| 词组 | heat up |
| 释义 | 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 up 2. 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 up 3. 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 |
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