eart-sick /'haitsik; NAmE 'ha:rt-/ adj. [not usually before
noun] (literary) extremely unhappy
or disappointed 7
m-,
'heart-stopping adj. [usually before noun] causing
feelings of great excitement or worry fj£A 4" A 7 7 : For one heart-stopping
moment she
thought they were too late. - -Btl^M771fi77M]Ell£A UTo
heart-strings /'haitstrirjz; NAmE 'ha:rt-/ noun [pi.] strong feelings
of love or pity WtytfiU < IKfRJIf ) ; 7
$£: to tug/pull at sb’s
heartstrings {= to cause such feelings in sb) ihA'tffe
'heart-throb noun (used especially in
newspapers) a famous man, usually an actor or a singer, that a lot of women
find attractive JjAi£, A&lf A ( A4H71M,
)
,heart-to-'heart
noun [usually sing.] a
conversation in which two people talk honestly about their feelings and
personal problems ±H M M HI 1$ 3C ik; ijfc 7:
to have a heart-to-heart with sb fP ^ A 7 ► .heart-to-1 heart adj.: a heart-to-heart talk
'heart-warming adj. causing feelings of
happiness and pleasure 4£X^g1i4&#J
heart-wood /'haitwud; NAmE 'hairt-/ noun [U] the hard older
inner layers of the wood of a tree ( A ) 7M
—
compare sapwood
hearty /'harti; NAmE 'ha:rti/ adj., noun madj. (heartier,
hearti-est) 1 [usually before noun] showing friendly
feelings for sb 7 HJ
W ; X (ft ; a hearty welcome $Vfjf fftXAffi 2 (sometimes disapproving) loud, cheerful and
full of energy uf ll M tS W. ^ I^J 'ft 4S & ^ A A'/ffr (ft: a hearty and
boisterous fellow fg ft IPl-' (ft^4A 0 a hearty voice B|r1^^]#^ 3 [only before noun] (of a meal or sb’s appetite tlilQ) large; making you feel full A (ft; 7^^ : a hearty breakfast 7J&(ft 0 to have a hearty
appetite ft Pftf 4 [usually
before noun] showing that you feel strongly about sth A^lflft: He nodded his head in
hearty agreement. #,7
7 31:1^1 J& A 7 o 0 Hearty congratulations
to everyone involved. 0
a hearty dislike of sth fTiTfXl see hale
► hearti-ness noun [U]
■ noun {pi. -ies) {BrE, sometimes disapproving) a person who is loud,
cheerful and full of energy, especially one who plays a lot of sport Bf ft
M_g.4t.AX M |ft A (
X^A^
►
BEING HOT/TEMPERATURE MU 1 [U, sing.] the
quality
of being hot ^: He could feel the heat
of the sun on his back. AKMtHfetfAlft^lt: „ 0 Heat rises.
$n,lft.I::7o 0 The
fire gave out a fierce heat. A
— see also white
heat 2 [U, C, usually sing.] the level of temperature )gg§;: to increase/reduce the heat itiij / 0 Test the heat of the water before getting
in. AX-AJtl—
K7X(m.0 0 Set the oven to alow/
high/moderate heat. ]E4%ltlft?Ulfi£XX4ft /iH/A77
—
see also blood
heat 3 [U] hot weather; the hot
conditions in a
building/vehicle, etc. ('
#L<i7#§^7lft ) ^iftJT'ia: You should not go
out in the heat of the
day (= at the hottest
time).
