heat

heat
noun
[mass noun]

the quality of being hot; high temperature
热，高温
it is sensitive to both heat and cold.
它对热冷都很敏感。
■(Physics)heat seen as a form of energy arising from the random motion of the molecules of bodies, which may be transferred by conduction, convection, or radiation
(物理)热，热能
■hot weather conditions
炎热天气
the oppressive heat was making both men sweat.
酷热让两个男人都冒了汗。
■a source or level of heat for cooking
（煮饭烧菜等所需要的）热源；热度
remove from the heat and beat in the butter.
拿离炉火并将加入黄油搅拌。
■a spicy quality in food that produces a burning sensation in the mouth
辣味
chilli peppers add taste and heat to food.
红辣椒可以给食物增添滋味和辣味。
■(technical)the amount of heat that is needed to cause a specific process or is evolved in such a process
(技)热量
the heat of formation.
生成热。
■[count noun](technical)a single operation of heating something, especially metal in a furnace
(技)（尤指在熔炉中熔炼金属时的）单次熔炼，一次熔炼
intensity of feeling, especially of anger or excitement
愤怒；激动；强烈的情绪
conciliation services are designed to take the heat out of disputes.
调解机构的目的是缓解纠纷各当事方的激动情绪。
■(the heat)(informal)intensive and unwelcome pressure or criticism, especially from the authorities
(非正式)（尤指源于官方的）紧张感（或责难）
a flurry of legal proceedings turned up the heat in the dispute.
接二连三的诉讼行动加剧了纠纷的紧张气氛。
the heat is on.
紧张的气氛开始出现。
[count noun]a preliminary round in a race or contest
预赛
winners of the regional heats.
地区预赛的优胜者。

verb

make or become hot or warm
（使）变热，（使）变暖
[with obj.]the room faces north and is difficult to heat.
房间朝北，不易变暖。
[no obj.]the pipes expand as they heat up.
管子受热膨胀。
■[no obj.](heat up)(of a person) become excited or impassioned
（人）激动起来；充满激情
■[no obj.](heat up)become more intense and exciting
加剧，激烈起来，激化
the action really begins to heat up.
剧情真正开始紧张了。
■[with obj.](archaic)inflame; excite
(古)激起；使激动
this discourse had heated them.
这次谈话使他们很激动。

常用词组
if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen

(proverb)if you can't deal with the pressures and difficulties of a situation or task, you should leave others to deal with it rather than complaining
(谚)怕热，就别呆在厨房里（意指倘若无法应对压力和困难就应让别人去处理，而不是抱怨）

in the heat of the moment

while temporarily angry, excited, or engrossed, and without stopping for thought
一时冲动之下；盛怒之下；一时性起

on (或美 in) heat

(of a female mammal) in the receptive period of the sexual cycle; in oestrus
（雌性哺乳动物）在发情期中；发情

语源

Old English hǣtu (noun), hǣtan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hitte (noun) and German heizen (verb), also to hot

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