📖 Определения и значения для слова heat
📒 the quality of being hot
- Heat rises.
- He could feel the heat of the sun on his back.
- Computers generate heat of their own.
📒 heat seen as a form of energy that is transferred from one object or substance to another as a result of a difference in temperature
- Being a metal, aluminium readily conducts heat.
- Darker surfaces absorb heat.
- Combustion reactions give out heat.
📒 the level of temperature
- Test the heat of the water before getting in.
- Set the oven to a low/high/moderate heat.
- Add the rice and reduce the heat.
📒 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 summer/afternoon/midday heat
📒 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.
- over a… heat Place the roasting tray over a medium heat on your cooker or hob.
📒 the process of supplying heat to a room or building; a system used to do this
- The heat wasn't on and the house was freezing.
- The house has electric heat.
- They are afraid to turn the heat on because it's so expensive.
📒 a spicy quality in food that makes your mouth feel as if it is burning
- Chilli peppers add taste and heat to food.
📒 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).
📒 pressure on somebody to do or achieve something
- The heat is on now that the election is only a week away.
- United turned up the heat on their opponents with a second goal.
- Can she take the heat of this level of competition?
📒 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.
📒 to be ready to have sex and produce young
📒 used to tell somebody to stop trying to do something if they find it too difficult, especially in order to suggest that they are less able than other people