520，你那里天气有多热？
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入夏以来，天气逐渐变热，尤其是最近几天，北方进入了持续的高温状态。今天是520，又到了秀恩爱的时候，不过小编看了看天气预报，北京又是闷热的一天，21日以后高温才会缓解。
你那里天气热吗？英语里的“热”除了hot，还有哪些说法？
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) feeling 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：
It’s hot today, isn’t it?
今天很热，对吗？
It was the hottest July on record.
那是有记录以来最热的7月。
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：
It’s nice and warm in here.
这里很暖和舒服。
The leaves swayed slowly in the soft, warm breeze.
叶子在柔和的暖风中轻轻摇曳。
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
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：
they felt the burning heat of the sun on their backs.
他们感到灼热的阳光烤在背上。
The skin of his forehead was burning.
他前额火辣辣的。
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：
She was aching and feverish.
她疼痛发烧。
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：
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：
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：
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。
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：
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：
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：
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：
“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：
The night was hot and airless.
夜里很热，没有一丝风。
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