heat
US: /ˈhit/
UK: /hˈiːt/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
heat /hi:t/- danh từ
- hơi nóng, sức nóng; sự nóng
- (vật lý) nhiệt
- internal heat: nội nhiệt
- latent heat: ẩn nhiệt
- specific heat: tỷ nhiệt
- heat of evaporation: nhiệt bay hơi
- heat of fashion: nhiệt nóng chảy
- sự nóng bức, sự nóng nực
- trạng thái bừng bừng (của cơ thể); trạng thái viêm tấy
- vị cay (ớt...)
- sự nóng chảy, sự giận dữ
- to get into a state of fearful heat: nổi giận đùng đùng; nóng nảy đáng sợ
- sự nổi nóng, sự nồng nhiệt, sự hăng hái
- the heat of youth: sự sôi nổi của tuổi trẻ
- sự động đực
- on (in, at) heat: động đực
- sự cố gắng một mạch, sự làm một mạch
- at a heat: làm một mạch
- (thể dục,thể thao) cuộc đấu, cuộc đua
- trial heats: cuộc đấu loại
- final heat: cuộc đấu chung kết
- (kỹ thuật) sự nung
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng) sự tăng cường thi hành luật pháp; sự tăng cường điều tra; sự thúc ép, sự cưỡng ép
- ngoại động từ
- đốt nóng, nung nóng; làm nóng, làm bừng bừng
- to heat up some water: đun nước
- to heat oneself: làm cho người nóng bừng bừng
- làm nổi giận; làm nổi nóng
- kích thích, kích động; làm sôi nổi lên
- (kỹ thuật) nung
- đốt nóng, nung nóng; làm nóng, làm bừng bừng
- nội động từ ((thường) + up)
- nóng lên, trở nên nóng
- nổi nóng, nổi giận
- sôi nổi lên
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb+ noun
being hot / temperature
1 [U, sing.] the quality of being hot: He could feel the heat of the sun on his back. + Heat rises. + The fire gave out a fierce heat.
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2 [U, C, usually sing.] the level of temperature: to increase / reduce the heat + Test the heat of the water before getting in. + Set the oven to a low / high / moderate heat.
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3 [U] hot weather; the hot conditions in a building/vehicle, etc: You should not go out in the heat of the day (= at the hottest time). + to suffer from the heat + the afternoon / midday heat + The heat in the factory was unbearable.
for cooking
4 [U] a source of heat, especially one that you cook food on: Return the pan to the heat and stir. + Simmer the soup for 10 minutes then remove from the heat.
in building / room
5 [U] (especially AmE) = HEATING: The heat wasn't on and the house was freezing.
strong feelings
6 [U] strong feelings, especially of anger or excitement: 'No, I won't,' he said with heat in his voice. + The chairman tried to take the heat out of the situation (= to make people calmer). + In the heat of the moment she forgot what she wanted to say (= because she was so angry or excited). + In the heat of the argument he said a lot of things he regretted later.
pressure
7 [U] pressure on sb to do or achieve sth: The heat is on now that the election is only a week away. + Leeds United turned up the heat on their opponents with a second goal. + Can she take the heat of this level of competition?
race
8 [C] one of a series of races or competitions, the winners of which then compete against each other in the next part of the competition: a qualifying heat + She won her heat. + He did well in the heats; hopefully he'll do as well in the final.
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Idioms: if you can't stand the heat (get out of the kitchen) (informal) used to tell sb to stop trying to do sth if they find it too difficult, especially in order to suggest that they are less able than other people
be on heat (BrE) (AmE be in heat) (of a female mammal) to be in a sexual condition ready for MATING
+ verb
to make sth hot or warm; to become hot or warm: [VN] Heat the oil and add the onions. + The system produced enough energy to heat several thousand homes. [also V]
Phrasal Verbs: heat up
1 to become hot or warm: The oven takes a while to heat up.
2 (especially AmE) = HOT UP: The election contest is heating up.
heat sth<->up to make sth hot or warm: Just heat up the food in the microwave.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 warmth, warmness, hotness, fever, fieriness, torridity or torridness:
The heat of the sun feels good after that cold swim.
