升/降温;增加/减少热烈程度等
raise / lower the temperature
to increase / decrease the amount of excitement, emotion, etc. in a situation
His angry refusal to agree raised the temperature of the meeting.他愤然拒不同意,使得会议的气氛紧张起来。
释义来自《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》第 9 版