"heat up" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 加热
• 变激烈

Definition

使某物变热，特别是指食物。也可以指局势变得更加激烈或紧张。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

既可用于字面意义（如加热食物），也常用于形容事情、局势变得紧张或激烈，如“比赛气氛加热”。多为口语表达。

Examples

Please heat up the soup before dinner.

请在晚饭前把汤**加热**一下。

I will heat up some milk for you.

我会给你**加热**点牛奶。

The weather is starting to heat up.

天气开始**变热**了。

Can you heat up the leftovers from last night?

你能把昨晚的剩饭**加热**一下吗？

The debate started to heat up as more people joined.

随着更多人加入，辩论开始**变激烈**了。

Things are about to heat up in the office with the new project.

办公室因为新项目马上就要**变得忙碌起来**了。