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| 1 | very high in temperature 热的；烫的；温度高的 |
| Cook the fish under a hot grill for 5 minutes. 将鱼在烤架下烤5分钟。 |
| Her forehead still feels a bit hot. 她的前额还有些发烫。 |
| It’ s so hot in here – can’ t we open a window? 这里太热了，我们不能开一扇窗户吗？ |
| boiling/scalding hot (=extremely hot) a pan of boiling hot water 滚烫的 |
| | 1a | feeling uncomfortable because the temperature is too high or you are wearing too many clothes （人）感到热的 | | Take your jacket off if you’ re hot. 如果感到热，就把夹克脱掉。 | |
| | 1b | used about the weather （天气）热的 | | It’ s going to be hot again today. 今天又会很热。 | |
| | 1c | where the weather is often hot （地区）气温高的 | | The disease is particularly common in hot countries such as India and Panama. 在气温高的国家，如印度和巴拿马，这种疾病很常见。 | |
| | 1d | cooked and served hot （饭菜）热的 | | I haven’ t had a hot meal in days. 我好几天没吃上热饭菜了。 | |
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| 2 | hot food contains a lot of spices that create a burning feeling in your mouth （食物）辣的，辛辣的 |
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| 3 | informal involving strong emotions 热情的；热烈的 |
| a hot love affair/romance 热恋 |
| have a hot temper (=get angry easily) Our coach has a really hot temper. 脾气暴躁 |
| | 3a | a hot issue is important and causes arguments because people strongly disagree （话题）热门的 | | Tax cuts have become a hot topic in this election campaign. 减税成了这次总统竞选的热门话题。 | |
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| 4 | informal exciting and interesting , especially because of being new 富于刺激性的；（尤指）最新的 |
| hot news about impending changes in Cabinet 关于内阁即将产生变动的最新消息 |
| the hot new look in women’ s fashions 女装的最新款式 |
| | 4a | exciting , successful , and popular 轰动的；走红的；极风行的 | | one of Hollywood’ s hottest young directors 好莱坞最走红的年轻导演之一 | | a hot property She’ s now a very hot property in television. 如今她在电视界身价极高。 | |
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| 5 | informal especially good in some way （某方面）极好的 |
| a hot tip (=a useful piece of advice) 非常有益的建议 |
| | 5a | very skilful 技艺精湛的 | | a hot musician/dancer/player 顶呱呱的音乐家/舞蹈家/运动员 | | +at Kyle’ s pretty hot at tennis. 凯尔网球打得极好。 | |
| | 5b | very lucky 运气好的 | | hot cards/dice 好牌/掷出的好的点数 | |
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| 6 | difficult or dangerous 棘手的；难办的；危险的 |
| +for When things got too hot for her at home, she’ d stay with a friend. 在家里住不下去的时候，她会跟朋友一起住。 |
| | 6a | containing a dangerous level of uncontrolled energy , especially electricity or radioactivity 有强放射性的；带高压电的；含有高能量的 | |
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| 7 | informal involving sexual feelings or images 色情的 |
| love scenes that are too hot for TV 不宜在电视里出现的过于露骨的性爱镜头 |
| | 7a | sexually attractive 性感的 | |
| | 7b | keen to have sex 好色的；淫荡的 | |
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| 8 | informal determined to do something 决意的；下定决心的 |
| +for Hot for revenge, the soldiers marched northward. 战士们向北挺进，决心报仇。 |
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| 9 | informal involving a lot of activity or competition 活跃的；激烈的 |
| The property market is very hot these days. 近来房地产市场非常活跃。 |
| hot competition There is hot competition from other companies to win the contract. 其他公司想要赢得这份合同的竞争很激烈。 |
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| 10 | informal stolen and being looked for by the police 偷来的；警方正在寻找的 |
| a hot car 偷来的车 |
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| 11 | spoken used in a children’ s game for saying that you are very close to finding something , or guessing the right answer （儿童游戏中）快找到目标的，快猜中答案的 |
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| - | (all) hot and bothered
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| upset and confused , for example because you have too much to do |
| （因太多事情要做而）心急火燎的，烦恼的 |
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| - | blow hot and cold
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| to change your mind a lot about whether you like someone or something |
| （在喜欢某人或某物方面）出尔反尔，摇摆不定 |
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| - | go hot and cold
