- 1n/ˈhiːtɪŋ/暖氣
the equipment in a house, school, or other building that keeps the rooms warm, and the warm air it sends out.
「heating」講的是「讓房間或整棟建築變暖的那一整套設備」——鍋爐、牆上的暖氣片、地板下的管子，以及它們送出來的暖空氣。它是不可數名詞，所以說 the heating，不說 a heating；「開暖氣」英文是 turn the heating on。可以想成 heat（熱）加上 -ing，就像「持續把熱送進屋子」這件事本身變成了那套設備的名字；跟 heater 容易搞混——heater 是一台可以搬來搬去的暖爐，heating 是整棟房子共用的系統。
示範例句 · Example
It got cold last night, so Dad turned the heating on.
中文翻譯昨晚變冷了，所以爸爸把暖氣打開了。
常見搭配
turn/put the heating on
開暖氣
to start using the heating
Why don't you put the heating on if you're cold?
turn the heating down/up
把暖氣調小／調大
to make the heating weaker or stronger
Can you turn the heating down a bit?
central heating
中央暖氣系統
a system that heats a whole building from one place
The old house has gas central heating in every room.
underfloor heating
地暖
heating that comes from pipes or wires under the floor
Underfloor heating is popular in bathrooms.
a heating system
暖氣系統
all the equipment that heats a building
We're waiting for the school's heating system to be repaired.
the heating comes on
暖氣（自動）啟動
the heating starts working, usually automatically
The heating comes on at six every morning.
意思相近
central heatingwarmth
意思相反
air conditioningcooling
core核心畫面
From the word’s history
From heat + -ing.
由 heat「熱」加 -ing 構成。
One way to picture it: the whole warming system of a building — the boiler, the , the radiators under the windows — plus the warm air it pushes into the rooms. In English the equipment and the warmth it produces sit under one word.
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
heatingnoun/ˈhiːtɪŋ/
- 1
A system that raises the temperature of a room or building. Compare heater.
- We're hoping to have the new heating installed before winter.
- 2
The act of making something hot.
- The crucible was subjected to several heatings.
- After repeated swagings and heatings […]
heatingadj/ˈhiːtɪŋ/
- 1
Causing heat.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
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