heat
noun
uk/hiːt/us/hiːt/heatnoun(TEMPERATURE)
B1[SorU]
thequalityof beinghotorwarm, or thetemperatureof something:
热,高温,热度the heat of thesun/fire太阳/火的高温
How do youmanagetoworkin this heat withoutairconditioning?在这种高温且没有空调的情况下你是怎么工作的?
She alwaysworeacoat,evenin the heat ofsummer.她总是穿着大衣,甚至在炎热的夏天也不例外。
Cook themeatonahigh/lowheat(= at a high/lowtemperature).用高温/低温来烹调肉。
- Turn theovento alowheat.
- Firefighters weredrivenback by the heat of theflames.
- Agreenhousestayswarmbecause theglasstrapsthe heat of thesun.
- Let theliquidcome to theboiland thenreducethe heat.
- Theflowersweredroopingin the heat.
Hot & heat
- bake
- baking
- beat down
- blistering
- boiling
- broiling
- fuggy
- glow
- haze over
- heat haze
- heated
- heatwave
- oppressive
- red-hot
- scorching
- sizzle
- stuffy
- swelter
- ultra-hot
- white heat
heatnoun(IN BUILDING)
A2[U]US(also mainlyUKheating)
thesystemthatkeepsabuildingwarm:
供暖系统,暖气设备Is the heaton?暖气开着吗?
Hot & heat
- bake
- baking
- beat down
- blistering
- boiling
- broiling
- fuggy
- glow
- haze over
- heat haze
- heated
- heatwave
- oppressive
- red-hot
- scorching
- sizzle
- stuffy
- swelter
- ultra-hot
- white heat
heatnoun(RACE)
[C]
a lessimportantraceorcompetitionin which it isdecidedwho willcompetein thefinalevent
预赛,小组赛Parts & stages of competitions
- a game in handidiom
- added time
- bracket
- cup tie
- elimination
- event
- final
- full time
- half
- hand
- kick
- kick off
- lap
- playoff
- semifinal
- shootout
- squeaky-bum time
- the home straight
- timeout
- victory
heatnoun(ANIMAL)
on heatUK(USin heat)
Ananimalthat is in heat is in astateofsexualexcitementandreadytobreed.
发情Animal reproduction
- androgen
- anti-oestrogen
- asexuality
- asexually
- barrenness
- calf
- embryology
- fertilize
- fetal
- incubate
- infertile
- procreation
- procreative
- propagation
- rebreed
- remate
- reproductive
- semen
- spawn
- spawning ground
Idioms
in the heat of the moment
if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen
put the heat onsomeone
take the heat offsomeone
the heat is on
heat
verb[IorT]
uk/hiːt/us/hiːt/B2
to make somethinghotorwarm, or tobecomehotorwarm:
(使)变热,(使)变暖Alargehouselike this must beexpensiveto heat.像这么大的房子取暖费一定很不少。
Shall I heatupsomesoupforlunch?午饭我是不是应该热点汤呢?
to become hot or make someone or something hot
- heatCan you heat up some soup for me?
- warmCome warm yourself by the fire.
- warm upI'll warm up some dinner for you.
- overheatI think the engine's overheated.
- bakeHe forgot to water his garden, and now the flowers are just baking in the sun.
- She's toomiserlyto heat thehouseproperly.
- Thefireheats theroomup withinminutes.
- Theroomwas heated by awood-burningstove.
- If you heatwaterto 100°C itturnstosteam.
- Somekindsofplasticbecomepliableif they're heated.
Hot & heat
- bake
- baking
- beat down
- blistering
- boiling
- broiling
- fuggy
- glow
- haze over
- heat haze
- heated
- heatwave
- oppressive
- red-hot
- scorching
- sizzle
- stuffy
- swelter
- ultra-hot
- white heat