identify [aɪ'dentɪfaɪ] 

v. 识别；确定

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Meet Foodvisor, a startup that has built a mobile app that helps you log everything you eat in order to lose weight, follow a diet or get healthier. You can add data by capturing a photo of your plate before you eat.
初创公司Foodvisor开发了一款手机应用程序，它可以帮忙记录下你为了减肥、节食或变得更健康而吃下的所有东西。在你吃东西之前拍一下盘子里的食物，就可以添加数据。

“We’ve spent a little over two years doing research and development before we launched the app in 2018 in France,” co-founder and CMO Aurore Tran told me. Foodvisor has raised $1.5 million so far (€1.4 million).
该公司联合创始人兼首席营销官奥罗拉·德兰告诉我：“我们用了两年多的时间进行研发，之后于2018年在法国推出了这款应用。”目前Foodvisor已获得了150万美元（140万欧元）的融资。

The company is using deep learning to enable image recognition to detect what you’re about to eat. In addition to identifying the type of food, the app tries to estimate the weight of each item.
该公司通过深度学习技术，利用图像识别来检测你要吃的食物。除了识别食品种类，该应用程序还会尝试估算每种食物的重量。

Foodvisor tries to evaluate the distance between your plate and your phone using camera autofocus data. It then calculates the area of each food item. The company then tries to extrapolate the volume of each item depending on the type of food.
Foodvisor尝试用相机的自动对焦数据来估算你的盘子和手机之间的距离，然后计算每种食物的面积。之后，该公司尝试根据食物种类来推断每种食物的分量。

And of course, if Foodvisor got something wrong, you can manually correct it before you log your meal. Many people give up on nutrition trackers because it’s too demanding. Foodvisor’s technology is all about making the data entry process as seamless as possible.
当然，如果Foodvisor搞错了，您可以在它载入记录之前手动更正。许多人放弃了营养追踪，因为它要求太高。Foodvisor的技术就是尝试尽可能完美地实现数据输入。

After that, you get a list of nutrition facts about what you just ate — calories, proteins, carbs, fats, fibers, etc. You can then set a goal, log activities and monitor your progress over time.
在那之后，你会得到一份你刚吃下的食物的营养成分表，其中包括卡路里、蛋白质、碳水化合物、脂肪、纤维等。然后你就可以设定一个目标，记录你的（饮食）活动并监控你的（减肥）进度。

Foodvisor has raised a $4.5 million funding round after generating 2 million app downloads. Agrinnovation is leading the round and various business angels are also participating.  
Foodvisor应用的下载量达到200万之后，该公司筹集到450万美元的资金。Agrinnovation领投了这一轮融资，而且各种商业天使基金也参与了这次融资。

With today’s funding round, the startup plans to improve the app and hire 15 more persons. The app recently launched in the U.S. and the company thinks it represents a good market opportunity.
在今天的这轮融资中，该初创公司计划改进这款应用程序，再招聘15名员工。该应用程序最近在美国推出，而且该公司认为这展现了良好的市场机会。

 

今日词汇

identify

[aɪ'dentɪfaɪ] 

v. 识别；确定

 

Police have identified 10 suspects.
警察已经辨认出了10名嫌疑人。

Candidates want to identify themselves with reform.
候选人都想把自己与改革密切联系起来。