Calorie Burn - 英语词汇详解

Meaning 1：calorie expenditure (Calorie Burn)

Calorie Burn 🔊

/ˈkæləri bɜːrn/

The amount of energy your body uses up during physical activity or just to stay alive.

calorie expenditure 🔊

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/ˈkæləri ɪkˈspendɪtʃər/

The amount of energy the body uses during physical activity or at rest.

📁 Category：Physical & Mental Health 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Calorie (heat from Latin calor) + Burn (consume by fire from Old English byrnan) = energy expenditure.

💡 Mnemonic

Imagine a bonfire where each log is a calorie. Jogging adds logs to the fire, burning them for fuel.

📖 Example

My new fitness app shows that a 30-minute brisk walk results in a calorie burn of about 200 calories. 🔊 My new fitness app shows that a 30-minute brisk walk results in a calorie burn of about 200 calories.

🔗 Collocations

high calorie burn – a large amount of energy expended during activity

maximize calorie burn – to increase the amount of energy used through exercise

calorie burn rate – the speed at which energy is consumed

🔄 Synonyms

energy expenditure (n.) – the total amount of energy used by the body

calorie consumption (n.) – the process of using calories for fuel

calorie usage (n.) – the act of burning calories

🚫 Antonyms

calorie storage (n.) – the process of storing unused energy as fat

energy conservation (n.) – strategies to reduce energy use

🌱 Derivatives

calorie burner (n.) – an activity or device that consumes calories

calorie-burning (adj.) – relating to the expenditure of energy

📖 Cultural Story

The term 'calorie burn' gained traction with 20th-century fitness tracking. Originally a physics measure of heat, it entered health lexicon to describe exercise energy use. Now ubiquitous in apps and wearables.