01.Heat up vs. Cool down
humidity: 湿度
heat up: 加热、升温
physically and emotionally: 可以形容身体上很热,也可以形容情绪
heat: 热(verb/noun)
可以形容weather (temperature):
Temperature is heating up.
温度正在升高。
可以形容situation (tension), 比如在competitive situations:
Things are heating up.
事情变得激烈。
heat up 的反义词:cool down
cool down: weather (temperature), situation (emotion)
cool down可以用来形容温度,也可以形容情绪
Outside hot, I need to cool down.
外面太热了,我要降降温。
After a workout, you need to cool down.
健身后要慢慢平静下来。
cooldown period: 冷却期
02.Other ways of "cool down"
stay cool: 保持凉快、保持冷静
keep cool: 保持凉快、保持冷静
都可以形容physically and emotionally(身体或情绪)
两者用法很像,但不一样的点在于:
keep your cool: 保持冷静
Wong Lo Kat or Wanglaoji, liangcha: 王老吉凉茶
herbal tea with cooling property: 凉性(物质)的草药茶
chill: 凉快 (verb and adjective)
chill: 脾气很好
chill out=hang out: 出去玩(放松)
没有chill down的说法
03.Drinks
chilled: 餐厅饭店通常用chilled
chilled beer: 冰啤酒
chilled champagne/white wine: 冰香槟/冰白葡萄酒
chilled water: 冰水
iced (not with alcohol): iced用来形容非酒精的冰饮
iced coffee/iced tea: 冰咖啡/冰茶
room temperature: 室温
cold: most general, can be used with everything
cold最常见,可以形容所有东西。
cold water/coke/milk/beer: 冰水/冰可乐/冰牛奶/冰啤酒
cold有的时候形容东西冷掉了,不新鲜了。
cold brew coffee: 冷萃咖啡
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