heat
热度,热力,热,热量
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Definitions
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- : the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- : the condition or quality of being hot: the heat of an oven.
- : the degree of hotness; temperature: moderate heat.
- : the sensation of warmth or hotness: unpleasant heat.
- : a bodily temperature higher than normal: the heat of a fever; the feeling of heat caused by physical exertion.
- : added or external energy that causes a rise in temperature, expansion, evaporation, or other physical change.
- : Physics. a nonmechanical energy transfer with reference to a temperature difference between a system and its surroundings or between two parts of the same system. Symbol: Q
- : a hot condition of the atmosphere or physical environment; hot season or weather.
- : a period of hot weather.
- : a sharp, pungent flavor, as that produced by strong spices.
- : warmth or intensity of feeling; vehemence; passion: He spoke with much heat and at great length.
- : maximum intensity in an activity, condition, etc.; the height of any action, situation, or the like: the heat of battle; the heat of passion.
- : extreme pressure, as of events, resulting in tension or strain: In the heat of his hasty departure he forgot his keys.
- : a single intense effort; a sustained, concentrated, and continuous operation: The painting was finished at a heat.
- : Slang. intensified pressure, especially in a police investigation.
- : Slang. the police.
- : Slang. armed protection, especially a pistol, revolver, or other firearm: All guards carry some heat.
- : Sports. a single course in or division of a race or other contest.a race or other contest in which competitors attempt to qualify for entry in the final race or contest.
- : Metallurgy. a single operation of heating, as of metal in a furnace, in the treating and melting of metals.a quantity of metal produced by such an operation.
- : Zoology. sexual receptiveness in animals, especially females.the period or duration of such receptiveness: to be in heat.
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- : to make hot or warm.
- : to excite emotionally; inflame or rouse with passion.
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- : to become hot or warm.
- : to become excited emotionally.
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- : heat up, to increase or become more active or intense: Business competition will heat up toward the end of the year.
Phrases
- heat up
- dead heat
- in heat
- in the heat of the moment
- turn up the heat
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
A Quinnipiac poll released on Wednesday put the competitors in a dead heat with each receiving 48 percent support.
If we squander this moment of energy wealth, creating heat waste instead of structure, we will all be back in the junkyard soon enough.
As we pack electronics into ever smaller packages, dealing with the heat they produce is becoming a growing challenge.
The summer was capped with a punishing heat wave that settled across the region in August and September and drove temperatures well into triple digits.
It’s made of high-quality aluminum, guaranteeing optimal heat distribution, plus it’s also freezer-safe.
But while he was up there riffing about Steiger, he looked like he did in the Big Heat.
The movie we went to that Friday night in 1953 was The Big Heat.
Preheat oven to 375°F. Heat the vegetable oil in a large, high-sided cast iron skillet.
While the beans are cooling and drying, melt the butter in a saute pan over medium heat.
Remove from heat and stir in the walnuts, rum, powdered sugar, and salt until fully incorporated.
The heat of drunkenness is the stumblingblock of the fool, lessening strength and causing wounds.
It was very warm, and for a while they did nothing but exchange remarks about the heat, the sun, the glare.
Tobacco is a strong growing plant resisting heat and drought to a far (p. 018) greater extent than most plants.
A present remedy of all is the speedy coming of a cloud, and a dew that meeteth it, by the heat that cometh, shall overpower it.
Captain Vane came from the observatory, his face blazing with excitement and oily with heat, to announce the fact.