1. 1nA2/ˈhiːtɪŋ/暖氣

    the equipment in a house, school, or other building that keeps the rooms warm, and the warm air it sends out.

    示範例句 · Example

    It got cold last night, so Dad turned the heating on.

    逐字昨晚變冷了,所以爸爸把暖氣打開了。

    「heating」講的是「讓房間或整棟建築變暖的那一整套設備」——鍋爐、牆上的暖氣片、地板下的管子,以及它們送出來的暖空氣。它是不可數名詞,所以說 the heating,不說 a heating;「開暖氣」英文是 turn the heating on。可以想成 heat(熱)加上 -ing,就像「持續把熱送進屋子」這件事本身變成了那套設備的名字;跟 heater 容易搞混——heater 是一台可以搬來搬去的暖爐,heating 是整棟房子共用的系統。

core核心畫面

One way to picture it: the whole warming system of a building — the boiler, the , the radiators under the windows — plus the warm air it pushes into the rooms. In English the equipment and the warmth it produces sit under one word.

可以想成一棟房子裡負責變暖的一整套東西:鍋爐、管線、窗戶下面那排暖氣片,還有它們送出來的那股熱氣。英文把「設備」和「它產生的暖」放進同一個字裡,所以 turn the heating on 是去開那套機器,而 the heating isn't working 是抱怨房間冷——兩句話用的是同一個 heating。

原始詞典資料4 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

heatingnoun/ˈhiːtɪŋ/

  • 1

    A system that raises the temperature of a room or building. Compare heater.

    • We're hoping to have the new heating installed before winter.
  • 2

    The act of making something hot.

    • The crucible was subjected to several heatings.
    • After repeated swagings and heatings […]

heatingadj/ˈhiːtɪŋ/

  • 1

    Causing heat.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:

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