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BNC: 1699 COCA: 1009

heat

1 heat /ˈhiːt/ noun
plural heats
1 heat
/ˈhiːt/
noun
plural heats
Learner's definition of HEAT
[noncount] : energy that causes things to become warmer热能;热量
[noncount] : hot weather or temperatures炎热;高温
often used with the常与the连用
: the level of temperature that is used to cook something热度(烹饪的温度)
[count]
usually singular通常用单数
[noncount]
[singular] : a source of heat used for cooking something : the hot part of an oven, stove top, etc.热源;炉灶热源部分
[noncount] chiefly US : the system that is used to provide warmth to a room or building供暖系统
[noncount]
: strong and often angry feelings发怒;气愤;愤慨
: the time when emotions are most strongly felt感情最强烈的时候used in phrases like in the heat of passion, in the heat of the moment, etc.用于in the heat of passion、in the heat of the moment等短语
see also in the heat of (the) battle at 1battle
chiefly US, informal
the heat : pressure to do something压力
◊ The expression if you can't stand/take the heat, get out of the kitchen means that you should not try to do a difficult job if you cannot deal with the pressure and problems that are part of the job.承受不了那种压力,就不该去做那件事;没那么大的头,就不该戴那么大的帽子
[noncount] : criticism or abuse批评;辱骂
[count] : one of several races or contests that are held in order to decide who will be in the final race or contest赛次;预赛
see also dead heat

in heat

(US) or British on heat
used to describe a female animal that is ready to have sex and is able to become pregnant发情

more heat than light

◊ To produce or generate more heat than light means to cause anger without helping to make something better understood.引起怒火却没有使事情更明朗;火上浇油

pack heat

US slang, old-fashioned + humorous
: to carry a gun持枪
see also prickly heat

— heatless

/ˈhiːtləs/ adjective
2 heat /ˈhiːt/ verb
heats; heated; heating
2 heat
/ˈhiːt/
verb
heats; heated; heating
Learner's definition of HEAT
[+ object]
: to cause (something) to become warm or hot加热;使变暖

heat up

[phrasal verb]
: to become warm or hot变暖;变热
: to become more active, intense, or angry变得更加活跃(紧张或生气)
heat (something) up or heat up (something) : to cause (something) to become warm or hot使变暖;使变热;把…加热
see also preheat
BNC: 1699 COCA: 1009

heat

1 of 2

verb

heated; heating; heats

intransitive verb

1
: to become warm or hot
water heating in a kettle
2
: to start to spoil from heat

transitive verb

1
: to make warm or hot
heat a can of soup
heat the oven to 350 degrees
2
: excite
were heated by his stirring words
heatable adjective

heat

2 of 2

noun

1
a(1)
: a condition of being hot : warmth
snow melting in the heat of the sun
(2)
: a marked or notable degree of hotness
The heat was intense.
b
: pathological excessive bodily temperature
the heat of the fever
c
: a hot place or situation
get out of the heat
d(1)
: a period of heat
an unbroken heat
(2)
: a single complete operation of making something warm or hot
also : the quantity of material so heated
e(1)
physics : added energy that causes substances to rise in temperature, fuse, evaporate, expand, or undergo any of various other related changes, that flows to a body by contact with or radiation from bodies at higher temperatures, and that can be produced in a body (as by compression)
(2)
physics : the energy associated with the random motions of the molecules, atoms, or smaller structural units of which matter is composed
f
: appearance, condition, or color of something as indicating its temperature
when the rod is at the proper welding heat
2
a
: intensity of feeling or reaction : passion
answered with considerable heat
b
: the height or stress of an action or condition
in the heat of battle
c
: sexual excitement especially in a female mammal
like an animal in heat
specifically : estrus
3
: a single continuous effort: such as
a
: a single round of a contest (such as a race) having two or more rounds for each contestant
won two heats out of three
b
: one of several preliminary contests held to eliminate less competent contenders
won the second heat but finished third in the final race
4
: pungency of flavor
Add some cayenne pepper for extra heat.
5
a slang
(1)
: the intensification of law-enforcement activity or investigation
waited until the heat was off
(2)
: police
b
: pressure, coercion
turn up the heat on your congressperson
c
: abuse, criticism
took heat for her mistakes
6
baseball : smoke sense 8
throwing some heat
7
slang : gun sense 1b
was packing heat
heatless adjective
heatproof adjective

