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*hot¹ /hɑt; hɒt/
adj -tter, -ttest
1 high in temperature 热的，烫的; 灼热的，炎热的:
The soup's really hot. 这汤真烫。
the hottest day of the year 一年中最热的一天
2 having a burning taste; SPICY 辣的，辛辣的:
hot salsa 辣酱
3 informal very good, popular, or exciting 【非正式】 热门的，风行的，轰动的:
a hot new band 一组当红的新乐队
4 likely to cause trouble or arguments 棘手的，有争议的:
hot topic/issue (=a subject that people disagree a lot about) 有争议的话题/问题: Abortion is a hot topic in the US. 堕胎在美国是个有争议的话题。
5 be in the hot seat to have to deal with a lot of difficult questions or problems 处境尴尬，处于困境
6 hot favourite BrE 【英】， hot favorite AmE 【美】 the person, party etc that most people expect to win 最有希望获胜者，热门的人［党派等］
7 in hot pursuit following someone very quickly and closely, to catch them 紧紧追赶，紧追不舍
8 hot potato a subject that is difficult to deal with, because any decision could make a lot of people angry 烫手山芋，棘手的问题:
The airport project has become a political hot potato. 机场项目已成了政治上的一个烫手山芋。
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