"heating" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 暖气
• 加热

Definition

暖气是使某物变暖的过程，特别是指用来供暖建筑和房间的系统。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Heating”通常指供暖系统，如房屋的暖气系统（central heating）。不要和“heater”（加热器）或“heat”（热量）混淆。在科技语境下，也可以指加热任何物体的过程。

Examples

The heating is on because it is cold outside.

因为外面很冷，**暖气**开着。

We have central heating in our house.

我们家有中央**供暖**。

The heating is broken and the room is cold.

**暖气**坏了，房间很冷。

Let me turn up the heating; it's freezing in here.

让我把**暖气**调高点，这里好冷。

The bill goes up every winter because we use more heating.

每年冬天账单都会涨，因为我们用更多的**暖气**。

My apartment doesn’t have heating, so I use a small electric heater.

我的公寓没有**暖气**，所以我用一个小电暖器。