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| 词汇 | heat |
| 释义 | heat Theme: POLICE n. the police. (Underworld. Always with the.)The heat is gonna catch up with you, Ernie.Who tipped the heat off about me? Theme: PRESSURE n. pressure.There's a lot of heat on Fred right now.The boss put some heat on Wally, and things are moving faster now. Theme: WEAPONRY n. a gun; armaments. (Underworld.)Lefty has his heat on him at all times.Rocko never carries heat. IDIOMSLANG HEAT (as) hot as hell very hot. (Informal. Use hell with caution.)It's as hot as hell outside. It must be near 100 degrees.I hate to get into a car that has been parked in the sun. It's hot as hell. (as) warm as toast very warm and cozy.The baby will be warm as toast in that blanket.We were as warm as toast by the side of the fire. heat noun 1 pressure, stress US, 1929. 2 the police US, 1931. 3 intense police interest or pressure following a crime US, 1928. 4 a firearm US, 1926. 5 crowd or audience reaction. An entertainment industry term embraced by professional wrestling US, 1958. 6 popularity, audience appeal US, late 1970s. 7 in roller derby, a fight, be it scripted or spontaneous, staged or real US, 1999. 8 in pinball, the part of the pinball machine that rises as a panel in the front of the machine. Conventionally known as the 'lightbox' US, 1977. 9 the ultimate, the best US, 1985. 10 a dildo US, 1999.► on heatof a woman, sexually aroused. Correctly used of animals UK, 1937.► take the heatto sunbathe US, 1968.► take the heat off; take heat offto relieve the pressure on someone UK, 1979 heat through heat through sth • heat sth through • heat through BrE if you heat food through or if it heats through, you make it hot: The rice may be prepared in advance and heated through later. Finally stir in the tomato paste and let the mixture heat through. heat up 1. heat up • heat up sth • heat sth up to become hotter, or to make something become hotter: The lake is shallow, so the water heats up very quickly in the summer. We know that the effects of pollution may be heating up the earth's climate.■ SIMILAR TO: warm up2. heat up sth • heat sth up to make cooked food hot again after it has become cold: She heated up some more of the stew and took it out to him. It's so easy to just pull something out of the freezer and heat it up.■ SIMILAR TO: warm up3. heat up if a situation heats up, it becomes more serious or more exciting, because people start to argue, fight, or compete with each other a lot more: Things are starting to heat up in central Europe, and people are worried that there could be another World War. The company is experiencing some difficulty as competition heats up. Although the election is still a year away, the political scene is already heating up.■ SIMILAR TO: hot up informal BrE heat1. and the heat n. the police. (Underworld.) The heat is gonna catch up with you, Ernie. 2. n. pressure. The boss put some heat on Willy, and things are moving faster now. 3. n. a gun; armaments. (see also heater.) Lefty has his heat on him at all times.
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