What does "heat up" mean?

To become more intense or exciting Used for competition, arguments, or situations becoming more intense.

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

The competition is heating up. Things heated up between them. The debate heated up.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

Meaning: To become more intense or exciting

升温，激化

Intensificarse, calentarse

激化する、白熱する

격화되다, 뜨거워지다

Used for competition, arguments, or situations becoming more intense.

用于竞争、争论或情况变得更加激烈。

Se usa para competiciones, discusiones o situaciones que se vuelven más intensas.

競争、議論、または状況がより激しくなることに使われます。

경쟁, 논쟁 또는 상황이 더 격렬해질 때 사용한다.

Base verb: heat

Particle: up

Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together

The competition is heating up.
竞争正在升温
La competencia se está intensificando
競争が激化している
경쟁이 격화되고 있다.
Things heated up between them.
他们之间的事态升级了
Las cosas se calentaron entre ellos
二人の間で事態が白熱した
둘 사이의 상황이 과열되었다.
The debate heated up.
辩论变得激烈
El debate se calentó
議論が白熱した
토론이 격렬해졌다.

Context: competition, conflict, intensity

Tone: dramatic

From temperature rising, applied to intensity.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal