Definition
加温 is a verb-object compound (离合词) meaning literally 'to raise the temperature' and figuratively 'to intensify or reinforce' (e.g., competition, efforts). In literal use, the object 温 ('temperature') can separate from 加: you can say 加了温 ('added heat'), 加过温 ('has been heated'). Figurative usage often follows the pattern 给...加温 ('to heat up / intensify something').
v.o.
to raise the temperature (literal)to strengthenintensifyreinforce (figurative)
Examples
- ，加温。Tiān lěng le, xūyào gěi fángjiān jiā wēn.It's cold, we need to heat up the room.
- ，。Wǒ yǐjīng jiā guò wēn le, shuǐ kuài kāi le.I've already heated it; the water is almost boiling.
- 加温。Zhè zhǒng cuòshī kěyǐ gěi shìchǎng jìngzhēng jiā wēn.This kind of measure can intensify market competition.
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