| [/hiːt; hit/] n 用法:
1 [U] (a) high temperature; hotness 高温; 热:
feel the heat of the sun's rays 感到阳光的热力 *
This fire doesn't give out much heat. 这个炉子的火不旺.
(b) hot weather 炎热天气:
suffer from the heat 经受炎热天气之苦 *
Never go out in the heat (ie at the hottest time) of the day without a hat. 在白天最热的时候出门不能不戴帽子. 用法:
2 [U] (fig 比喻) intense feeling, esp of anger or excitement 强烈的感情; （尤指）愤怒或激动:
speak with considerable heat 颇为激动地说 *
in the heat of the argument 在激烈辩论中 *
This topic generates a lot of heat. 这个话题会引起群情激奋. *
He tried to take the heat out of the situation, ie reduce the tension. 他竭力让局面缓和下来. 用法:
3 [C] preliminary contest, the winners of which take part in further contests or the final 预赛（获胜者可参加复赛或决赛）:
be eliminated in the first heat 在第一场预赛中被淘汰. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) be on heat; US be in heat (of female mammals) be in the time or condition of sexual excitement and ready for mating （指雌性哺乳动物）发情. in the ,heat of the `moment while (temporarily) very angry, excited, upset, etc 在（一时）盛怒、 激动、 心烦意乱等中. heat 2
[/hiːt; hit/] v [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p] ~ (sth) (up) (cause sth to) become hot or warm （使某物）变热或变暖:
The office will soon heat up. 办公室很快就会暖和起来. *
Heating these offices is expensive. 这些办公室的供暖费用很高. *
The pie has already been cooked it just needs heating up. 馅饼是熟的--只需热热就可以了. *
Is it a heated swimming-pool? 这是温水游泳池吗? |