heatwave

英 [ˈhiːtweɪv]

美 [ˈhiːtweɪv]

n.  酷热期; 热浪

复数：heatwaves　

BNC.33368 / COCA.43119

牛津词典

noun

• 酷热期；热浪
  a period of unusually hot weather

柯林斯词典

• 热浪;奇热时期
  Aheatwaveis a period of time during which the weather is much hotter than usual.

双语例句

• The severity of the 2003 heatwave stunned Europe's wine producers, delivering a small crop of often shrivelled, sometimes heat-damaged grapes with thick skins and a high level of often dry-tasting tannins in the wine.
  2003年的热浪严重影响了欧洲的葡萄酒生产商，收获的葡萄往往是枯干的，有时，受炎热气候影响的葡萄有着很厚的果皮，并且葡萄酒中常常富含口感尖酸的丹宁酸。
• The climactic fight scene was shot in the middle of a heatwave, with temperatures in excess of100 degrees.
  战争高潮的那个场景是在最热的时候拍摄的，气温在华氏100度以上。
• An intense heatwave is threatening havoc with this year's US grain harvest, burning up hopes of blockbuster yields and sending prices soaring.
  一场热浪正威胁今年美国的谷物收成。它浇灭了丰收的希望，谷物价格随之暴涨。
• Alcohol may make your skin feel warm, but this apparent heatwave is deceptive.
  酒精能使你的皮肤感到温暖，但这种表面上的温度是具有欺骗性的。
• The fine weather/ The heatwave broke at last.
  好天气[热天气]终於突然转变了。
• On that same trip I had to dissuade my godfather from going to Florence, the Arno Valley then being in the grip of a heatwave that was laying locals low.
  还是那次旅行，我不得不劝阻教父不要去佛罗伦萨，阿尔诺河流域（arnovalley）当时遭到了热浪的袭击，许多当地人因此倒下。
• Britain bakes in a Mediterranean heatwave.
  地中海的热浪炙烤着英国。
• On the site, detailed factors for each country can be viewed. These include the projected change of cereal yields, access to reliable drinking water and vulnerability to heatwave hazards.
  另外在该网站上还可以看到各国的细节因素，包括谷物产量的预期变化值、可饮用水的获取状况以及热浪灾害的易损性等。
• The recent heatwave has seen hundreds of rare moths arriving in the UK, in what experts are describing as the best migration for the insects in years.
  最近的一波热浪让成百上千珍稀蛾类出现在英国，专家称此为近年来最棒的一次昆虫迁徙。
• End of heatwave in sight for N.China.
  中国北部城市结束酷热期。