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heat

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heat1 /hiːt/ ●●● S2 W2 noun  
1  warmth 热 [uncountableU]HOT warmth or the quality of being hot 热，热量
 Ice needs heat to melt.
冰需要热才能融化。
 Insulating the attic is a good way to reduce heat loss.
为阁楼安装隔热层是减少热量流失的好方法。
2  the heat very hot weather or a high temperature 酷暑，炎热的天气；高温
 The heat was making them tired.
炎热的天气令他们疲倦。
 Angela liked to rest during the heat of the day (=the hottest part of the day).
安杰拉喜欢在一天中最热的时段休息一下。
 Firefighters were beaten back by the intense heat.
消防队员被高温迫得后退。
Examples from the Corpus
the intense heat• It was late afternoon and the intense heat of the day was dying.• One of the friends, Manuel Cabrera, said he tried to grab Jamie but the intense heat drove him out.• Three police officers who tried to save the children were beaten back by the intense heat and smoke.• All the surrounding countryside, scorched by the intense heat, is now in flames.• Only exceptionally cloudy, boggy areas might survive the intense heat radiation from the reentering debris.
3  in cooking 烹饪 [countableC usually singular, uncountableU]DFDH the level of temperature used when cooking or heating something 〔烹饪或加热时的〕温度
low/medium/high heat
 Cook the chicken portions over a high heat.
用旺火烹煮鸡肉。
turn off/down/up the heat
 When the milk comes to the boil, turn off the heat.
牛奶煮沸后把火关掉。
 Now reduce the heat and cover the pan.
现在把火关小，盖上锅盖。
4  strong feelings 强烈的感情THINK ABOUT [uncountableU] strong feelings, especially anger or excitement 强烈的感情；〔尤指〕愤怒，激动
 Reconciliation services can take the heat out of (=reduce the anger in) the dispute.
调解服务可以缓和纠纷。
in the heat of something
 Quick decisions had to be made in the heat of the negotiations.
当时谈判处于白热阶段，必须快速作出决定。
 In the heat of the moment (=when feelings were very strong), Nick threatened to resign.
尼克一时冲动，扬言要辞职。
5  pressure 压力 [uncountableU] strong pressure on someone 压力，逼迫
 The heat is on (=there is a lot of pressure) as schools struggle to finish their entries by the deadline.
各学校要赶在截止日期之前完成参赛作品，压力很大。
 The team turned up the heat (=used more effort against their opponents) in the last few minutes to score two more goals.
在比赛的最后几分钟，该队加紧进攻再进两球。
 There was a lot of heat, and it affected our relationship.
压力很大，这影响了我们的关系。
6  system to heat building 建筑物供暖系统 [uncountableU] American EnglishAmEDHTP the system in a house or other building that keeps it warm in the winter, or the warmth from this system 供暖系统，暖气设备；暖气 SYN British English heating
 Can you turn up the heat?
把暖气开大点好吗？
7  in a race 在比赛中 [countableC]DS a part of a race or competition whose winners then compete against each other in the next part 分组赛，预赛
 Bill finished second in his heat.
比尔在分组赛中名列第二。
8. on heat British EnglishBrE, in heat American EnglishHBADHP if a female animal is on heat, her body is ready to have sex with a male 〔雌性动物〕发情
→ dead heat, white heat, → if you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen at stand1(16)
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2:
adjectives
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?
phrases
the heat of the day
The locals retreat to their cool houses and sleep during the heat of the day.
