warm up

柯林斯詞典

1. PHRASAL VERB If you warm something up or if it warms up, it gets hotter. 加熱; 變煖和
He blew on his hands to warm them up. 他哈氣煖?zhǔn)帧?/p>
All that she would have to do was warm up the pudding. 她所需要做的衹是加熱佈丁。
2. PHRASAL VERB If you warm up for an event such as a race, you prepare yourself for it by doing exercises or by practicing just before it starts. 熱身; 做準(zhǔn)備活動(dòng)
In an hour the drivers will be warming up for the main event. 一小時(shí)後車(chē)手們要爲(wèi)主賽做熱身運(yùn)動(dòng)。
3. PHRASAL VERB When a machine or engine warms up or someone warms it up, it becomes ready for use a little while after being switched on or started. (機(jī)器或引擎) 預(yù)熱
He waited for his car to warm up. 他等著車(chē)預(yù)熱起來(lái)。