1. U 高温，炎热　 high temperature; hotness
2. U 激动，热烈，激烈　 a state of excitement
3. C 预赛　 preliminary contest, the winners of which take part in further contests or the final

　absorb ～　吸收热量
　alleviate the ～　降低热度
　bear the ～　忍受暑热
　escape the ～　避暑
　get away from the ～　避暑
　get into a white ～　白热化
　give off ～　发出热
　glow with ～　因热而发光
　keep off the ～　避开热气
　melt with ～　因热而熔化
　preserve body ～　保持体温
　produce ～　产生热
　relieve the ～ of the fever　退烧
　run a dead ～　赛跑不分胜负
　say without ～　心平气和地说
　speak with ～　讲话激昂
　stand ～　受得了热
　suffer from the ～　受炎热之苦
　put the ～ on sb　对某人施加压力
　take the ～ off　解除压力
　turn off the ～　关闭暖气
　turn on the ～　开暖气
　turn the ～ on sb　对某人施加压力
　withstand extreme ～　经受住酷热
　blistering ～　灼热
　dry ～　干热
　electric ～　电供暖
　gas ～　煤气供暖
　glowing ～　白热
　intense ～　酷热
　intolerable ～　难以忍受的炎热
　nuclear ～　核热能
　radiant ～　辐射热
　red ～　赤热，炽热
　solar ～　太阳热能
　stifling ～　闷热
　sweltering ～　酷热
　white ～　白热
　animal ～　体温
　blood ～　血液的温度
　body ～　体温
　fever ～　高烧，狂热
　steam ～　气暖
　at a single ～　一口气
　at low ～　以低热度
　in〔on〕 ～　（雌性哺乳动物）处于交尾期或发情期
　in a ～　在发怒
　in the ～ of the moment　一时激动之下
　～ of the day　白天最炎热的时刻

　The heat has abated.　温度降低了。
　The heat from the fire will soon dry your coat.　炉火的高温很快就会烘干你的上衣。
　Use the circular switch to adjust the heat of the oven.　用这个圆形开关调节烤箱的温度。
　He felt the heat of the fire on his face.　他感到火把他的脸烤得热烘烘的。
　Would you test the heat of the water before I bathe the baby?　我给婴儿洗澡前请你试一下水温好吗?
　He got into a heat by running.　他跑得浑身发热。
　My rent includes heat.　我的房租包括供暖费。
　Water retains heat much longer than air.　水的保暖时间比空气长得多。
　If a room gets too warm, turn down the heat.　如果房间里太热，把暖气关小点。
　The curtains were drawn to keep out the heat.　窗帘被拉上以阻挡热气进来。
　The sun radiates heat.　太阳放射出热量。
　He can't bear the great heat.　他忍受不了这种酷热。
　You shouldn't go out in this heat.　在这样高温的时候你不该出去。
　He is in a heat.　他在发怒。
　In the heat of the argument I lost my self-control.　在辩论最激烈的时刻，我失去了自制。
　He spoke with considerable heat.　他讲话很激昂。
　They argued with great heat.　他们非常激烈地争论。
　The heat was held in the afternoon.　预赛在下午进行。
　She was knocked out in the qualifying heat.　她在预选赛中被淘汰了。

 ♣ at a heat
　一举，一口气　at one stroke; in one breath
　He wrote the article at a single heat.　他一挥而就写下了这篇文章。
 ♣ in the heat of the moment
　在一时盛怒、心烦意乱等中　while very angry, excited, upset, etc.
　That were remarks made in the heat of the moment.　那是一时激动之下所说的话。
　He hit his son in the heat of the moment.　盛怒中他打了儿子。
 ♣ on〔in〕 heat
　（雌性哺乳动物）处于交尾期或发情期　(of female mammals) in the time or condition of sexual excitement and ready for mating
　Bitches on heat can be very messy.　母狗在发情期间会很邋遢。

 ♣ heat, fever
　参见fever条。

1. vt. & vi.（使）热　 make or become hot
2. vt.使激动，激发　 cause to be excited; arouse

　～ sb's imagination　激发某人的想象力
　～ some water　烧一些热水
　～ automatically　自动加热
　～ beneficially　有利地激发
　～ comfortably　适当地加热
　～ destructively　破坏性地诱发
　～ excessively　加热过度
　～ fiercely　加强热
　～ intensely　强烈地激发
　～ oppressively　难以忍受地激发
　～ properly　适当地加热
　～ slowly　慢慢地加热
　～ up　将…加热，变得活跃〔激烈〕
　～ up inflation　加剧了通货膨胀
　～ up the cold meat　将凉肉热一热
　be ～ed at　被加热到…度
　～ sb into anger　使某人发怒
　～ to　把…加热到…度
　～ with charcoal　用炭火加热
　～ with passion　情绪激动

　Grain heats in a pile.　粮食堆在一起会发热的。
　The soup is heating slowly.　汤在慢慢加热。
　He heated some water.　他烧了一些水。
　Would you go into the kitchen and heat some cold milk?　你去厨房把冷牛奶热一热好吗?
　We use electric stove to heat our house.　我们的房子里用电炉取暖。
　Let the sun heat the sleeping bag.　让太阳把睡袋晒热。
　The sun heats the earth.　太阳带给地球热量。
　Heat the furnace to one thousand eight hundred Centigrade degrees.　把熔炉加热到1800℃。
　His stirring speech heated the audience's imagination.　他那激动人心的讲话激发了听众的想象力。
　Our room was comfortably heated by the stove.　我们屋被这只炉子烤得热乎乎的。
　The flat is centrally heated.　这套房间是集中供暖的。
　When a gas is heated, its temperature will rise.　当气体受热时，它的温度就会升高。
　In the hot spring, water is naturally heated at 106 ℉.　温泉里的水温达106华氏度。
　They can be heated and shaped as many times as required.　它们可以根据要求多次地加热成型。
　Please heat me some milk.　请给我热一些牛奶。
　Could you heat a cup of coffee for me?　给我热一杯咖啡好吗?

 ♣ heat into　(v.+prep.)
　使（某人）发怒　make (sb) into anger
　The sight heated them into fury.　这景象使他们大为震怒。
 ♣ heat up　(v.+adv.)
1. 变热 become hot
　The water has heated up.　水已经热了。
　This engine heats up slowly.　这部发动机发热慢。
　The iron heats up under the sun.　铁在阳光照射下温度升高。
　The big room will not heat up easily.　这间大房间不容易变暖。
　The air heats up in the room after she turned on the air conditioner.　她打开空调后，屋里的空气热了起来。
2. 加〔煮〕热… make sth hot again
　You'd better heat the tomato soup up.　你最好把番茄汤热一下。
　He debated heating up the hot pot first before his friends came.　他考虑在朋友们到来之前先把火锅烧热。
　She heated up some water for a bath.　她烧热了一些水以便洗澡。
3. 沸腾，使变得激烈 become or cause to be intensive
　The hall will soon heat up once the crowd arrive.　随着人群的到来大厅很快就会沸腾起来。
　The campaign has heated up in its final days.　运动在最后阶段已趋于白热化。
　That change heated up inflation.　那一变化加剧了通货膨胀。
　That year Hitler heated up the aggressive war in Europe.　那一年，希特勒在欧洲加紧进行侵略战争。

　［同义词］ n. hotness, warmth, excitement, fervour, passion v. hot up, warm
　［反义词］ n. cold, coolness, chilliness, coldness, iciness v. chill, cool, freeze
　［词源］　中古英语hete<古英语hætu（热）