Examples from the Corpus
heat• Black surfaces absorb heat from the sun.• In another medium skillet add the olive oil and heat over medium-high heat.• When the oven reaches the correct heat, the light goes off.• Mounted round this fairing were the eight radiators used to vent the excess heat produced by the fuel cells into space.• Add wine and reduce over medium-high heat to 1 teaspoon.• The classrooms lack heat and air conditioning.• I'm just not used to this kind of heat.• It was part of a strategy to let Republicans lead on the budget and take the political heat for doing so.• The chilies gave the sauce some heat.• She turned down the heat on the electric fire.• Shake the pan gently to distribute the melted sugar evenly, then remove from the heat.• But Katie confesses that she had to forget their friendship in the heat of the battle.• Once the coals are ready, close the lid of the barbecue to keep in the heat.• Presumably when one went in, they all moved up a chair, into the heat of the previous sitter, intimately.• She didn't pay her bills, so they turned off the heat.• Turn the heat up, I'm cold.• I'm worried the heat from the lamp will melt the cord.• The heat in the air moves to the cooler liquid.• The heat in the desert was incredible.• The heat of the water caused the glass to shatter.• At this heat, all the poisonous chemicals are changed into safe compounds.• The reaction gives off tremendous heat.
reduce ... heat• Reduce the heat to moderate and simmer 1-1 / 4 hours, stirring occasionally, until the pork is tender.• Reduce the heat, cover and cook gently for 20 minutes, until the rice is soft.• Add the cream and reduce the heat slightly.• Once boiling, cover pan and reduce the heat to low for 40 minutes.• Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 25 minutes.• Bring to the boil, reduce the heat, cover and cook for 40 minutes. 3.• Stir in the raisins, apple and cinnamon, reduce the heat to low and simmer for 2 minutes.• Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until the onion is tender and the sauce has thickened slightly.
In the heat of the moment• In the heat of the moment he had wanted her but it had meant nothing after all.• In the heat of the moment it does not usually look as if there is anything to be done about the heat.• In the heat of the moment, he might slacken his moral principles.
turned up the heat• I closed the window tight and turned up the heat.• Hostetler not only had a nice stats day, he turned up the heat in his role of team gadfly.• Liverpool turned up the heat with their crisp, passing game.• Swindon turned up the heat in the last 10 minutes to score 2 more.• But they turned up the heat so high that I literally perspired even in winter.• They turned up the heat and the United defence started to cook.• Tranmere turned up the heat and Mark Proctor retaliated in the dying seconds of the first half.
heat2 ●●● S3 W3 verb [transitiveT]  
1 HOTto make something become warm or hot 加热，使变热 SYN warm up
 Heat the milk until it boils.
把牛奶煮开。
2.heat something through phrasal verbphr v DFCHOTto heat food thoroughly 充分加热〔食物〕
Examples from the Corpus
heat through• Add the chopped onion to the mixture and heat it through.• Make sure you heat that stew through before you eat it.• Theda gasped as the little touches of his mouth sent flickers of heat rippling through her body.• The silk of his robe touching her bare skin sent a terrible heat washing through her.• Explanation Heat is transferred through objects by a process called conduction.• Smoke, dust and heat burst through the hole behind them.• The time scale over which uplift takes place depends upon the way in which heat is transferred through the lithosphere.• Dozens of high flats with all their different curtains and radiator heat going through the rooms.• The longer wavelengths associated with heat were radiating through the thick plywood board that covered the one window in his darkroom!• Oil foamed around the islands of fritters, heat escaped through their centers to the pimpled surface.
3 heat up phrasal verbphr v 
a) HOTto become warm or hot, or to make something become warm or hot （使）变热，（把…）加热
 The stove takes a while to heat up.
炉子要过一会儿才能热起来。
heat something ↔ up
 I heated up the remains of last night’s supper.
我把昨天晚饭剩下的饭菜热了一下。
b) DIFFICULTif a situation heats up, it becomes dangerous or full of problems 〔形势〕激化，加剧，恶化
Examples from the Corpus
heat up• The stones heated up in the sun.• As the gas heats up, it expands.• While the oven is heating up, prepare the sauce.
Examples from the Corpus
heat• Wax melts quickly when it is heated.• Clearly the saltwater was heated in pans in order to drive off the water.• She heated the water in a small pan.• It costs a lot to heat these offices.• Let it heat through so neither the cabbage nor the pineapple lose their bite.• Cut artichoke hearts in half and add to soup; heat through.• They had microwave ovens where he was able to heat up a portion of hot food to eat in the car.• I heated up some water on the gas stove and poured it into an oval enamel pan.
Origin heat1
Old English hætu
heat1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1heat2 verb
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