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| to suddenly become very nervous , afraid , or confused about something |
| （因紧张、恐惧或困惑）感觉一阵冷一阵热 |
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| - | hot off the press(es)/fax machine etc
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| only just printed or only just received |
| 最新出版的/刚刚传真过来的等 |
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| - | hot on sth
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| 1 | interested in something and knowing a lot about it 对某物有浓厚兴趣；通晓某物 | Elizabeth’ s really hot on nuclear physics. 伊丽莎白对核物理极感兴趣。 | |
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| 2 | strict about something 对某事要求严格 | They’ re very hot on safety in the workplace. 他们对工作场所的安全要求非常严格。 | |
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| - | hot on the heels of
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| arriving or happening very close behind someone or something |
| 紧跟…之后 |
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| - | hot on the trail of
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| 1 | very close behind someone or something , and about to catch them 紧跟；紧紧追踪 | He got away but the police are hot on his trail. 他逃走了，但警察正紧紧追踪他。 | |
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| 2 | very close to finding something 快找到…的 |
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| - | hot to trot AMERICAN informal
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| keen to do something , especially to have sex |
| 渴望做某事（尤指性交） |
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| - | hot under the collar
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| angry or annoyed |
| 恼怒的；气冲冲的 |
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| - | in hotpursuit
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| chasing someone in a very determined way |
| 穷追不舍 |
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| - | in hot water
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| in trouble because of something you have done |
| （因自己所做之事而）陷入困境 |
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| land/get sb in hot water Rick’ s temper had landed him in hot water again. 里克的脾气又使他陷入了困境。 |
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| - | not so/too hot spoken
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| 1 | not of a very high quality or standard 不太好；不怎么样 |
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| 2 | not feeling very well or very happy 不舒服；不高兴 |
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| - | too hot to handle
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| too difficult or dangerous to get involved with |
| 太难对付的；非常棘手的 |
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| Other ways of saying : hot | | | | | | hot的其他表达方式 | | | | tepid almost cold: used especially of liquids（尤指液体）温热的，微热的: a mouthful of tepid coffee一口温咖啡。 | | lukewarm only slightly hot: used especially of food or liquids（尤指食物或液体）不冷不热的，微温的: Wash the sweater in lukewarm water.用温水洗涤羊毛衫。 | | warm pleasantly hot温暖的；暖和的: a warm sunny day阳光和煦的日子a nice warm bath舒服的热水澡。 | | sweltering very hot in a way that is unpleasant or uncomfortable, used especially for describing the weather（尤指天气）闷热的，热得难受的: the sweltering midday heat热得难受的正午高温。 | | boiling (hot) very hot in a way that is unpleasant or uncomfortable. Also used for referring to the temperature of a liquid when it starts to bubble极热的，炎热的（亦指液体达到沸点的）: Can you turn the heating down? I’ m boiling.能把暖气关小吗？我热死了。Plunge the pasta into boiling water.把意大利面放入沸水中。 | | scalding (hot) hot enough to burn your skin, used for referring to the temperature of liquids（液体）滚烫的，灼热的: The bath water was scalding hot.洗澡水是滚烫的。 | | roasting extremely hot: used especially for referring to the temperature inside a place rather than outside（尤指某场所里面的温度）酷热的，非常热的: Phew! It’ s roasting in here!唷，这里面热死了！ | | baking very hot and dry灼热的；干热的: the baking heat of the afternoon sun午后的炎炎烈日。 | | | |
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