warming

noun

1. 加温；温暖；暖和；变暖
   the process of making sth, or of becoming, warm or warmer
   1. atmospheric warming
      大气层变暖

1. ADJ-GRADED 温暖的;暖和的
   Something that is warm has some heat but not enough to be hot.
   1. Wheat is grown in places which have cold winters and warm, dry summers...
      小麦适宜在冬季寒冷而夏季温暖干燥的地方生长。
   2. Because it was warm, David wore only a white cotton shirt...
      因为天气暖和，戴维只穿了一件白色的棉衬衣。
   3. Dissolve the salt in the warm water.
      把盐放在温水里溶解。
2. ADJ-GRADED (衣物或毯子)保暖的，保温的
   Warm clothes and blankets are made of a material such as wool which protects you from the cold.
   1. They have been forced to sleep in the open without food or warm clothing...
      他们被迫风餐露宿，吃不饱也穿不暖。
   2. The bed had clean sheets and warm blankets.
      床上是干净的被单和暖和的毯子。
3. ADJ-GRADED 暖色调的;有暖感的
   Warm colours have red or yellow in them rather than blue or green, and make you feel comfortable and relaxed.
   1. We hope the colour gives the house a warm and inviting feel...
      我们希望这种颜色能让房子给人一种暖意融融、宾至如归的感觉。
   2. The basement hallway is painted a warm yellow.
      地下室的走廊漆成了暖黄色。
4. ADJ-GRADED 热心的;热情的;热烈的
   A warm person is friendly and shows a lot of affection or enthusiasm in their behaviour.
   1. She was a warm and loving mother...
      她是一位热情慈爱的母亲。
   2. 'Wonderful!' he exclaimed, in the familiar warm voice that made everybody who knew him feel welcome...
      “太棒了！”他欢呼道，他熟悉而热情的声音让所有认识他的人都感到如沐春风。
   3. I would like to express my warmest thanks to the doctors.
      我想向医生们表达我最由衷的感谢。
5. VERB 使暖和;让…取暖
   If you warm a part of your body or if something hot warms it, it stops feeling cold and starts to feel hotter.
   1. The sun had come out to warm his back...
      太阳出来了，把他后背晒得暖洋洋的。
   2. She went to warm her hands by the log fire.
      她把手伸向木火堆取暖。
6. VERB (对某人)产生好感;(对想法)开始感兴趣
   If you warm to a person or an idea, you become fonder of the person or more interested in the idea.
   1. Those who got to know him better warmed to his openness and honesty...
      那些对他日渐了解的人被他的坦率和真诚所打动。
   2. Elizabeth warmed to her theme as the letter continued with her favourite lament.
      随着这封信接下来进入到伊丽莎白最喜欢抱怨的内容，她开始奔向主题。

1. Dr Subroto questioned the scientific assumption on which the global warming theory is based
   苏布罗托博士质疑全球变暖理论所依据的科学假设。
2. The warming of the Earth and the consequent climatic changes affect us all
   地球变暖以及随之而来的气候变化影响着我们所有人。
3. The threat of global warming will eventually force the US to slow down its energy consumption.
   全球变暖的威胁将最终迫使美国减缓能源消耗。
4. The gases that may be warming the planet will have their main effect many years hence.
   可能正导致地球变暖的那些气体，其主要影响将在多年后显现。
5. Many people are worryingly ignorant of the facts about global warming.
   许多人竟然不知道地球变暖的事实，实在令人担忧。
6. Will global warming mean the spread of tropical parasitic diseases?
   全球变暖是否意味着热带寄生虫病会蔓延呢？
7. Global warming per se is not really the problem; the catastrophic climate changes which might be caused by it are.
   全球变暖本身并不是真正的问题；可能由它引发的灾害性天气变化才是问题所在。
8. Global warming is a real problem
   全球变暖是个严重的问题。
9. Newspapers seized on the results as proof that global warming wasn't really happening
   各报纸纷纷以此结果为证据来证明全球变暖并没有真正发生。
10. Environmentalists fear that this is a short-sighted approach to the problem of global warming
    环境保护主义者担心这并非解决全球变暖问题的长久之计。
11. Rich industrialised countries have sown the seeds of global warming.
    富庶的工业国家播下了全球变暖的种子。
12. Avoid muscle strain by warming up with slow jogging.
    先慢跑热热身，免得拉伤肌肉。
13. In an hour the drivers will be warming up for the main event
    一个小时后车手们将做好准备参加这项重要的赛事。
14. Carl slipped a disc in his back while warming up.
    热身时卡尔腰椎间盘不慎错位了。
15. The room is warming up now, but it was very cold at first.
    房间现在暖和起来了，但起初这里是很冷的。
16. Old tom, the shepherd, sat by an old-fashioned wood-burning kitchen range, warming his hands.
    老羊倌汤姆正坐在一个烧木柴的老式炉灶旁暖手。
17. Bill has been warming the bench for three football seasons, he hopes that the coach will let him play this year.
    比尔一连在三个足球赛季都没有上场，充当替补队员；他希望教练今年会让他上场比赛。
18. At first he seemed a little strange, but recently I've been warming to him more.
    起初，他似乎有点古怪，但最近我比较喜欢他了。
19. They think that by warming up the old plan, everyone will think it's a new idea.
    他们以为把原来的方案改头换面，人们就会认为它是个新计划。
20. He's just warming over ideas he's heard from other people.
    他不过是在重复从别人那儿听到的想法罢了。
21. WMO says a warming climate can exacerbate air pollution.
    世界气象组织说，气候变暖可能会加剧空气污染。
22. The study found that global warming was already affecting the Earth's ecosystems;
    研究表明，全球变暖已经影响到了地球的生态系统；
23. What connection do you think there is between global warming and poverty?
    你认为全球变暖和贫困之间有什么联系吗？
24. Global warming adds another layer of uncertainty and risk.
    全球变暖又增加了一层不确定因素和风险。
25. Global warming is also predicted to lead to more extreme weather and storms.
    据预测，全球变暖还将导致更恶劣的气候和风暴。
26. So more steel mills and chemical plants mean more acid rain and smog, not to mention global warming.
    因此更多的钢厂和化工厂意味着更多的酸雨和烟雾，在全球变暖方面的作用就不用说了。
27. It is not the cause of global warming but it is affected by it.
    这不是全球变暖的原因，但全球变暖也受到了它的影响。
28. Rising sea-level is one of the most widely-discussed and potentially significant problems associated with global warming.
    海平面上升是最为广泛讨论的和与全球变暖相关的最具潜在重要性的问题。
29. The beginning of the problems with CO2 and global warming.
    二氧化碳和全球变暖的问题2，也从此产生。
30. Her paper discusses the likely impact of global warming.
    她的论文探讨了全球性变暖可能带来的影响。

noun

1. warm weather following a freeze
   1. they welcomed the spring thaw

   Synonym:    thawthawing

2. the process of becoming warmer

   Synonym:    heating

adj

1. producing the sensation of heat when applied to the body
   1. a mustard plaster is calefacient

   Synonym:    calefacient

2. imparting heat
   1. a warming fire