单词 | warm |
释义 | warm I. 1. a. (1) < the warm, almost the hot carriage — William Sansom > < so warm and balmy that the windows were flung open — W.M.Thackeray > (2) < a warm bath > < warm soup > b. < the body was still warm > c. < a warm radiator > < the sunshine was warm > d. < warm insulation > < a warm sweater > e. (1) < warm after playing tennis > < a warm climb > (2) < rewrite the memorized piece until you feel your hand is warm — C.I.Blanchard & C.E.Zoubek > 2. a. < a warm existence in his old age > b. Britain 3. a. < being … of a warm and impetuous nature, responded to their affection with quite a tropical ardor — W.M.Thackeray > < expostulated in warm terms — T.B.Macaulay > b. < that political campaign, which was a warm and bitter one — P.B.Kyne > < continual warm controversy and occasional litigation — R.I.McDavid > 4. a. (1) < his seemingly rough exterior covered a warm heart — D.E.Smith > < warm with the love of mankind — H.O.Taylor > < a wave of genial friendliness flowed from the warm silly hearts of Britons — Rose Macaulay > (2) < his eyes … met hers with clear, frank, warm regard — Zane Grey > < the warm sense of community life — Andrew Phelan > < a rich warm voice > < revived warm memories of pleasant times > b. (1) < another lascivious mother and a warm daughter — Elizabeth Hardwick > (2) < difficult to see why this book should have been suppressed before the war; there are no warm passages — Graham Greene > 5. < met with such a warm reception that he fled — American Guide Series: Maryland > 6. a. < a warm scent > b. < indicative words … show the searcher when he is getting warm — A.J.Ayer > 7. Synonyms: see tender II. transitive verb 1. a. < in front of the fireplace warming himself — Laura Krey > < the sun warming the morning air > < warm the baby's milk > b. < of wine red brocade, warmed with an inner lining of grey squirrel fur — Nora Waln > 2. a. < a fine expression of personal faith warms the heart of the hearer — William James > < warmed by the sense of renewed solidarity with his group — Thomas Munro > < a voice … warmed … by fits of genial, deep chuckling — Osbert Sitwell > < a barrel of home brew … warmed things up — Roderick Finlayson > b. < the sense of urgency increasingly warms the words of the man — Waldo Frank > c. < the blood that warms an English yeoman — A.E.Housman > < the walls were warmed and adorned with tapestry — G.M.Trevelyan > < lime juice, which the gentlemen warmed with a little brandy — Rachel Henning > 3. 4. a. (1) < bitter coffee warmed over from the night before — George Bradshaw > (2) b. < warming old feuds for the sake of politics — Dixon Wecter > — usually used with over < his illustrative examples are almost invariably warmed over from other writings — S.L.A.Marshall > 5. < sparks shot down toward the water as a turret gunner warmed his guns — Howard Hunt > < men warming their boat motors — G.S.Perry > — often used with up < begin each practice period by warming up your hand — C.I.Blanchard & C.E.Zoubek > intransitive verb 1. < the earth may be gradually warming — A.E.Benfield > < June warmed into July — Josephine Johnson > — sometimes used with up < once the milk is in the can it cools down or warms up very slowly — Farmer's Weekly (South Africa) > 2. a. < gaining confidence and warming to his task — John Buchan > < many people can only warm up at a party — Vance Packard > < whose whole face warmed as she talked — Robert Friedman > < his desire for revenge warmed easily into madness — John Erskine †1951 > b. < always warmed toward anyone who praised his kids — Ross Annett > 3. < we warm with pleasure at mere mention of their names — Ralph Ellison > 4. < the radio warmed and music came on — William George > — usually used with up < planes on deck ready to warm up and take off — K.M.Dodson > • - warm the bench III. < warm-clad > < warm-tinted > IV. 1. a. b. 2. |
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