warm up

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

▪ I. ˌwarm ˈup derived
1. to prepare for physical exercise or a performance by doing gentle exercises or practice
related noun ↑warm-up
2. (of a machine, an engine, etc.)to run for a short time in order to reach the temperature at which it will operate well
Main entry: ↑warm_derived
 
▪ II. ˌwarm ˈup | ˌwarm sb/sthˈup derived
to become more lively or enthusiastic; to make sb/sth more lively or enthusiastic
• The party soon warmed up.
Main entry: ↑warm_derived