heat up

• 动词短语，指加热某物使其变热，或某物自身变热、变暖。

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of making something warm or hot, or becoming warm or hot.

不可数 · 及物和不及物 · 短语动词，可分

1. Increase temperatureinformal

   To make something become hotter or warmer.

   加热

   • I need to heat up the soup for dinner.
   • The sun will heat up the water in the pool.
   • She heated up the leftovers in the microwave.

   同义词heatwarmwarm up

   反义词chillcoolcool downfreezerefrigerate

2. Become more intenseinformal

   To become more active, intense, or competitive.

   变得激烈

   • The competition is starting to heat up.
   • The debate heated up after the controversial statement.
   • The political campaign is heating up as the election approaches.

   同义词build upescalateheightenhot upincreaseintensifypick upramp upsharpen

   反义词abatecool downcool offdiminishsubside

基本动词heat