heat
gb/hˈit/ us/hˈit/
A2
อังกฤษ
~ 1800
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
A2
property
1
High temperature or hotness
The feeling or state of being hot.
รูปแบบการใช้:
the heat of [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'heat' (noun) with 'hot' (adjective). Remember: 'heat' is a thing or condition, 'hot' describes it.
คำพ้องความหมาย
warmth (Softer, often pleasant hotness, not as intense as 'heat'.)
คำตรงข้าม
cold (Opposite physical sensation or temperature condition.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
intense heat
|escape the heat
|in the heat
|heat wave
|generate heat
หัวข้อ
science
|daily life
|weather
|core_vocabulary
|daily_life
ตัวอย่าง
- The heat from the fire warmed the whole room.
- We stayed indoors to avoid the afternoon heat.
- The desert's heat can be dangerous without enough water.
- The heat in the kitchen was unbearable while cooking.
- This material can withstand extreme heat.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The heat from the sun is strong.
- I do not like the heat in summer.
- The fire gives off a lot of heat.
- The desert has a lot of heat.
คำนาม
B1
entity
2
Energy transferred by temperature difference
Energy that moves from something hot to something cold.
คำพ้องความหมาย
thermal energy (Scientific term for energy related to temperature.)
คำตรงข้าม
coldness (Absence of heat energy.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
heat transfer
|conduct heat
|absorb heat
|lose heat
หัวข้อ
science
|physics
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- Metal conducts heat better than wood.
- Heat flows from the radiator into the room.
- The experiment measured how quickly heat was lost through the walls.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- Metal moves heat quickly.
- Heat goes from hot to cold things.
- The cup keeps the heat inside.
คำนาม
A2
event
3
Period of very hot weather
Days or weeks when it is very hot outside.
รูปแบบการใช้:
during the heat of [time period]
คำพ้องความหมาย
hot spell (Informal term for a short period of hot weather.)
คำตรงข้าม
cold spell (A short period of unusually cold weather.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
summer heat
|beat the heat
|escape the heat
หัวข้อ
weather
|daily life
|time
ตัวอย่าง
- The city saw record-breaking heat last July.
- We went swimming to cool off during the heat.
- Farmers worry about crops during long periods of heat.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The heat in summer is strong.
- We go to the beach in the heat.
- The plants died in the heat.
คำนาม
informal
B2
state
4
Intense pressure or criticism
A lot of pressure or blame from other people.
รูปแบบการใช้:
take the heat for [something]
คำพ้องความหมาย
pressure (General term; not always from criticism.)
คำตรงข้าม
support (Encouragement instead of criticism or pressure.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
take the heat
|under heat
|face the heat
หัวข้อ
emotions
|social
|work
ตัวอย่าง
- The mayor took a lot of heat over the budget cuts.
- He’s under heat from his boss after missing the deadline.
- The company faced intense heat from environmental groups.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- She took the heat for the mistake.
- He is under heat at work.
- They faced heat from customers.
คำนาม
informal
B2
entity
5
Police officers (slang)
Slang for police officers.
คำพ้องความหมาย
cops (Common informal term for police; more neutral than 'heat' in some contexts.)
คำตรงข้าม
civilians (People who are not part of law enforcement.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
avoid the heat
|bring the heat down
หัวข้อ
crime
|law
|communication
ตัวอย่าง
- We need to get out before the heat shows up.
- The gang laid low to avoid the heat.
- Word on the street is that the heat is watching this place.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The heat came and arrested him.
- They ran from the heat.
- He does not like the heat in town.
คำนาม
A2
entity
6
Device's output for warming space/object
Warm air or energy from a heater or stove.
คำพ้องความหมาย
heating (General term for providing warmth indoors.)
คำตรงข้าม
cooling (Opposite process of lowering temperature indoors.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
turn on the heat
|central heat
หัวข้อ
daily life
|housing
|technology
|daily_life
ตัวอย่าง
- We turned on the heat because it was freezing inside.
- The car’s heat isn’t working properly.
- Central heat keeps all rooms warm.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- We turned on the heat in winter.
- The car needs more heat.
- The house has central heat.
คำกริยา
A2
action
7
Make something hot or warm up
To make something warmer or hotter.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to heat [something] [up/to a temperature]
คำพ้องความหมาย
warm up ('Warm up' may imply gentle heating compared to 'heat' which can be stronger.)
คำตรงข้าม
cool down (To make less hot or warm.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
heat up food
|heat water
หัวข้อ
daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- I’ll heat some soup for lunch.
- Heat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
- The sun heats the earth’s surface.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I will heat the water for tea.
- Please heat my food.
- The sun heats the room.
คำนาม
B1
event
8
Race stage for qualification to finals
A first race that decides who goes to the next round in a sport competition.
คำพ้องความหมาย
trial race ('Trial race' is more formal and less common.)
คำตรงข้าม
finals ('Finals' are the last stage instead of an early stage.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
qualifying heat
|win a heat
หัวข้อ
sports
ตัวอย่าง
- She won her qualifying heat and advanced to the final.
- There are three heats before the championship race.
- He set a new record in his heat.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I won my heat in swimming.
- He ran fast in his heat.
- She will race again after this heat.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
heat
IPA
GB/hˈit/
US/hˈit/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
heat (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (heat)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: heat
- Plural: heat
Verb
- Base: heat
- 3rd Person Singular: heats
- Present Participle: heating
- Past: heated
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
วลีและสำนวน
bring the heat
1/bɹˈɪŋ ðə hˈit/
idiom
informal
Show great skill/effort/intensity in competition/performance
'To perform with great effort, skill, and energy, especially in sports or competition.'
ตัวอย่าง
- The team really brought the heat in last night’s game.
- She’s known for bringing the heat during important matches.
if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen
1/ˈɪf jˈu kˈænt stˈænd ðə hˈit | ɡˈɛt ˈaʊt əv ðə kˈɪt͡ʃən/
idiom
informal
Leave if unable to handle pressure/difficulty of situation
If you cannot deal with pressure or problems, you should leave that situation.
ตัวอย่าง
- Politics is tough—if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.
- Running a business is stressful; if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.
in the heat of the moment
1/ˈɪn ðə hˈit əv ðə mˈoʊmənt/
idiom
Acting quickly due to strong emotion at that time
When you do something quickly because you feel strong emotions, without thinking carefully first.
ตัวอย่าง
- He said some things he didn’t mean in the heat of the moment.
- In the heat of the moment, I agreed without reading the contract.
take the heat off [someone]
1/tˈeɪk ðə hˈit ˈɔf sˈʌmwˌʌn/
fixed phrase
informal
Reduce pressure or criticism on someone else
To make people stop giving someone pressure or blame.
ตัวอย่าง
- Her statement took the heat off her colleague.
- Winning this game will take some of the heat off the coach.
turn up the heat on [someone/something]
1/tˈɚn ˈʌp ðə hˈit ˈɔn sˈoʊmˈoʊnsəmˈɛθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
informal
Increase pressure/intensity on target to get results faster/better outcome
To put more pressure on someone or something to do better or faster.
ตัวอย่าง
- The police turned up the heat on organized crime groups.
- Management is turning up the heat on sales teams this quarter.