学个词Learn a Word 第1018期 To heat up

今天我们要学的词是heat up。 To heat up, 意思是越来越激烈。 "The debate over immigration reform is heating up on the Hill," 国会关于移民改革的辩论日益激烈。 "The World Cup is heating up as more teams are getting knocked out," 随着球队不断被淘汰，世界杯的比赛也越来越激烈。 "The rivalry¹ between the two candidates heats up as the election draws near," 选举日益临近，这两个候选人之间的竞争也越来越激烈。 "The custody² battle continues to heat up in the court room," 这一争夺监护权的官司在法庭上继续激烈展开。好的，今天我们学习的词是heat up...

 

1 rivalry   

n.竞争，竞赛，对抗

参考例句：

• The quarrel originated in rivalry between the two families.这次争吵是两家不和引起的。
• He had a lot of rivalry with his brothers and sisters.他和兄弟姐妹间经常较劲。

2 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。