warm up

暖まる

冷たさが減り、温度が上がる。

やさしい英語で： To become less cold.

• Come inside and warm up.
• The room warmed up after we lit the fire.
• Will the weather warm up tomorrow?

類義語： warm, get warmer

反対語： cool down

よく使う表現： warm up indoors, warm up slowly

温める、温め直す

物、特に冷めた食べ物の温度を上げる。

やさしい英語で： To make something warmer, especially food that has become cold.

• Please warm up the soup.
• She warmed yesterday’s pasta up for lunch.
• Can I warm up your milk?

使い方： warm something up (I warmed the rice up in a pan.)

類義語： heat up, reheat

反対語： cool down

よく使う表現： warm up something, warm up some soup

準備運動をする、ウォーミングアップする

激しい運動やスポーツの前に軽い運動をする。

やさしい英語で： To do easy exercises before harder exercise or sport.

• Always warm up before running.
• The players warmed up with gentle stretches.
• Have you warmed up your muscles yet?

使い方： warm up before something (We warmed up before the match.); warm up by doing something (She warmed up by jogging around the field.)

類義語： loosen up

反対語： cool down

よく使う表現： warm up before exercise, warm up your muscles

準備する、慣らす

本番の活動を始める前に練習や簡単なことをして準備する。

やさしい英語で： To practise or do something easy before starting your main activity.

• The singers need to warm up.
• We warmed up with some easy questions.
• She warmed up her fingers before playing the piano.

使い方： warm up for something (The band warmed up for the evening concert.); warm up with something (We warmed up with a simple word game.)

類義語： prepare, practise

よく使う表現： warm up your voice, warm up for something

暖機する、暖まる

機械が正常に動く温度まで暖まる、またはその温度になるまで動かす。

やさしい英語で： To let a machine reach the temperature it needs to work properly, or to reach that temperature.

• The engine needs to warm up.
• I warmed up the car before our trip.
• Has the machine warmed up enough to use?

使い方： warm something up (He warmed the engine up before driving away.)

類義語： heat up

よく使う表現： warm up an engine, warm up the car

盛り上げる

公演が始まる前に観客の興味や期待を高める。

やさしい英語で： To get an audience interested and excited before a show begins.

• The comedian will warm up the crowd.
• A local band warmed us up before the main act.
• Who is warming up the audience tonight?

使い方： warm someone up (The host warmed the audience up with a few jokes.)

類義語： excite, liven up

よく使う表現： warm up an audience, warm up the crowd