2 passion, ardour, fervour, fervidness, intensity, fury, zeal, zealousness, earnestness, vehemence, eagerness, enthusiasm, excitement, tenseness, tension, stress, agitation, arousal, impetuosity, stimulation, exhilaration:
If I shouted at you in the heat of the moment, I apologize.
v.
3 warm (up):
It costs a lot to heat this house.
4 Often, heat up. excite, intensify, impassion, inflame, kindle, ignite, quicken, inspirit, rouse, awaken or waken, stir, animate, stimulate, warm (up), activate, Colloq Brit hot up:
It took a while for the debate to heat up.
Collocation
1 being hot/level of temperature
ADJ.
burning, fierce, great, intense, searing, terrible, tremendous
The soil is baked dry by the fierce heat of the sun.
| gentle | excess, excessive
If circulation is impaired, the body cannot lose excess heat.
| red, white
(often figurative) Everything he did was at white heat and lightning speed.
| blood, body
VERB + HEAT
feel
We could feel the tremendous heat coming from the fire.
| disperse, dissipate, give out, lose
Even after the sun had set, the stones continued to give out heat.
| conserve, retain
The thick walls retain the heat.
| absorb
Darker surfaces absorb heat.
| conduct
Being a metal, aluminium readily conducts heat.
| generate, produce, provide, radiate
Computers, faxes and photocopiers all generate heat of their own.
| withstand
a material which can withstand heats of up to 2,000°C
HEAT + VERB
build up, increase
He tried to ignore the heat building up in the confined space.
HEAT + NOUN
loss | exhaustion, stress, stroke
(also
heatstroke)
She slumped to the ground, near to heat exhaustion.
PREP.
~ from
the heat from the fire
2 hot weather/conditions
ADJ.
baking, blazing, blinding, blistering, boiling, extreme, great, intense, oppressive, scorching, searing, shimmering, stifling, suffocating, sweltering
We walked more than ten miles in the blistering heat.
| dry | humid, steamy, sultry
the steamy heat of New York in summer
| 80-degree, 90-degree, etc. | afternoon, midday, morning | summer | desert, tropical
HEAT + VERB
grow
Daily the heat grew.
HEAT + NOUN
haze
A heat haze shimmered above the fields.
PREP.
in the ~
I can't work in this heat.
PHRASES
the heat of the day
To avoid the heat of the day we went out in the mornings.
3 source of heat
ADJ.
high | gentle, low | medium, moderate | direct
Chocolate should never be melted over direct heat.
| dry
VERB + HEAT
turn up
Towards the end of the cooking, turn up the heat to brown the outside.
| lower, reduce, turn down | remove sth from, take sth off
Bring to the boil slowly, then remove from the heat.
| return sth to
Return the pan to the heat and stir.
PREP.
off the ~
Make sure the pan is off the heat.
| on a ~
Cook on a low heat for five minutes.
| over a ~
Simmer the sauce over a gentle heat.
4 strong feelings
ADJ.
sudden
He stared at her, sudden heat in his eyes.
HEAT + VERB
flare, flood sth, rise
Heat flooded her cheeks.
PREP.
in the ~ of
in the heat of battle/passion
| with ~
‘It was your hare-brained idea,’ Henry said with heat.
| without ~
She spoke without heat.
PHRASES
in the heat of the moment
Michael bitterly regretted those angry words, spoken in the heat of the moment.
5 race/competition
ADJ.
qualifying, regional | dead
Competition was fierce, with a dead heat in one of the races (= with two competitors finishing in exactly the same time).
VERB + HEAT
win
She won her heat.
PREP.
in a/the ~
He fell in the first heat.
Concise dictionary
heats|heated|heatinghɪːtnoun
+a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
+the presence of heat
+the sensation caused by heat energy
+the trait of being intensely emotional
+applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity
+a preliminary race in which the winner advances to a more important race
+utility to warm a building
verb
+make hot or hotter
+provide with heat
+arouse or excite feelings and passions
+gain heat or get hot
