查词 - hot

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HIGH TEMPERATURE

高温

a. something that is hot has a high temperature – used about weather, places, food, drink, or objects b. if you feel hot, your body feels hot in a way that is uncomfortable c. if clothes are hot, they make you feel too hot in a way that is uncomfortable 〔衣服〕使人感到热的 AmE

a hot day in July

七月炎热的一天

It’s so hot in here. Can I open the window?

这里太热了，我开开窗好吗？

Be careful, the water’s very hot.

小心，水很烫。

The bar serves hot and cold food .

那家小吃店供应冷热食品。

people who live in hot countries (=where the weather is usually hot)

生活在热带国家的人们

boiling/broiling

a scorching hot week in August

八月里炎热的一周

stifling/sweltering/unbearably hot (used about weather that is very hot and uncomfortable) 〔天气〕闷热的，热得令人发昏的

The office gets unbearably hot in summer.

在夏天，办公室里热得让人受不了。

boiling/scalding/steaming hot (used about liquid that is extremely hot) 〔液体〕滚烫的

The coffee was scalding hot.

咖啡很烫。

piping hot (used about food that is nice and hot) 〔食物〕热腾腾的

Serve the soup piping hot.

端上热腾腾的汤。

red hot (used to describe an object or surface that is very hot) 〔物体或表面〕炽热的，赤热的

The handle was red hot.

那个把手烫得发红。

white hot (used to describe metal that is extremely hot) 〔金属〕白热的

He held the metal in the flame until it became white hot.

他把金属放在火中烧至白热。

I was hot and tired after the journey.

旅行回来我觉得又热又累。

The wine made her feel hot.

喝下的酒让她觉得很热。

This sweater’s too hot to wear inside.

这件毛衣在室内穿太热了。

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SPICY

辣的

food that tastes hot has a burning taste because it contains strong spices 辛辣的;

a hot curry

一种辛辣的咖喱

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VERY POPULAR/FASHIONABLE

非常受欢迎的/流行的

something or someone that is hot is very popular or fashionable, and everyone wants to use them, see them, buy them etc [非正式] 很受欢迎的，红极一时的 informal

one of the hottest young directors in Hollywood

好莱坞最受欢迎的青年导演之一

Michael Owen is already one of soccer’s hottest properties (=actors or sports players who are very popular) .

迈克尔欧文已经是足球界最走红的人物之一。

这部电影将会于今年夏天风靡一时。

Her new book is supposed to be the hottest thing since Harry Potter.

她的新书被认为是继《哈利．波特》后最热门的书。

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GOOD

好的

very good, especially in a way that is exciting 非常棒的 informal informal AmE informal not polite

a hot young guitar player

一位优秀的年轻吉他手

a hot piece of software

卓越的软件

His new film is hot stuff (=very good)

，他的新电影棒极了。

be hot at doing sth

She’s pretty hot at swimming too.

她也很擅长游泳。

not so hot/not very hot

Some of the tracks on the record are great, but others are not so hot.

那张唱片上的有些曲目很好，另一些却不怎么样。

be hot shit

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SEXY

性感的

a. someone who is hot is very attractive sexually b. a film, book, photograph etc that is hot is sexually exciting c. a meeting with someone who you feel very attracted to sexually d. to be sexually attracted to someone [非正式] 迷恋某人 informal informal informal informal

The girls all think he’s hot stuff .

姑娘们都认为他很性感。

his hot and steamy first novel

他火辣性感的第一部小说

She has a hot date with Michel.

她和米歇尔有一场激情约会。

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DIFFICULT/DANGEROUS

困难的/危险的

difficult or dangerous to deal with [非正式] 棘手的，难办的 not before noun 不用于名词前 | informal

If things get too hot (=a situation becomes too difficult or dangerous to deal with) , I can always leave.

要是事态发展过于严峻，我总可以抽身退出。

Wilkinson found his opponent a little too hot to handle (=too difficult to deal with or beat) .

威尔金森发现自己的对手有点难对付。

The climate was too hot politically to make such radical changes.

政治气候过于严峻，很难彻底变革。

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a hot issue/topic etc

a subject that a lot of people are discussing, especially one that causes a lot of disagreement 热门话题

The affair was a hot topic of conversation.

医学面临的最有争议的话题之一

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in the hot seat

in an important position and responsible for making difficult decisions 处于责任重大的位置

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in hot water

if someone is in hot water, they are in trouble because they have done something wrong 〔因做错事而〕陷入困境

The finance minister found himself in hot water over his business interests.

