"heatwave" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 热浪

Definition

一段持续数天或更久的异常高温时期，通常比平时要热得多。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“热浪”常用于新闻、气象预报和公共安全信息。它必须指接连几天的极端高温天气，而不只是一天较热。常与“创纪录”、“危险”、“致命”等词一起使用。

Examples

A heatwave is coming this weekend.

本周末会有**热浪**。

The heatwave lasted for five days.

这次**热浪**持续了五天。

People stayed inside during the heatwave.

在**热浪**期间，人们都待在室内。

Last summer's heatwave broke all the temperature records.

去年夏天的**热浪**打破了所有温度记录。

It's so hard to sleep when there's a heatwave at night.

晚上有**热浪**时很难睡觉。

The city set up cooling centers to help people during the heatwave.

城市设立了应急降温中心以应对**热浪**。