| 单词 | warm up |
| 释义 | warm up1. phrasal verb If you warm something up or if it warms up, it gets hotter. He blew on his hands to warm them up. [VERB noun PARTICLE] All that she would have to do was warm up the pudding. [VERB PARTICLE noun] The weather had warmed up. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If you warm up for an event such as a race, you prepare yourself for it by doing exercises or by practising just before it starts. In an hour the drivers will be warming up for the main event. [VERB PARTICLE] Carl slipped a disc in his back while warming up. [VERB PARTICLE] 3. See also warm-up 4. 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. He waited for his car to warm up. [VERB PARTICLE] We spent a frustrating five minutes while the pilot warmed up the engines. [VERB PARTICLE noun] [Also VERB noun PARTICLE]5. phrasal verb If a comedian or speaker warms up an audience or the audience warms up, the audience is prepared for the main show or speaker by being told jokes, so that they are in a good mood. They would always come out and warm up the audience. [VERB PARTICLE noun] The crowd began to warm up. [VERB PARTICLE] More Synonyms of warm up See full dictionary entry for warmwarm-upWord forms: plural warm-ups countable noun [usually singular, NOUN noun] A warm-up is something that prepares you for an activity or event, usually because it is ashort practice or example of what the activity or event will involve. The exercises can be fun and a good warm-up for the latter part of the programme. [+ for] The criticism was merely a warm-up for what is being prepared for the finance minister. [+ for] In a warm-up game for the World Cup, Uruguay have beaten England. warm up in British Englishverb (adverb) 1. to make or become warm or warmer 2. (intransitive) to exercise in preparation for and immediately before a game, contest, or more vigorous exercise 3. to get ready for something important; prepare 4. to run or operate (an engine, etc) until the normal working temperature or condition is attained, or (of an engine, etc) to undergo this process 5. to make or become more animated or enthusiastic the party warmed up when Tom came 6. to reheat (already cooked food) or (of such food) to be reheated 7. (transitive) to make (an audience) relaxed and receptive before a show, esp a television comedy show noun warm-up 8. a preparation or practice for activity or competition This is the World Cup, not a warm-up. He's using this event as a warm-up for next month's Winter Olympics. The exercises can be fun and a good warm-up for the latter part of the programme. The criticism was merely a warm-up for what is being prepared for the finance minister. the shows serve as a warm-up for the band's forthcoming tour 9. sport a number of exercises done to prepare the muscles for more strenuous activities A proper warm-up is vital in avoiding injury. Even with a warm up, the first half mile is dreadful. adjective warm-up 10. sport preparatory; trial I slid into the water and did a couple of warm-up lengths. a warm-up game In a warm-up game for the World Cup, Uruguay have beaten England. warm-up in British English (ˈwɔːmˌʌp) noun 1. a preparation or practice for activity or competition This is the World Cup, not a warm-up. He's using this event as a warm-up for next month's Winter Olympics. The exercises can be fun and a good warm-up for the latter part of the programme. The criticism was merely a warm-up for what is being prepared for the finance minister. The shows serve as a warm-up for the band's forthcoming tour. 2. sport a number of exercises done to prepare the muscles for more strenuous activities A proper warm-up is vital in avoiding injury. Even with a warm up, the first half mile is dreadful. adjective 3. sport preparatory; trial I slid into the water and did a couple of warm-up lengths. In a warm-up game for the World Cup, Uruguay have beaten England. warm up in American English1. a. to heat or be heated; make or become warm b. to make or become sufficiently warm to operate effectively or efficiently to warm up an engine 2. to reheat (cooked food, etc.) : also warm over 3. to make or become more animated, excited, ardent, lively, etc. 4. to practice or exercise a while before going into a game, contest, performance, etc. warm-up in American English (ˈwɔrmˌʌp) US noun 1. the act or an instance of warming up adjective 2. designating a garment, as a jacket, worn for exercising : also ˈwarmˌupwarm up in Automotive Engineering (wɔrm ʌp) Word forms: (present) warms up, (past) warmed up, (perfect) warmed up, (progressive) warming up verb (Automotive engineering: Design and performance) If an engine warms up, it reaches the right running temperature and becomes ready for use a little while after being switched on. The sound goes away within seconds as the engine warms up. Modern engines don't need a lot of time to warm up. Older engines needed time to warm up to allow oil to circulate and ensure the right mix of fuel was going into the engine. Examples of 'warm up' in a sentence |
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