Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #1699
heat
热；热量
The quality or condition of being hot; thermal energy.
- 1.
Thermal energy.
热能。
- 2.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
一种通过温度差传递的能量形式
- 3.
The condition or quality of being hot.
热的状态或性质。
- 4.
the presence of heat
热的存在
- 5.
An attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth.
香料引起口腔灼烧感的特性。
- 6.
the sensation caused by heat energy
热能引起的感觉
- 7.
A period of intensity, particularly of emotion.
强烈情感的时期。
- 8.
An undesirable amount of attention.
不受欢迎的关注。
- 9.
A fastball.
快速球。
- 10.
A condition in which a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile and therefore eager to mate.
哺乳动物性欲旺盛或特别易受孕的状态。
- 11.
A preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race.
预赛,用于确定决赛的参赛者。
- 12.
A stage in a competition, not necessarily a sporting one; a round.
比赛阶段,不一定是体育比赛；一轮。
- 13.
One cycle of bringing metal to maximum temperature and working it until it is too cool to work further.
将金属加热到最高温度并加工直到冷却到无法继续加工的一个周期。
- 14.
A hot spell.
热浪。
- 15.
Heating system; a system that raises the temperature of a room or building.
供暖系统；提高房间或建筑物温度的系统。
- 16.
The output of a heating system.
供暖系统的输出。
- 17.
A violent action unintermitted; a single effort.
不间断的猛烈行动；一次努力。
辣；辛辣；激烈；激动；压力；指责；发情；发情期；预赛；初赛
In use
The sun provides heat that makes life on Earth possible.
You can feel the heat from the fire when you stand close to it.
The heat in the room became unbearable after the heater broke.
Connections
Collocations
- heat wave
- 热浪
- The heat wave lasted for two weeks.热浪持续了两周。
- heat source
- 热源
- The sun is our primary heat source.太阳是我们的主要热源。
- body heat
- 体温
- The blanket helps retain body heat.毯子有助于保持体温。
- heat exhaustion
- 中暑
- He collapsed from heat exhaustion.他因中暑而倒下。
- on heat
- 发情
- The female dog is on heat.这只母狗正在发情。
- intense heat
- 酷热
- The intense heat made it hard to work.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 heat：他（he）在（at）热的地方，所以很热。
Context & Register
名词，语体混合，常见语境包括：科学（热能）、生物学（发情期）、体育（预赛）、情感（热情）。通常用于中性科学或具体领域。
Grammar Note
通常不可数，但在指多次加热或预赛时可用作可数名词（如heats）
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'heat' (same vowel /iː/ and ending /t/). Note that 'great' (/ɡreɪt/) and 'sweat' (/swet/) are lookalikes but do not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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