the heat of sth

the heat of sth
4. <非正式> (heating) 暖气
- I turned the heat back on again during that spell of cold weather. 寒潮来袭期间, 我把暖气重新打开了。
- We had the heat on in July, can you believe it? 我们七月里还开了暖气, 你信吗？
- Some apartment buildings don't have their heat turned on till the end of this week. 有些公寓大楼直到本周末才会开始供暖。
5. (spiciness) 辛辣；辣度
- Dan is a good judge of the heat of a curry. 丹对评判咖喱辣度很在行。
6. (intense feeling) 强烈的感情；激情；愤怒
- It was debated with some heat and not a little passion. 辩论进行得有些激烈, 也充满激情。
- She was trying to take some of the heat out of the argument. 她试图让争论的火药味缓和一些。
- I merely enquired, without heat, whether she would be ready any time soon. 我只是心平气和地问了一下她能否很快准备好。
7. the heat of sth
(most intense part) …最紧张激烈的时刻
- All that was forgotten in the heat of battle. 激战正酣时, 所有这些都被忘得一干二净了。
- in the heat of the election campaign 在竞选的白热化阶段
8. 【体】 (preliminary round) 预赛
- the second heat of the men's 100m breaststroke 男子100米蛙泳第二轮预赛
- Winners of the regional heats go through to the national finals. 地区预赛的胜者进入全国决赛。
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