入伏了，看全国天气预报，发现祖国山河一片“红”，还真是应景啊……
您那里热吗？英语里的“热”除了hot，还有哪些说法呢？
hot · warm · heated · burning · feverish · red-hot · boiling
These words all describe a place, person or thing that is not cold. 这些词均表示热的、高温的。
下图表示这些词所表达热的程度——
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配
? hot / warm weather / sunshine / water
? a hot / warm climate / sun
? a hot / burning / feverish forehead
? hot / burning cheeks
? hot / burning / red-hot coals
? to feel / look hot / warm / feverish
? to keep sth hot / warm / heated
? nice and hot / warm
hot
having a high temperature; (of a person) feel-ing heat in an unpleasant or uncomfortable way; making you feel hot 温度高的；（人）觉得闷热不适的；使人感到热的：
① It’s hot today, isn’t it? 今天很热，对吗？
② It was the hottest July on record. 那是有记录以来最热的7月。
③ It had been a long hot journey. 那次旅行路又远天又热。
warm
at a fairly high temperature in a way that is pleasant, rather than being hot or cold; (of clothes or buildings) keeping you warm or staying warm in cold weather 温暖的；暖和的；（衣服或建筑物）保暖的：
① It’s nice and warm in here. 这里很暖和舒服。
② The leaves swayed slowly in the soft, warm breeze. 叶子在柔和的暖风中轻轻摇曳。
③ Make sure you pack some warm clothes. —定要带些保暖的衣服。
heated
(of a room, building or other place) made warmer using a heater （房间、建筑杨等用加热器）加热了的：
① The hotel has a heated swimming pool, spa and sauna. 这家酒店有温水游泳池、水疗会所和桑拿浴室。
OPP unheated: An unheated room, building, etc. has no form of heating. unheated指房间或建筑物没有任何形式的供暖设施：an unheated bathroom 没有暖气的浴室
burning
very hot; looking and feeling very hot, because of illness or emotion 炽热的；（因生病或激动而显得或感觉）热辣辣的：
① They felt the burning heat of the sun on their backs. 他们感到灼热的阳光烤在背上。
② The skin of his forehead was burning. 他前额火辣辣的。
③ She was burning hot with embarrassment and guilt. 她感到极度尴尬和内疚。
OPP freezing
feverish
suffering from a fever; caused by a fever 发烧的；发烧引起的：
① She was aching and feverish. 她疼痛发烧。
② He felt into a troubled feverish sleep. 他在发烧中昏昏沉沉地睡了。
? feverishly adv.: Her mind raced feverishly. 她思潮起伏。
red-hot
(of metal or sth burning) so hot that it looks red （金属或燃烧物）炽热的，火红的：
① Red-hot coals glowed in the fire. 炽热的煤块在炉火里发着光。
boiling
(rather informal) very hot 炽热的；很热的：
① You must be boiling in that sweater. 你穿着那件毛衣一定热死了！
? boiling adv.: (informal) It’s boiling hot in here! 这儿太热了！
humid · sultry · stuffy · steamy · stifling · airless
These words all describe a place which is hot and/or without fresh air. 这些词均表示闷热的、空气不流通的。
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配
? a humid / sultry / stuffy / steamy / stifling atmosphere
? humid / sultry / steamy / stifling heat
? humid / sultry / stuffy air
? a stuffy / an airless room
? humid weather / the weather is sultry
? hot and humid / sultry / stuffy / steamy
? It’s stuffy / stifling in here!
humid
(of the air or climate) warm and damp （空气或气候）温暖潮湿的，湿热的：
① These ferns will grow best in a humid atmosphere. 这些蕨类植物在湿热的环境中长得最好。
② The island is hot and humid in the summer. 这个岛在夏季闷热潮湿。
sultry
(of the weather or air) very hot, often in a way that is uncomfortable （天气或空气）闷热的：
① We went out into the sultry, heat of the afternoon. 我们走到外面，顿时感到午后的天气闷热无风。
stuffy
(of a room or building) warm in an unpleasant way and without enough fresh air （房间或建筑物）闷热的，不透气的：
① It gets really stuffy in here in summer. 夏天这里很热很闷。
steamy
full of steam; covered with steam 充满蒸汽的；蒙着水汽的：
① It was cold in London compared with the steamy heat of Tokyo. 与潮湿闷热的东京相比，伦敦很冷。
stifling
too hot and/or without fresh air, so that it is difficult to breathe 闷热的；使人窒息的：
① It’s stifling in here—can we open a window? 这里闷得难受——我们能不能开一扇窗？
airless
(written) not having any fresh or moving air or wind, and therefore unpleasant 没有新鲜空气的；没有一丝风的；闷沉沉的：
① The night was hot and airless. 夜里很热，没有一丝风。
以上内容摘自《牛津英语同义词学习词典》
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