hot、warm与burning这些形容词都有“热的”之意。
hot : 最普通用词，指温度很高，往往有灼热、滚烫含义。
- a hot, sunny day
炎热的晴天 - hot weather
炎热的天气 - a hot drink/meal
热饮／热饭 - It's too hot in here, can we turn down the heating?
这里面太热了，我们能把暖气关小点吗？ - Bake the cake in a hot oven, about 220°C, for 30 minutes.
把蛋糕放进烤炉里，用大约220摄氏度的温度烤30分钟。 - The food was piping hot (= very hot).
食物是滚烫的。
warm : 通常指温度不太高，介于hot与cold之间，不太热也不太凉，给人以舒适感。
- Are you warm enough or do you want me to put the heating on?
你暖不暖和，要不要我开暖气？ - I put my hands in my pockets to keep them warm.
我把手放在衣兜里保暖。
burning : 暗示热源是火，多用于夸张，指像火烧一样热。
- burning sand
炽热的沙子 - Suddenly she felt a burning (sensation) (= feeling of heat) in her throat.
她突然感觉到喉咙里热辣辣的。
