warming

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++warm·ing1 /ˈwɔːmɪŋ $ ˈwɔːr-/ adjective HOTmaking you feel pleasantly warm 使人感到温暖的 a warming cup of cocoa 一杯热乎乎的可可

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warming• Indeed, infra-red light is chiefly responsible for the general warming effect of solar radiation.• The Good Food Fast recipes on page 143 provide warming ideas to please vegetarians and meat-eaters alike.• This temporarily exceeds the warming impact of the greenhouse effect.• Long before dawn, I was propped on an elbow, with a warming mug of tea and a few verses of Romans.• Meredith's resentment was replaced by a warming sense of friendliness.warming2 noun [singular] 1 HOTan increase in the temperature of something 变暖，升温warming of the warming of the ocean currents in the Pacific 太平洋洋流的变暖 → global warming2 a situation in which a relationship becomes more friendly 〔关系的〕升温，缓和warming of the warming of relations between Britain and Iran 英国和伊朗之间关系的升温

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warming• Lately, there has been a warming in U.S.-Chinese relations.• Such as global warming - and the West using less of the oil that the Gulf crisis is actually all about.• These will all reduce emissions from fossil fuels and so help combat global warming and acid deposition.• Whether the continued global warming and associated changes in atmospheric circulation will occur steadily is unknown.• Half a decade on, global warming has become the biggest environment story.• He lost battles with the chief of staff, John Sununu, over global warming and wetland preservation.• Washington continues to challenge the scientific claim that global warming is in part caused by emissions of carbon dioxide.• Scientists predict a gradual warming of the Earth caused by pollution.• They suggest that forecasts of warming may have to revised downwards.• Carbon Dioxide An increase in the amount of carbon dioxide is responsible for about half the total warming.