warming
warming — 形容詞
1. describes hot food or drinks that make your body feel comfortably warm after you
暖身的
讓身體溫暖的食物或飲料
describes hot food or drinks that make your body feel comfortably warm after you eat or drink them — for example, a bowl of soup on a cold day or a cup of spiced tea in winter.
Ayesha made a bowl of warming soup with ginger and garlic for the cold evening.
Ayesha 用生薑和大蒜煮了一碗暖身的湯，準備在寒冷的夜晚享用。
attributive: warming + soup
Christopher drank a cup of warming spiced tea after walking home through the rain.
Christopher 冒雨走路回家後，喝了一杯暖身的香料茶。
collocation: warming + spiced tea
The warming apple cider filled the kitchen with a sweet and spicy smell.
暖身的蘋果酒讓整個廚房充滿香甜的香料氣味。
On chilly mornings, Zuri always asked for warming oatmeal with cinnamon and honey.
在寒冷的早晨，Zuri 總是要求吃加了肉桂和蜂蜜的暖身燕麥粥。
Walid poured himself a warming cup of herbal tea before going to bed.
Walid 在睡前為自己倒了一杯暖身的草本茶。
- hot
describes temperature; 'warming' emphasises the comforting effect on the body, not just a high degree of heat
- chilling
describes food/drink that cools the body, such as iced beverages
文法句型
warming + noun (food/drink)
用法筆記
Typically placed before the noun (a warming soup, a warming drink). Not used to describe a person's feeling — say "I feel warm" not "I feel warming."
常見錯誤
warming — 名詞
1. the gradual increase in the temperature of something over time, especially the r
暖化
溫度逐漸升高的過程
the gradual increase in the temperature of something over time, especially the rise in the earth's temperature caused by climate change.
Scientists worldwide have studied the warming of the Arctic ice cap for decades.
世界各地的科學家數十年來一直在研究北極冰層的暖化現象。
warming + of + noun phrase (Arctic ice cap)
The warming of ocean water affects fish populations and coastal communities around the world.
海水暖化影響了世界各地魚類族群和沿海社區。
Mayumi noticed the gradual warming of the soil in her garden as spring arrived.
Mayumi 注意到春天來臨時，花園土壤逐漸暖化的現象。
The warming of the planet is causing more extreme weather events in many regions.
地球暖化正導致許多地區出現更極端的天氣事件。
João studies how the warming of coastal waters affects fishing communities in Brazil.
João 研究沿海水域暖化如何影響巴西的漁業社區。
- heating
more common for artificial/intentional processes (central heating); 'warming' is preferred for gradual natural increases
- temperature rise
more neutral and scientific; 'warming' is the everyday term
- cooling
the process of becoming cooler
文法句型
warming + of + noun phrase
用法筆記
Often combined with 'global' to form the fixed phrase 'global warming' (地球暖化). Can be used for any gradual temperature increase (Arctic warming, soil warming, ocean warming). Not used for the physical sensation of heat — use 'warmth' for that.