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white heat

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌwhite ˈheat noun [uncountable]  TIHOTthe very high temperature at which a metal turns white 白热〔金属变成白色的高温〕 white-hot
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white heatI imagined it all dissolving in a white heat, or swept away in an enormous wind.The sun coaxed her body to stretch idly as a cat; she tanned easily, adored white heat and turquoise sea.There are white lies and white heat.
ˌwhite ˈheat nounChineseSyllable
metal turns at the Corpus very which high a temperature


white heat
ˌwhite ˈheat noun [uncountable]
the very high temperature at which a metal turns white ⇨ white-hot


white heatBrE /ˌwaɪt ˈhiːt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌwaɪt ˈhiːt/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the very high temperature at which metal looks white 白热;白炽