century: from Latin calorificus, from calor 'heat'.

Rhymes

anaglyphic, beatific, colorific, hieroglyphic, honorific, horrific, Indo-Pacific, pacific, prolific, scientific, soporific, specific, terrific, transpacific, triglyphic
 
 

Definition of calorific in US English:

calorific

adjectiveˌkæləˈrɪfɪkˌkaləˈrifik
  • 1Relating to the amount of energy contained in food or fuel.

    she knew the calorific contents of every morsel
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In official quarters, there is also a refusal to admit that society's obsession with the safety, calorific content, amount or quality of the food that we eat is more unhealthy than any number of fad diets or burger bars.
    • Two party patrons swooning over the calorific Oreos were Patty Godfrey and Lyn Stewart.
    • Currently on his world tour, he has been bombarding the Evening Press with emails detailing his daily calorific intake.
    • I am sure if I had his kind of metabolism I would be able to enjoy such a calorific dinner, but as I don't I am happy to stick to smaller, safer, appetizers instead.
    • She and her other two cast mates are left to dig into the naughty, calorific buffet.
    • A diet rich in fat is therefore concentrated and calorific, and tends to lead to obesity.
    • With all these measures and the consumption of horses, dogs, cats, and rats, each working man got about a tenth of the normal calorific intake.
    • Here, calorific intake, as well as how much oxygen a child breathes and how much carbon dioxide is exhaled, can be precisely recorded.
    • Moreover, many of those who have good access to sufficient food for their calorific needs nonetheless suffer from nutrition insecurity.
    • At the very least, consumers have to be told the calorific and fat content, maybe even the saturated fat.
    • I have been resupplying the boat with food which is an interesting task as you have to keep it simple, light, calorific and easy to cook.
    • In fact, the calorific difference between a glass of red and white wine is marginal, but the potential health benefits to your heart of a soft, lushly fruited Syrah like this tips the balance towards the red.
    • His daily calorific intake may reach a whopping 7,000 calories.
    • He seldom touches food with a high calorific content, like beef.
    • Leaving aside the high calorific content, this type of food is actively bad for you and will deplete your immune system.
    • The traditional Okinawan diet, he said, is high in green and yellow vegetables, as well as tofu in various forms, but low in calorific density.
    • The average daily calorific intake of the Bushmen women seems to be about 1100 calories.
    • It is an orgy of calorific excess.
    • Some labels will carry information on the right calorific intake for an ‘average’ person, but that is not helpful for the many non-average consumers.
    • Last week, science was busy counting the calorific intake of Homer Simpson, concluding his addiction to doughnuts places his fat intake on the high side.
    1. 1.1 (of food or drink) containing many calories and so likely to be fattening.
      there is fruit salad for those who can resist the more calorific concoctions
      Example sentencesExamples
      • But bran flakes, like salad, don't count as calorific food.
      • It could happen that your name might be attached to calorific sweet sauces, but what memorial is that!
      • She has become addicted to fried chicken and calorific milkshakes in the last stages of her pregnancy.
      • That's so calorific that no one drinks it.
      • Acetylene is the most calorific of the three, and so is the most likely candidate.
      • Mississippi, famous for its calorific mud pie, ranked the highest, followed by Alabama and West Virginia.

Origin

Late 17th century: from Latin calorificus, from calor ‘heat’.

 
 
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