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

It's hotting up. Weather's hotting up. Starting to hot up. Really hotting up now.

Hotting up

Q: What does "Hotting up" mean?

Getting hotter (British) This British expression describes rising temperatures, often with a sense of anticipation—summer is arriving, the weather is improving, conditions are intensifying. It's cheerful when applied to weather (sunshine finally arriving) but can also describe any escalating situation: 'the competition is hotting up.' The phrase has an informal, dynamic quality—things are changing, temperatures are climbing, something is happening.

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含义: Getting hotter (British)

变热（英式英语）

Calentándose (británico)

暑くなってきている（イギリス英語）

점점 더워지고 있는 (영국식 표현)

This British expression describes rising temperatures, often with a sense of anticipation—summer is arriving, the weather is improving, conditions are intensifying. It's cheerful when applied to weather (sunshine finally arriving) but can also describe any escalating situation: 'the competition is hotting up.' The phrase has an informal, dynamic quality—things are changing, temperatures are climbing, something is happening.

这个英式表达描述气温上升，通常带有期待感——夏天来了，天气在改善，情况在加剧。用于天气时很欢快（阳光终于来了），但也可以描述任何升级的情况：'竞争正在hotting up。'这个短语有一种非正式的、动态的特质——事情在变化，气温在攀升，正在发生什么。

Esta expresión británica describe temperaturas en aumento, a menudo con sentido de anticipación: el verano está llegando, el tiempo está mejorando, las condiciones se están intensificando. Es alegre cuando se aplica al tiempo (el sol finalmente llegando) pero también puede describir cualquier situación que escala: 'the competition is hotting up'. La frase tiene una cualidad informal y dinámica: las cosas están cambiando, las temperaturas están subiendo, algo está pasando.

このイギリス英語の表現は気温の上昇を表し、しばしば期待感を伴う。夏が来ている、天気が良くなっている、状況が激化している。天気に適用すると陽気（ついに日差しが来た）だが、エスカレートする状況も表せる：「競争がhotting up」。このフレーズには非公式でダイナミックな質がある。物事が変化し、気温が上昇し、何かが起きている。

이 영국식 표현은 기온 상승을 묘사하며, 종종 기대감을 수반합니다. 여름이 다가오고, 날씨가 좋아지고, 상황이 고조되는 느낌입니다. 날씨에 적용하면 밝은 뉘앙스(드디어 햇볕이 비친다)이고, 'the competition is hotting up'처럼 모든 고조되는 상황을 묘사할 수도 있습니다. 비격식적이고 역동적인 느낌의 표현으로, 무언가가 변하고 기온이 오르고 있다는 의미입니다.

例句

It's hotting up.
越来越热了
Se está calentando
暑くなってきた
더워지고 있다.
Weather's hotting up.
天气越来越热
El tiempo se está calentando
天気が暑くなってきた
날씨가 더워지고 있다.
Starting to hot up.
开始变热了
Empezando a calentar
暑くなり始めている
더워지기 시작하고 있다.
Really hotting up now.
现在真的热起来了
Realmente calentándose ahora
今本当に暑くなってきた
지금 정말 더워지고 있다.

发音

/ˈhɒtɪŋ ʌp/

用法指南

语境: warming, heat, British

语气: casual, descriptive

✓ 正确说法

Hotting up.
越来越热了
Empieza a apretar el calor
暑くなってきた
점점 더워지고 있어.
It's hotting up.
天气在变热
Está empezando a hacer calor
だんだん暑くなってきた
날씨가 더워지고 있어.
Weather's hotting up.
天气越来越热了
El tiempo se está calentando
天気が暑くなってきた
점점 뜨거워지네.

✗ 错误说法

Americans will understand but wouldn't naturally say this—they prefer 'heating up'
美国人会理解但不会自然地这样说（他们更喜欢'heating up'）
Los americanos entenderán pero no dirían esto naturalmente (prefieren 'heating up')
アメリカ人は理解するが自然には言わない（「heating up」を好む）
미국인들은 이해하지만 자연스럽게 이 표현을 쓰지 않습니다. 그들은 'heating up'을 선호합니다
Avoid for already-hot conditions—'hotting up' describes increasing, not current, heat
不用于已经很热的情况（'hotting up'描述的是正在增加的热，而不是当前的热）
Evitar para condiciones ya calientes ('hotting up' describe calor aumentando, no actual)
すでに暑い状況には使わない（「hotting up」は現在ではなく増加する暑さを表す）
이미 더운 상태에는 쓰지 마세요. 'hotting up'은 현재 더위가 아닌 상승 중인 더위를 표현합니다

常见错误

The metaphorical use ('things are hotting up') is equally common and correct
Past participle is 'hotted up'—sounds unusual but is the British standard

起源与历史

The verb 'hot up' (or 'hot it up') emerged in British English in the early 20th century as a colloquial way to say 'get hotter' or 'make hotter.' Americans would say 'heating up' instead. The British preference for verbing adjectives directly (hot → hot up, rather than hot → heat up) gives the phrase its distinctive character. By mid-century, it was established in both literal (weather) and figurative (competition, situations) uses.

词源: Hot + up

最早记录: British slang

文化背景

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: British culture; British TV

Regional notes: British expression for getting hotter.

变体

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