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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

turn up the heat

turn up the heat (idiom) បង្កើន, ជំរុញ​បង្កើន

១. ធ្វើ​ឲ្យ​ស្ថានភាព​ណាមួយ​​កាន់​តែ​ធ្ងន់​ធ្ងរ ដោយ​ព្យាយាម​​កាន់​តែ​ខ្លាំងឡើង ដើម្បី​បង្ខំ​អ្នក​ណាម្នាក់​ឲ្យ​ធ្វើ​អ្វីមួយ​ (ច្រើនប្រើ​ជាមួយ on)

Examples: (បង្កើន​ (សម្ពាធលើ))
Lorry drivers are discussing whether to turn up the heat on their bosses by holding a one-day strike.
The United States has turned up the heat by threatening military action.


២. ចាប់ផ្ដើម​​ធ្វើការ​​ឬលេង​ដោយ​កាន់​តែ​មាន​ការប្ដេជ្ញាចិត្ត​ខ្លាំង​​និង​មាន​ប្រសិទ្ធភាព​ថែមទៀត

Example:(បង្កើន​ (ការ​ប្រយុទ្ធ))
Nottingham turned up the heat in the second half and forced their opponents back onto the defensive.

៣. បង្កើន​បរិមាណ​នៃ​ការដាក់សម្ពាធ សកម្មភាព ឬ​កិច្ច​ប្រឹង​ប្រែង

Example:(បង្កើន​ (សម្ពាធលើ))
Citizen groups say they will turn up the heat on the governor to sign the education bill.
Newspapers need to turn up the heat and pursue more stories about women in business.


Another Example:(បង្កើន​ (សម្ពាធលើ))
Japan, the United State and South Korea will press a reluctant China to turn up the heat on an increasingly provocative North Korea at a trilateral foreign ministers' meeting to held in July. (Source: Newspaper Article, The Asahi Shimbun, May 22, 2012)