Example Sentences

Verb I heated the vegetables in the microwave. They heat their house with a wood stove. Noun The sun's heat melted the snow. the intense heat of a fire She applied heat to the sore muscles in her leg. a period of high heat and humidity The crops were damaged by drought and extreme heat. Cook the milk over low heat. Remove the pan from the heat. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Once the legs are reheated, heat a frying pan and add a dash of duck fat. Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022 The marquee will heat up again in mid-October with the launch of the DC superhero pic Black Adam, starring Dwayne Johnson, among other event pics, although Halloween Ends will now open day-and-date in theaters and on Peacock on Oct. 14. Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Sep. 2022 Most home compost bins do not heat up enough to kill the roots. Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022 If the safety systems at the facility were to fail, the reactor would heat up swiftly and trigger a meltdown. Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 1 Sep. 2022 After the conversation, things seemingly heat up between the pair as their fellow contestants hear their hookup from outside the bedroom. Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 30 Aug. 2022 While that does require you turning the stove on, the water will heat quicker that way. Audrey Bruno, SELF, 17 Aug. 2022 In a medium microwave-safe bowl, heat the chocolate chips, cookie butter and coconut oil on HIGH for 1 minute. Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2022 And October will heat up on in terms of high-profile studio releases with DC Comics film Black Adam and Ticket to Paradise, a romantic comedy starring Julia Roberts and George Clooney, among others. Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Aug. 2022
Noun
Forecast models are showing the thermal trough moving toward the Cascades by Saturday afternoon which should shift the winds more onshore and bring some relief from the heat. oregonlive, 9 Sep. 2022 Bring to a boil and remove from heat, allowing to cool to room temperature. Minerva Orduño Rincón, The Arizona Republic, 8 Sep. 2022 And coastal areas — often a refuge from heat — were also hit with scorching temperatures. Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2022 By Thursday, clouds from Kay will begin spreading into the Southwest United States, helping bring relief from the heat. Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 And coastal areas — often a refuge from heat — were also hit with scorching temperatures. Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022 Due to the rain, Orlando should see a reprieve from the heat Thursday with the high falling to the average temperature, and Friday may even be below average. Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2022 Remove from heat and pour over berries; stir until evenly coated. People Staff, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2022 Forecasters say the public shouldn’t expect relief from the heat before Tuesday A National Weather Service balloon launched from Miramar at 7 a.m. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English heten, going back to Old English hǣtan, going back to Germanic *haitjan- (whence also Middle Dutch hēten "to make warm," Old High German heizen, Old Norse heita "to make hot, brew"), derivative of *haita- "having a high temperature, burning" — more at hot entry 1

Noun

Middle English hete, going back to Old English hǣtu, going back to Germanic *haitīn- (whence also Old Frisian hēte "high temperature, heat," Old High German heizi), noun derivative from *haita- "having a high temperature, burning" — more at hot entry 1

First Known Use

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Time Traveler
The first known use of heat was before the 12th century
BNC: 1699 COCA: 1009
heat

noun¹

1being hot/level of temperature熱;高溫ADJECTIVE | VERB + HEAT | HEAT + VERB | HEAT + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEburning, fierce, great, intense, searing, terrible, tremendous灼熱;熾熱;熱烘烘;熱辣辣The soil is baked dry by the fierce heat of the sun.泥土被酷熱的太陽烤乾了。gentle溫熱excess, excessive過多的熱If circulation is impaired, the body cannot lose excess heat.如果循環系統受損,身體就不能散發出多餘的熱量。red, white (often figurative) 赤熱;白熱Everything he did was at white heat and lightning speed.他做任何事情都是風風火火的。radiant輻射熱body體溫VERB + HEATfeel感覺到熱度We could feel the tremendous heat coming from the fire.我們能感覺到火焰發出的灼熱。disperse, dissipate, give out, lose散熱;釋放熱量;散失熱量Even after the sun had set, the stones continued to give out heat.太陽落山後,石頭還是熱烘烘的。conserve, retain保存熱量The thick walls retain the heat.厚實的牆體能夠保溫。absorb吸熱Darker surfaces absorb heat.深色的表面吸熱。conduct導熱Being a metal, copper readily conducts heat.金屬銅能快速導熱。create, generate, give off, produce, provide, radiate生熱;產生熱量;散熱;發熱;供熱Computers and photocopiers all generate heat of their own.計算機和複印機自身都能產生熱量。withstand耐高溫a material which can withstand heats of up to 2 000°C一種可以經受高達 2,000 攝氏度高溫的材料HEAT + VERBbuild up, increase熱量增加He tried to ignore the heat building up in the confined space.他盡量不理會狹小空間內越來越高的溫度。come from sth, come off sth, radiate from sth, radiate off sth (especially NAmE) 熱來自⋯/由⋯發出/來自⋯輻射/由⋯輻射出I could feel the heat coming from the fire.我能感受到火焰發出的熱力。HEAT + NOUNloss熱損失exhaustion, stress, stroke (usually heatstroke) 熱衰竭;熱應激;中暑She slumped to the ground suffering from heat exhaustion.她突然倒在地上,中暑虛脫了。PREPOSITIONheat from⋯的熱the heat from the fire火焰的熱力
heat

