高温天气：heat有几种意思

If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

——Harry S. Truman

怕热，就别进厨房。

——哈利·S·杜鲁门

一、关于heat，你应该知道的用法有

n.

1.热，热度，高温，炎热天气 [U] the quality of being hot

Heat has therapeutic value.

热有治病的功能。

2.强烈的感情，（尤指）愤怒或激动，辛辣批评 [U] strong feelings, especially of anger or excitement

Red represents power and it is also the colour of heat and strong feelings.

红色象征着力量，也象征着热情和强烈的感情。

3.预赛（获胜者可参加复赛或决赛），小组，组别 [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

He also set a world record for 3,000m in a heat of the team event.

在越野的团体预赛中，他打破了3000米的世界纪录。

4.压力 pressure on sb to do or achieve sth

If the suspect doesn't confess soon we may have to turn on the heat.

如果那嫌疑犯不马上坦白的话，我们也许不得不对他施压力。

5.枪 gun

As he ran, Feliks dropped the heat and tore off his coat.

弗利克斯边跑边扔下枪，脱下上衣。

v.

1.使变热或变暖 [I,T] to make sth hot or warm; to become hot or warm

The engine will soon heat up.

引擎很快会变热。

2.使激动 [I,T] excite

You heat me up.

你让我很激动。

二、你知道heat和哪些词更搭吗？ 

dead heat

n. 胜负不分的赛跑

heat rash

n. 痱子

heat up

v. 1.变热 2.加〔煮〕热… 3.沸腾，使变得激烈

heat wave

n. 热浪

prickly heat

n. 痱子

三、最后，来做个填词游戏吧

The two materials will bond if you_____them.

如果你加热两种材料，它们会黏合起来。