heat 1 S2 W2 / hit / 名词 #

1 warmth [不可数名词] warmth or the quality of being hot :

Ice needs heat to melt.

Insulating the attic is a good way to reduce heat loss.

2 the heat very hot weather or a high temperature :

The heat was making them tired.

Angela liked to rest during the heat of the day (= the hottest part of the day ) .

Firefighters were beaten back by the intense heat .

3 in cooking [可数名词，通常单数，不可数] the level of temperature used when cooking or heating something

(a) low/medium/high heat

Cook the chicken portions over a high heat.

turn off/down/up the heat

When the milk comes to the boil, turn off the heat.

Now reduce the heat and cover the pan.

4 strong feelings [不可数名词] strong feelings, especially anger or excitement :

Reconciliation services can take the heat out of (= reduce the anger in ) the dispute.

in the heat of something

Quick decisions had to be made in the heat of the negotiations.

In the heat of the moment (= when feelings were very strong ) Nick threatened to resign.

5 pressure [不可数名词] strong pressure on someone :

The heat is on (= there is a lot of pressure ) as schools struggle to finish their entries by the deadline.

The team turned up the heat (= used more effort against their opponents ) in the last few minutes to score two more goals.

There was a lot of heat, and it affected our relationship.

6 system to heat building [不可数名词] American English the system in a house or other building that keeps it warm in the winter, or the warmth from this system 同义词 heating British English :

Can you turn up the heat ?

7 in a race [可数名词] a part of a race or competition whose winners then compete against each other in the next part :

Bill finished second in his heat.

8 on heat British English , in heat American English if a female animal is on heat, her body is ready to have sex with a male

→ dead heat , white heat , → if you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen at stand 1 ( 16 )

COLLOCATIONS

形容词

the intense/extreme heat She was in need of a cooling drink in the intense heat.

the searing/stifling/sweltering/scorching etc heat (= extreme heat ) The desert is a place of scorching heat by day and bitter cold by night.

dry heat The earth had cracked in the endless dry heat.

humid heat (= when the weather is hot and damp ) the humid heat of a tropical forest

tropical heat (= the warm, damp weather in the hottest parts of the world ) He stepped off the plane into the tropical heat.

the midday heat The air shimmered in the midday heat.

the summer heat He went indoors to escape the summer heat.

80/90 etc degree heat Why would you want to play tennis in a hundred-degree heat?

短语

the heat of the day The locals retreat to their cool houses and sleep during the heat of the day.

THESAURUS

part of a competition

round one of the parts of a competition that you have to finish or win before you can go on to the next part : Henman lost in the second round of the competition.

heat one of several races or competitions whose winners then compete against each other : She came second in her heat, with a time of 23.2 seconds.

heat 2 S3 verb [及物动词] #

to make something become warm or hot SYN warm up :
Heat the milk until it boils.

heat something through phrasal verb to heat food thoroughly

heat up phrasal verb 1 to become warm or hot, or to make something become warm or hot :
The stove takes a while to heat up. heat something ↔ up I heated up the remains of last night’s supper. 2 if a situation heats up, it becomes dangerous or full of problems