| 单词 | warm |
| 释义 | adjective | verb warmwarm1 /wɔrm/ ●●● S1 W2 adjective 1SLIGHTLY HOT slightly hot, especially in a pleasant way: a warm bath I hope we get some warmer weather soon. I’ve put your dinner in the oven to keep it warm (=stop it from becoming cold).► see thesaurus at hot2FEEL WARM feeling slightly hot, or making you feel this way: Are you warm enough?keep/stay warm (=wear enough clothes not to feel cold)3CLOTHES/BUILDINGS clothes or buildings that are warm can keep in heat or keep out cold: a warm jacket4FRIENDLY friendly in a way that makes you feel comfortable: She’s a very warm person. They gave us a warm welcome.5COLOR warm colors are red, yellow, orange, and similar colors6CORRECT used especially in games to say that someone is near to guessing the correct answer or finding a hidden object OPP cold: You’re getting warmer.7warm (and) fuzzy used to describe something that gives you a good feeling, especially relating to love or caring: warm and fuzzy campaign commercials8the warm fuzzies informal good pleasant feelings9a warm scent/trail a smell or path that has been made recently, which a hunter can easily follow10PLEASANT FEELING a warm feeling is pleasant and you feel happy, relaxed, and satisfied11ANGRY/EXCITED old-fashioned angry or excited[Origin: Old English wearm]—warmness noun [uncountable] → see also warmth adjective | verb warmwarm2 ●●○ S3 verb 1[intransitive, transitive] to make someone or something warm or warmer, or to become warm or warmer SYN warm up: The water expands as it warms. He was warming his hands on the cup of coffee.2warm somebody’s heart to make someone feel happy, relaxed, and comfortable: The story warmed her heart.warm to somebody/something phrasal verb1to begin to like someone you have just met: He usually doesn’t warm to people very fast.2to become more eager, interested, or excited about something: It took Susan a while to warm to the idea.warm up phrasal verb1 warm (somebody/something ↔) up to become warm, or to make someone or something warm: A nice bowl of soup will warm you up. The room should warm up soon.warm yourself up Try running around to warm yourself up.2 warm something ↔ up if you warm up food, especially food that has already been cooked, or it warms up, it becomes hot enough to eat SYN heat up: You can warm that up in the microwave.3 to do gentle physical exercises to prepare your body for sports, dancing, etc.: Always warm up thoroughly before exercising. → see also warm-up4 if musicians, singers, or performers warm up, they practice just before a performance: The orchestra had not had time to warm up.5 warm (something ↔) up if you warm up a machine or engine or it warms up, it becomes ready to work correctly: It takes a few minutes for the copier to warm up.6 if a party, election, etc. warms up, it starts to become enjoyable or interesting, especially because more is happening SYN heat up: The race for governor is beginning to warm up.7 warm (somebody ↔) up to become cheerful, eager, and excited, or to make someone feel this way: He warmed up the audience by telling them a few jokes.warm up to somebody/something phrasal verb to warm to someone or something |
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