| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_to-become-hot-or-make-someone-or-something-hot |
| 释义 | to become hot or make someone or something hotThese words all refer to becoming hotter, or making someone or something hot or hotter. The word heat can be used to refer to making something hot or warm, or when something becomes hot or warm. Heat is used of things. Can you heat up some soup for me? How much does it cost to heat your house? Putting the pan over a low flame helps it heat evenly. The opposite of heat is cool. Blow on your food to cool it. For more opposites of heat, see the article at cold. You can also use the verb warm to describe becoming less cold, or making someone or something less cold. Warm is used of people and things. Come warm yourself by the fire. Warm the casserole through before serving. We will experience more severe weather as the climate warms. The phrasal verb warm up can also be used to refer to making something less cold, but it is more common and slightly less formal than warm. Warm up is most often used of things. I'll warm up some dinner for you. The room will warm right up as soon as the heating turns on. If someone or something becomes hotter than necessary, or hotter than is healthy, you can use the verb overheat. I think the engine's overheated. I get overheated when I run in the summer. In informal contexts, you can use the verb bake when someone or something is made very hot, usually by very hot weather. He forgot to water his garden, and now the flowers are just baking in the sun. An intense heat wave baked the city's residents this week. If the sun beats down on someone or something, it shines very brightly and makes that person or thing very hot. The sun beat down on the travellers. The verb preheat is used to describe turning on an oven before you want to use it so that it is the right temperature when you need it. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Make the batter while the oven preheats. Related articleshaving a temperature higher than what is comfortable feeling hot |
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