1. | [u][sing] 热the quality of being hot |
He could feel the heat of the sun on his back. 他感觉到太阳照射在背上的热力。 | |
Heat rises. 热空气向上升。 | |
The fire gave out a fierce heat. 火焰散发出炽热。 |
2. | [u][c][ususing] 温度the level of temperature |
to increase/reduce the heat 提高╱降低温度 | |
Test the heat of the water before getting in. 入水之前先试一试水温。 | |
Set the oven to a low/high/moderate heat. 把烤箱的温度设定为低╱高╱中挡。 |
3. | [u] 炎热天气；（建筑物、车辆等中的）高温，热的环境hot weather; the hot conditions in a building/vehicle, etc. |
You should not go out in the heat of the day(= at the hottest time) . 你不应该在天最热的时候外出。 | |
to suffer from the heat 受暑热之苦 | |
the afternoon/midday heat 午后╱正午时分的热浪 | |
The heat in the factory was unbearable. 工厂里的高温令人无法忍受。 |
4. | [u] 炉灶；灶眼；炉火a source of heat, especially one that you cook food on |
Return the pan to the heat and stir. 把锅放回灶上再搅拌。 |
5. | [u] 强烈感情；（尤指）愤怒，激动strong feelings, especially of anger or excitement |
‘No, I won't,’ he said with heat in his voice. “不，我绝不。”他怒气冲冲地说。 | |
The chairman tried to take the heat out of the situation(= to make people calmer) . 主席尽力平息人们的激愤情绪。 | |
In the heat of the moment she forgot what she wanted to say(= because she was so angry or excited) . 她因为过于激动而忘记了要说的话。 | |
In the heat of the argument he said a lot of things he regretted later. 他在激烈争吵时说了许多他后来感到后悔的话。 |
6. | [u] 压力；逼迫pressure on sb to do or achieve sth |
The heat is on now that the election is only a week away. 离选举只有一个星期了，因此大家开始感觉到有压力了。 | |
United turned up the heat on their opponents with a second goal. 联队进了第二个球，这使对手感到的压力更大了。 | |
Can she take the heat of this level of competition? 她承受得了这种水平的比赛的压力吗？ |
7. | [c] 预赛；分组赛one of a series of races or competitions, the winners of which then compete against each other in the next part of the competition |
a qualifying heat 资格赛 | |
She won her heat. 她在预赛中获胜。 | |
He did well in the heats ; hopefully he'll do as well in the final. 他在预赛中成绩很好，且有望在决赛中也有同样出色的表现。 |
