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Definition of hot seat in English: hot seatnoun informal 1The position of carrying full responsibility for something important. it's been a bad week for the men in the hot seat 对那些身陷困境的人来说，这是很糟糕的一周。 Example sentencesExamples - In the hot seat was the Attorney-General Peter Toyne.
- Clearly, the veteran warrior doesn't mind being in the hot seat.
- And to think it could have been Ahern in the hot seat.
- A former health supremo today paid tribute to the children of courage who filled him with admiration during his 19 years in the hot seat.
- More than half the squad will be in the hot seat along with a number of former players to face questions from fans.
- Michael Graham, who coached the Red and White side last year, put his hand up for another season in the hot seat, only to have to stand down when his partner accepted a position in Perth.
- The hot seat doesn't get much more scorching than this.
- He has worked at the centre for 20 years, spending the last five in the hot seat.
- This is going to be highly unpopular and I don't want to be in the hot seat, but somebody has got to do it.
- Next month he marks five years in the hot seat at Dunfermline and declares that he could not be happier.
- Lang put himself on the hot seat with the stroke of a pen.
- A poster is allowed to rate the interviewer in the categories of technical, character and overall difficulty and leave comments about what it was like sitting in the hot seat.
- He added: ‘There's no evidence that such a scheme was actually used on either occasion when Mr Ingram was in the hot seat.’
- Low-level workers aren't the only employees on the hot seat, according to insiders.
- The biggest single issue surrounding the club is obviously who is going to be next in the hot seat.
- We were on the hot seat and had to get the job done.
- He may have only been in the hot seat for less than a season, but already he has made some brave decisions that some would not.
- With the museum underway, Jerry Coates retired and I moved into the hot seat - and it was getting warmer every day.
- On the hot seat are the 15 percent who say it's a toss up between promotion and outsourcing.
- Don't put your people on the hot seat just to give yourself a comfortable cushion.
2North American The electric chair. 〈主美〉电椅 Example sentencesExamples - He's visited the execution chambers of Louisiana, Florida, and Alabama, and ten times he has given testimony, either in court or in hearings, trying to help defendants avoid the hot seat.
- Today visitors can take their turn on the hot seat providing a once in a lifetime photo opportunity.
- When the lovers are found shot to death, a local religious fanatic is convicted and sentenced to the "hot seat."
Definition of hot seat in US English: hot seatnounˈhät ˌsētˈhɑt ˌsit informal 1The position of a person who carries full responsibility for something, including facing criticism or being answerable for decisions or actions. 尴尬处境；困境（指为某事承担全部责任，包括面对批评、为决定或行动负责的处境） it's been a bad week for the men in the hot seat 对那些身陷困境的人来说，这是很糟糕的一周。 Example sentencesExamples - The biggest single issue surrounding the club is obviously who is going to be next in the hot seat.
- Clearly, the veteran warrior doesn't mind being in the hot seat.
- He may have only been in the hot seat for less than a season, but already he has made some brave decisions that some would not.
- He has worked at the centre for 20 years, spending the last five in the hot seat.
- On the hot seat are the 15 percent who say it's a toss up between promotion and outsourcing.
- Next month he marks five years in the hot seat at Dunfermline and declares that he could not be happier.
- Don't put your people on the hot seat just to give yourself a comfortable cushion.
- A former health supremo today paid tribute to the children of courage who filled him with admiration during his 19 years in the hot seat.
- Low-level workers aren't the only employees on the hot seat, according to insiders.
- And to think it could have been Ahern in the hot seat.
- In the hot seat was the Attorney-General Peter Toyne.
- A poster is allowed to rate the interviewer in the categories of technical, character and overall difficulty and leave comments about what it was like sitting in the hot seat.
- He added: ‘There's no evidence that such a scheme was actually used on either occasion when Mr Ingram was in the hot seat.’
- More than half the squad will be in the hot seat along with a number of former players to face questions from fans.
- With the museum underway, Jerry Coates retired and I moved into the hot seat - and it was getting warmer every day.
- We were on the hot seat and had to get the job done.
- This is going to be highly unpopular and I don't want to be in the hot seat, but somebody has got to do it.
- Lang put himself on the hot seat with the stroke of a pen.
- The hot seat doesn't get much more scorching than this.
- Michael Graham, who coached the Red and White side last year, put his hand up for another season in the hot seat, only to have to stand down when his partner accepted a position in Perth.
2North American The electric chair. 〈主美〉电椅 Example sentencesExamples - He's visited the execution chambers of Louisiana, Florida, and Alabama, and ten times he has given testimony, either in court or in hearings, trying to help defendants avoid the hot seat.
- Today visitors can take their turn on the hot seat providing a once in a lifetime photo opportunity.
- When the lovers are found shot to death, a local religious fanatic is convicted and sentenced to the "hot seat."
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