What does "heat up" mean?

To make something warmer To increase temperature or to intensify (competition, argument).

How do you use "heat up" in a sentence?

Heat up the leftovers. Things are heating up. The debate heated up.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

Meaning: To make something warmer

加热；升温

Calentar; intensificarse

温める、激しくなる

데우다, 격렬해지다

To increase temperature or to intensify (competition, argument).

提高温度，或形容竞争、争论变得激烈。

Aumentar la temperatura, o referirse a cuando una competición o discusión se intensifica.

温度を上げること。また、競争や議論が激化することも表す。

온도를 높이거나, 경쟁이나 논쟁이 격렬해지는 것을 의미한다.

Base verb: heat

Particle: up

Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle

Heat up the leftovers.
把剩菜热一下
Calentad las sobras
残り物を温めて
남은 음식 데워 줘.
Things are heating up.
情况越来越激烈了
La cosa se está calentando
状況が激しくなってきた
상황이 격렬해지고 있다.
The debate heated up.
辩论越来越激烈
El debate se acaloró
議論がヒートアップした
논쟁이 격해졌다.

Context: cooking, intensity

Tone: practical

From applying heat.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal