1.hot potato 烫手山芋(喻指棘手的问题)

　　They will do anything they can to drop her like a hot potato.

　　他们会想尽办法把她这个烫手山芋给甩掉。

　　2.in hot water 遇到麻烦

　　I needed to be at the airport early, and as I got into a taxi I was worried that I might be in hot water if traffic congestion was worse than normal.

　　我需要早些到机场，所以我在坐上出租车时担心，要是交通比平常拥堵的话，我就麻烦了。

　　3.hot and bothered 烦躁不安

　　Officials at the Defence Ministry are getting all hot and bothered about secrets getting out.

　　国防部的官员们因机密泄露的事情而焦虑不安。

　　4.full of hot air 夸夸其谈

　　His utterances were full of hot air.

　　他的发言大话连篇。

　　5.blow hot and cold 反复无常，摇摆不定

　　Some people can make up their minds right away, but others blow hot and cold.

　　一些人能很快下决心，可另一些人就老是犹豫不决。

　　6.have the hots for 迷恋某人

　　George seems to have the hots for Mary.

　　乔治似乎有点爱上玛丽了。

　　7.hot on the heels 紧随其后

　　Hot on the heels of Baidu’s new mobile OS launch, reports are circulating that the Chinese search giant is partnering with Dell to build tablets and mobile phones.

　　百度最新的智能手机操作系统刚刚发布，又有报道称这个中国搜索引擎巨头正在与戴尔联手开发平板电脑和手机。

　　8.in the hot seat 挑大梁;困境，尴尬境地

　　He is to remain in the hot seat as chief executive.

　　他将继续留在公司首席行政官这个身负重任的位子上。

　　The CEO found himself in the hot seat after another bad quarter.

　　又一个糟糕的季度之后，总裁发现自己已险入困境。

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