heat /hiːt/ CET4 TEM4 ( heating, heated, heats )

• 1. 

  V-T When you heat something, you raise its temperature, for example, by using a flame or a special piece of equipment. 加热

  例：

  Meanwhile, heat the tomatoes and oil in a pan.

  与此同时，将西红柿和油放在平底锅里加热。

• 2. 

  N-UNCOUNT Heat is warmth or the quality of being hot. 热

  例：

  The seas store heat and release it gradually during cold periods.

  海洋储存热量，并在寒冷季节里逐渐将其释放。

• 3. 

  N-UNCOUNT The heat is very hot weather. 高温天气 [also 'the' N]

  例：

  As an asthmatic, he cannot cope with the heat and humidity.

  身为气喘病患者，他受不了炎热与潮湿。

• 4. 

  N-UNCOUNT The heat of something is the temperature of something that is warm or that is being heated. 热度

  例：

  Adjust the heat of the barbecue by opening and closing the air vents.

  通过开关气阀来调节烧烤架的热度。

• 5. 

  N-SING You use heat to refer to a source of heat, for example a burner on a stove or the heating system of a house. 热源

  例：

  Immediately remove the pan from the heat.

  立即将平底锅从热源上移开。

• 6. 

  N-UNCOUNT You use heat to refer to a state of strong emotion, especially of anger or excitement. 激动状态

  例：

  It was all done in the heat of the moment and I have certainly learned by my mistake.

  所有这一切都是在一时冲动下干的，我当然已经从我的过失中吸取了教训。

• 7. 

  N-SING The heat of a particular activity is the point when there is the greatest activity or excitement. 最激烈的时刻

  例：

  People say all kinds of things in the heat of an argument.

  人们在争论进行到最激烈的时候口无遮拦。

• 8. 

  N-COUNT A heat is one of a series of races or competitions. The winners of a heat take part in another race or competition, against the winners of other heats. 预赛

  例：

  ...the heats of the men's 100 metre breaststroke.

  …男子100米蛙泳预赛。