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heat

/ˈhit/KK

練發音
名詞
國小
難度 6 個義項
可作動詞
變化形
複數

heats

1.
熱;高溫
極常用

物體、空氣或環境所具有的高溫,或使人感到熱的能量。

用法:通常作不可數名詞使用,不說「一個熱」。

high heat
turn up the heat
body heat
escape the heat
protect someone from the heat

Keep it out of the sun and heat.

請把它放在沒有陽光和熱的地方。

The heat can feel too strong in July and August.

七月和八月的熱氣可能會讓人覺得太強。

2.
炎熱天氣;酷暑
常用

一段氣溫很高、令人不舒服的天氣。

用法:常與定冠詞連用,如「the heat of the afternoon」。

a heat wave
heat advisory
the summer heat
the midday heat
beat the heat

During the heat wave, the school told students to drink water.

熱浪期間,學校告訴學生要喝水。

還有 4 個進階的意思(國小之後才會學到)
3.
暖氣;供暖設備
常用
非正式

用來讓室內變暖的供暖系統,或該系統產生的暖氣。

用法:常以單數形式搭配「the」使用,指某處的整套供暖系統。

the heat is on
adjust the heat
turn on the heat
turn off the heat
central heat

We turned the heat down before going to bed.

我們睡前把暖氣調低了。

Could you turn on the heat? The classroom is very cold.

你可以開暖氣嗎?教室裡很冷。

4.
壓力;緊張;激烈程度
常用

競爭、批評、危險或困難情況所造成的強烈壓力與緊張感。

用法:「put the heat on someone」表示向某人施壓;「take the heat」表示承受責難。

put the heat on someone
feel the heat
under the heat of competition
turn up the heat
take the heat

The team leader put the heat on the team to play better.

隊長給球隊壓力,要他們打得更好。

After the mistake, the boss took the heat from angry people.

犯錯後,老闆承受了生氣的人們的責罵。

5.
預賽;分組賽
較少用
專業

田徑、游泳等競賽中,用來決定誰能晉級下一輪的預先比賽。

用法:這個義項是可數名詞,可說「第一組預賽」或「兩場預賽」。

advance from a heat
win a heat
run in a heat
a qualifying heat
the first heat

She won her heat and ran in the last race.

她贏得了自己的預賽,並參加了最後一場比賽。

The people in the race are warming up for the next heat.

參加比賽的人正在為下一輪比賽熱身。

6.
發情期;發情狀態
較少用
專業

雌性動物可交配並會吸引雄性動物的一段生理時期。

用法:通常說動物「處於發情期」,不適合用來描述人。

be in heat
come into heat
a dog in heat
a cat in heat

Their cat is in heat, so they are keeping her in the house.

他們的母貓正在發情,所以他們讓她待在屋裡。

常見錯誤

There is too many heats in this room.

There is too much heat in this room.

Please heat the food by microwave.

Please heat the food in the microwave.

My dog is heat.

My dog is in heat.

The weather is very heat today.

The weather is very hot today.

相關字詞
hot 同源詞
warmth 近義
heating 同源詞
heat up 片語形式
cool 反義
學習提示

・作動詞時,「heat」表示「加熱」或「變熱」。例如:Please heat the soup before dinner.。

・「heat up」比單用「heat」更口語,且可分開使用:Heat up the soup./Heat the soup up.;但代名詞要放中間:Heat it up.。

・「hot」描述某物或天氣很熱;「heat」則指熱度、熱能或暖氣。

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