Xll?& (ft 7 o 0 to suffer from
the heat ^
o the afternoon/midday
heat 7)0 / IF. 7 fit 7 (ft#V/ll 0 The heat in the factory
was unbearable. T'J
~ H (ft
fit A A'ft SA — see also prickly heat
►
FOR COOKING 4 [U] a source of heat, especially
one that
you cook food on 4Aj±; 7BU; # A: Return the pan to the heat
and stir. W it .1; „
►
IN BUILDING/ROOM A fuj 5 [U] (especially NAmE)
= heating ;
The
heat wasn’t on and the house was freezing. Bf nP&Wff,
►
STRONG FEELINGS 6 [U] strong
feelings, especially of anger or excitement ;
(
M^f]: ‘No, I won’t,’ he said with heat in his voice. “77 ”4l7& A#itffeAo o The chairman tried to
take the heat out of the situation (=
to make people
calmer). A 111 W Sfc ‘ It o o In the heat
of the moment she forgot what she
wanted to say {= because she was so
angry or excited). MES Ail7i$I If iS
ig 7 (ft ito 0 In the heat of the argument he said a lot of things he
regretted later. A
—
PRESSURE ££,A* 7 [U] pressure on
sb to do or achieve sth BE A;
II IB; The heat is on now that the election
is only
aweekaway.
jgj&mMG^^MMT, &JfcA£?Fi&
0
United turned up the heat on their opponents with a second goal. PA ift 7 H 7 7
ffttfc A M A 7 c o Can
she take the heat of this level of competition? 7i£#7jtY#J t£3l(ftlE
A>%?
—
RACE tk# 8 [C] one of a series
of races or competitions,
the winners of which then
compete against each other in the next part of the competition M#; : a
qualifying heat o She won her heat. 41
IfcJtto O He did well in the
heats; hopefully he’ll do as well in the final. htZMiW,
]fj#^ — see also dead
heat
be on 'heat (BrE) [NAmE be in ’heat) (of a female mammal jH| 'ft Bf IL A] 4/) to be
in a sexual condition ready to reproduce ^7 A;‘If if you can’t stand
the 'heat (get out of the 'kitchen) (informal) used
to tell sb to stop trying to do sth if they find it too difficult, especially
in order to suggest that they are less able than other people ft] Mg* AM ( »177
)
m
verb to make sth hot or
warm; to become hot or warm ft]$V, [VN] Heat the oil and add
the
onions. fE ^ M
A# M
0 The system produced enough energy to heat several thousand homes.
%. 4
[also v] nrnm ,heat 'up
1 to become hot or warm FW71 warm up:
The oven takes a while to heat up. f# MAJ L 7 ft ^
® A o 2 (especially
NAmE) = hot up at hot v. : The election contest
is heating up.
, heat sth-^'up to make sth hot or
warm
FY371 warm UP: Just heat up the food in the microwave.
heat-ed /'hiitid/
adj. 1 (of a person or discussion AsSci^f
:
a heated argument/debate / Wife
0
She became very heated. ii^llA t^o 2 (of a room,
building, etc. |e] , M $&%%£) made warmer using a heater ( ) in^7^J: a heated swim
ming pool M 7jc tfc itk tmu unheated ► heat ed ly adv.; You had no
right!’ she said heatedly.
heat-er /’hi:ta(r)/
noun a machine used for making air or water warmer 'JA7; a
gas heater
o a water heater —see also immersion
HEATER, STORAGE HEATER
'heat exchanger noun {technical A in) a device for
making heat pass from one liquid to another without allowing the liquids to mix
aHtttifc# )
heath /hi:0/
noun a large area of open land that is not used for farming and
is covered with rough grass and other small wild plants ( ) flifc, MSft
hea then /'hi:6n/ noun, adj.
mnoun {old-fashioned, offensive) 1 used by people who
have a strong religious belief as a way of referring to a person who has no
religion or who believes in a religion that is not one of the world’s main
religions A A ifc #f W # ; 7 ft ife 2 used to refer to a person who
shows lack of education A741
A; 7 X W Eft A
■
adj.
{old-fashioned,
offensive) connected with heathens A m&mmi heathen gods-m
#
IK 0 He set out to convert the heathen (= people who are
heathens).
hea-ther
/'heQa(r)/
noun [U] a low wild plant
with small purple, pink or white flowers, that grows on hills and areas of wild
open land (= moorland) #771 (
jfM, mm&'bVc)
heath-land /'hiiGland;
NAmE -laend/ noun [u] (also heath-lands [pi.]) a large area of
heath 74(1^^641 A AflfeA