预热

預熱
yùrè
verb #27,645

Meanings

  1. 1 to preheat
  2. 2 to warm up
  3. 3 to build anticipation for (an event)

Examples

Kǎoxiāng xūyào yùrè shífēn zhōng cáinéng shǐyòng.
The oven needs to preheat for ten minutes before use.
Yǎnchànghuì kāishǐ qián, zhǔbàn fāng fābù le yùrè shìpín.
Before the concert started, the organizers released teaser videos to build anticipation.

Tips

usage
预热 has expanded from its literal meaning (preheating an oven or engine) to a widely used internet and marketing term meaning 'to warm up' or 'to tease' an upcoming event, product launch, or release. This figurative sense is very common on social media.

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