那位财政部长发现，由于商业上的利害关系自己的处境尴尬。

land/get yourself in hot water

She got herself in hot water with the authorities.

她和当局惹上了麻烦。

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ANGRY

愤怒的

a. to become angry – used especially when people get angry in an unreasonable way about something that is not important b. someone who has a hot temper becomes angry very easily 暴躁，急脾气 spoken

I don’t understand why people are getting so hot under the collar about it.

我不明白为什么人们为这件事如此愤怒。

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hot and bothered

11. upset and confused because you have too much to think about or because you are in a hurry [非正式] 烦躁不安的，焦急的; 被搞糊涂的 informal

People were struggling with bags and cases, looking hot and bothered.

人们步履维艰，提着行李包裹，面色焦躁不安。

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have/hold sth in your hot little hand

12. used to emphasize that you have something [非正式] 拥有某物〔用于强调〕 informal

You’ll have the report in your hot little hands by Monday.

星期一这份报告一定会交到你手里。

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RECENT/EXCITING NEWS

最近的/令人激动的消息

hot news is about very recent events and therefore interesting or exciting 最近的，令人兴奋的

Do you want to hear about all the latest hot gossip ?

想不想听听最新的小道消息？

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be hot off the press

14. if news or a newspaper is hot off the press, it has just recently been printed 刚见报; 刚印好

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CHASING SB/STH CLOSELY

紧追某人/某物

a. following someone quickly and closely because you want to catch them b. close to and likely to catch someone you have been chasing c. following very close behind someone 紧随某人之后

The car sped away with the police in hot pursuit.

汽车飞驰而去，警察在后面紧追不舍。

The other car was hot on his tail.

另一辆汽车紧紧跟着他。

Mrs Bass’s dog was already hot on his heels.

巴斯太太的狗已经紧紧跟着他了。

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come/follow hot on the heels of sth

16. to happen or be done very soon after something else 紧接某事之后发生

The news came hot on the heels of another plane crash.

又一宗飞机失事之后立即传来了这个消息。

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hot on the trail of sth

17. very close to finding something 快要找到（发现）某事物

journalists hot on the trail of a news story

马上就要发现新闻的记者

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blow/go hot and cold

18. to keep changing your mind about whether you like or want to do something 摇摆不定，反复无常

She keeps blowing hot and cold about the wedding.

她对举行婚礼犹豫不决。

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go hot and cold

19. to experience a strange feeling in which your body temperature suddenly changes, because you are very frightened, worried, or shocked 〔因害怕、担心或震惊而〕感到浑身一阵热一阵冷

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I don’t feel too hot/so hot/very hot

20. I feel slightly ill [口，非正式] 我有点不舒服 spoken informal

I’m not feeling too hot today.

我今天不太舒服。

21 a. to know a lot about something b. to be very strict about something [英] 对某事要求很严格; informal BrE

He’s pretty hot on aircraft.

他对飞机很精通。

The company is very hot on security.

该公司戒备森严。

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be hot for sth

22. to be ready for something and want it very much [非正式] 渴望某事物 informal

Europe is hot for a product like this.

欧洲急需这样的产品。

He was hot for revenge.

他复仇心切。

23 a. to be ready to do something or be involved with something b. to feel sexually excited and want to have sex with someone 欲火中烧 informal

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hot competition

24. if the competition between people or companies is hot, they are all trying very hard to win or succeed 激烈（紧张）的竞赛

Competition for the best jobs is getting hotter all the time.

为找到最好的工作，竞争正日趋激烈。

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hot favourite

25. the person, team, horse etc that people think is most likely to win 最被看好的选手，最热门的参赛者

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hot tip

26. a good piece of advice about the likely result of a race, business deal etc 〔有关赛马、交易等的〕好建议

a hot tip on the stockmarket

股市的好建议

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STOLEN GOODS

赃物

goods that are hot have been stolen [非正式] 偷来的 informal

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MUSIC

音乐

music that is hot has a strong exciting RHYTHM [非正式] 节奏强劲的 informal

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more sth than you’ve had hot dinners

29. used to say that someone has had a lot of experience of something and has done it many times [英，口，幽默] 做某事比你吃过的饭还多 BrE spoken humorous

She’s delivered more babies than you’ve had hot dinners.

她接生过的孩子比你吃过的饭还多。

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hot money

30. money that is frequently moved from one country to another in order to make a profit 〔在各国间频繁流动以获利的〕游资，流动资金，热钱