升温 (shēng wēn) — (of temperature) to rise, to become hotter; (figurative) to heat up, to intensify, to escalate
Definition
升温 is literally '(temperature) to rise' — used for both literal heat (天气升温) and figurative escalation (关系/竞争升温). Unlike 加热, it is usually intransitive: the temperature goes up on its own, not because someone heats something.
verb
(of temperature) to riseto become hotter(figurative) to heat upto intensifyto escalate
Examples
- 升温，。Zhè jǐ tiān tiān qì shēng wēn le, chū mén jì de duō hē shuǐ.The weather has heated up these days — remember to drink more water when you go out.
- 升温。Liǎng gè gōng sī de jìng zhēng zhèng zài shēng wēn.The competition between the two companies is heating up.
- 升温，。Zuì jìn liǎng guó guān xì míng xiǎn shēng wēn, shuāng fāng dōu biǎo dá le bù mǎn.Relations between the two countries have clearly escalated recently, with both sides expressing dissatisfaction.
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