/?hi?t ??n.deks/USameasurementof howhottheairfeelsand howuncomfortablepeoplearelikelyto bebasedon thetemperaturecombinedwith thehumidity(= theamountofwaterin theair):酷热指数，炎热指数With thesunbeatingdown and aheatindexof 105degreesI was asweaty,pantingmessby thetimeIarrived.骄阳似火，炎热指数高达105，我到达的时候已是汗流浃背，气喘吁吁。Synonymhumidexameasurementof howhot(= spicy-tasting)afoodsuch as achilliis:（食物的）辣度指数If you’rebraveenough to use thispepperwhich has aheatindexof 200,000-300,000 Scovilleunits, it isgreatforsalsaandmarinades.如果你敢于用这种辣指数为20万-30万斯科维尔单位的辣椒，其实它们非常适合用来制作沙拉酱和腌制酱。More examples
With theheatindexup, all I reallywantis to justchillout.
The battery-powereddevicemeasurestemperature, barometricpressure,heatindex,windspeed, andevenaltitude.
Many of thestreetsare treelessovensin the 90-degreeplusheatindex.
There'sevenaheatindexforpungencyoffoods,particularlypeppers,basedon how much capsaicin (the heat-inducingstuff) theycontain.
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