a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food
双语例句
1. The unit of heat we shall use most frequently is the kilocalorie.
我们最常用的热量单位是千卡.
来自辞典例句
2. Han Juzhu plays the star light card a water's kilocalorie department lets you be dazzled.
韩剧主打星光牌,一水的大卡司让你眼花缭乱.
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用作名词 (n.)
The unit of heat we shall use most frequently is the kilocalorie. 我们最常用的热量单位是千卡。