1 [U] the feeling of sth hot 热:
This fire doesn't give out much heat.这个暖炉热力不够。
2 [sing] (often with the 常与the连用) hot weather 炎热的天气:
I like the English climate because I can't stand the heat.我喜欢英国的气候,因为我怕热。
3 [sing] a thing that produces heat 产生热的物体:
Remove the pan from the heat (= the hot part of the cooker).把炉子上的锅拿下来。
4 [U] a state or time of anger or excitement 愤怒;激动:
In the heat of the moment, she threatened to resign.她在气头上扬言要辞职。
5 [C] one of the first parts of a race or competition. The winners of the heats compete against other winners until the final result is decided. 预赛
be on heat (used about some female animals) to be ready to have sex because it is the right time of the year (指某些雌性动物)发情
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/hi:t ||; hit/verb
[I,T] heat (sth) (up) to become or to make sth hot or warm (使)变热或暖:
Wait for the oven to heat up before you put the pie in.让烤炉热起来之后再把馅饼放进去。The meal is already cooked but it will need heating up.饭早煮好了,不过要热一热才能吃。
heat1/hit; hiːt/n 1 [U] the quality of being warm or hot 热﹐热量﹐热力: +of the heat of the sun 太阳的热力a material that withstands intense heat 耐高温材料2 the heat very hot weather 酷暑﹐炎热的天气: the summer heat 夏天炎热的天气3 [singular 单数, U] the temperature used when cooking or heating something〔烹饪或加热时的〕温度: low/medium/high heat Melt the butter over a low heat. 用低温把黄油融化。4 [U] strong feelings, especially anger or excitement 强烈的感情﹔愤怒﹔激动: In the heat of the moment (=when feelings were strong), I said things I didn’t mean. 我一时冲动﹐说了些气话。5 [C] one part of a race or competition, which decides who will be in the next part 预赛﹔分组赛6 [U] AmE the system in a building that keeps it warm [ heating BrE 【英】] 【美】供暖系统﹐暖气设备DEAD HEAT
heat2 also 又作 heat upv [I,T] to become warm or hot, or to make something warm or hot(使)变暖﹔(使)变热: Let the oven heat up. 让烤箱热起来。Heat the milk until it boils. 把牛奶加热至沸腾。
heatheatheatsheatedheating2 (alsoheat up) verb (heats, heating, heated)to make something hot; to become hot: I heated some milk in a saucepan. Wait for the oven to heat up before you put the food in.heatheat1noun1(no plural) the feeling of something hot: the heat of the sun2(no plural) hot weather: I love the heat.oppositecold3(pluralheats) one of the first parts of a race or competition