/wɔ:m ||; wɔrm/verb [I,T] warm (sb/sth) (up) to become or to make sb/sth become warm or warmer （使）变得暖和: It was cold earlier but it's beginning to warm up now. 前阵子天气还冷，现在已经开始暖和了。I sat in front of the fire to warm up. 我坐在炉火前取暖。 warm to/towards sb to begin to like sb that you did not like at first 开始喜欢（起初不喜欢的人） warm to sth to become more interested in sth （对某事物）更感兴趣 warm up to prepare to do an activity or sport by practising gently （从事某活动或体育运动之前）作准备活动，热身: The team warmed up before the match. 球队比赛前做了热身运动。