"heats" in Chinese (Traditional)
加熱預賽（比賽回合）
Definition
“Heats” 是 “heat” 的現在式，意思是使某物變熱。也指比賽裡的預賽回合，通常是在決賽之前的淘汰賽。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
作動詞時常與“up”連用（如 'heats up'）。作名詞指比賽預賽或初賽。“heat” 不同於 hot（形容詞）或 heater（名詞）。
Examples
She heats the soup on the stove every night.
她每天晚上都在爐子上**加熱**湯。
The sun heats the earth during the day.
白天太陽**加熱**地球。
She always heats the milk before drinking it.
她總是在喝牛奶之前**加熱**它。
The swimmer finished first in all his heats and made it to the finals.
這名游泳選手在所有**預賽**中都拿到第一名，進入決賽。
The oven heats up really fast, so be careful.
烤箱**加熱**很快，所以要小心。
Each race has several heats before the winner is decided.
每場比賽在決定贏家前，都有幾輪**預賽**。