noun²

2hot weather/conditions炎熱ADJECTIVE | HEAT + VERB | HEAT + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEbaking, blazing, blistering, boiling, extreme, great, intense, oppressive, scorching, searing, shimmering, stifling, suffocating, sweltering, unbearable炎熱;炙熱;酷熱;悶熱;灼熱;熾熱;難熬的炎熱We walked more than ten miles in the blistering heat.我們在難耐的酷熱中走了 10 多英里。dry乾熱的天氣humid, steamy, sultry溽暑;蒸人的熱天;悶熱the steamy heat of New York in summer紐約夏季潮濕悶熱的天氣40-degree, 90-degree, etc. * 40 度、90 度等的高溫afternoon, midday, morning午後的/正午的/早晨的高溫summer暑熱desert, tropical沙漠的炎熱;熱帶地區的酷熱HEAT + VERBgrow熱度上升Daily the heat grew.天氣逐日熱起來了。get to sb某人感受到熱I think the heat is getting to all of us.我想我們所有人都感受到了熱。HEAT + NOUNhaze熱氣A heat haze shimmered above the fields.田野上方一層熱氣氤氳。wave (usually heatwave) 熱浪source熱源PREPOSITIONin the heat在熱天裏I can't work in this heat.天這麼熱,我沒法工作。PHRASESthe heat of the day一天中最熱的時候To avoid the heat of the day we went out in the mornings.為了避開最熱的時候,我們每天上午出門。
heat

noun³

3source of heat熱源ADJECTIVE | VERB + HEAT | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEhigh高溫加熱gentle, low文火/低溫加熱medium, moderate中溫加熱direct直接加熱Chocolate should never be melted over direct heat.切勿直接加熱熔化巧克力。dry乾熱源VERB + HEATturn up調高溫度Turn up the heat to caramelize the sugar.調高溫度,把糖變成焦糖。lower, reduce, turn down調低溫度remove sth from, take sth off把⋯從爐火上移開Bring to the boil slowly, then remove from the heat.慢慢煮開鍋,然後從爐火上端走。return sth to把⋯重新放到爐火上(加熱)Return the pan to the heat and stir.把平底鍋重新加熱並攪拌裏面的食物。PREPOSITIONoff the heat離開熱源Make sure the pan is off the heat.務必把平底鍋從爐火上端下來。on a... heat用⋯火Cook on a low heat for five minutes.小火加熱 5 分鐘。over a... heat在⋯火上Simmer the sauce over a gentle heat.用文火燉醬汁。
heat

noun⁴

4 (NAmE) in a building/room建築;房間 see also heating ADJECTIVE | VERB + HEAT | HEAT + VERB ADJECTIVEelectric, radiant電熱器;散熱器VERB + HEAThave有供暖The house has electric heat.這房子裏裝了電熱供暖。have on, use打開/使用供暖器Andy had the heat on full blast in the car.安迪把車內的熱風開到最大。turn on打開供暖器They are afraid to turn the heat on because it's so expensive.由於費用昂貴他們不敢打開供暖器。turn off關閉供暖器They have their heat turned off during the morning.早上他們關掉供暖器。turn down, turn up調低/調高溫度I turned the heat down several notches.我把溫度調低了幾擋。provide供熱These industries provide heat for our homes and fuel for our cars.這些產業為我們的家庭供熱,並為我們的汽車提供燃料。HEAT + VERBbe on, be on high, be on low開着供暖;供暖開到高溫;供暖開到低溫The heat was on but the window was open.供暖開着,但窗戶也開着。The heat's on low.供暖開到低擋。be off供暖關着come on供暖開始go off供暖停止Our heat goes off at ten o'clock and comes on again at six.我們的暖氣在 10 點停止供熱,6 點恢復供熱。
heat

noun⁵

5strong feelings強烈的感情ADJECTIVE | HEAT + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEsudden突發的激情He stared at her, sudden heat in his eyes.他盯着她,目光忽然變得熱辣辣的。HEAT + VERBflare, flood sth, rise激情燃燒;激情在⋯澎湃;激情高漲Heat flooded her cheeks.她激動得兩頰通紅。PREPOSITIONin the heat of在⋯激烈的時候in the heat of battle / passion在戰鬥最激烈/在激情最高漲的時候with heat非常激動'It was your idea,' Henry said with heat.“都是你出的主意。”亨利怒氣沖沖地說。PHRASESin the heat of the moment一時衝動Michael bitterly regretted those angry words, spoken in the heat of the moment.邁克爾極為後悔自己竟一時衝動說出了那樣的氣話。
heat

noun⁶

6race/competition賽跑;競賽ADJECTIVE | VERB + HEAT | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEqualifying, regional (BrE) 資格賽;地區賽dead勝負不分的比賽Competition was fierce, with a dead heat in one of the races (= with two competitors finishing in exactly the same time).比賽非常激烈,有一組比賽沒有決出勝負。VERB + HEATwin贏得分組賽She won her heat.她贏得了分組賽。PREPOSITIONin a/the heat在分組賽中He fell in the first heat.他在預賽第一場就敗下陣來。
heat

verb

ADVERBgently, slowly用文火/慢慢加熱Heat the sauce gently for a few minutes.用文火把醬汁加熱幾分鐘。well充分加熱Make sure the soup is well heated.一定要把湯好好熱一熱。through, up完全變熱;使變熱Allow the food enough time to heat through.用足夠的時間讓食物熱透。They heat up the food in a microwave oven.他們用微波爐熱食物。

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