hot

adj.

温度 temperature

1. 温度高的；热的
   having a high temperature; producing heat
   1. Do you like this hot weather?
      你喜欢这种炎热的天气吗？
   2. It's hot today, isn't it?
      今天很热，对吗？
   3. It was hot and getting hotter.
      天气很热，而且气温在不断升高。
   4. It was the hottest July on record.
      那是历史记载中最热的七月。
   5. a hot dry summer
      炎热干燥的夏天
   6. Be careful─the plates are hot.
      当心——盘子烫手。
   7. All rooms have hot and cold water.
      所有的房间都有冷、热水。
   8. a hot bath
      热水浴
   9. a hot meal (= one that has been cooked)
      热的饭菜
   10. I couldn't live in a hot country (= one which has high average temperatures) .
       我无法在炎热的国家生活。
   11. Cook in a very hot oven.
       放在烤箱里用高温烤。
   12. Eat it while it's hot.
       趁热吃了它吧。
   13. I touched his forehead. He felt hot and feverish.
       我摸了摸他的前额，感到很烫，是在发烧。
2. 觉得闷（或燥、湿）热
   feeling heat in an unpleasant or uncomfortable way
   1. Is anyone too hot?
      有人觉得太热了吗？
   2. I feel hot.
      我觉得很热。
   3. Her cheeks were hot with embarrassment.
      她的双颊窘得发烫。
3. 使人感到热的
   making you feel hot
   1. London was hot and dusty.
      伦敦很热而且灰尘多。
   2. a long hot journey
      又远又热的旅行

辣的食物 food with spices

4. 辣的；辛辣的
   containing pepper and spices and producing a burning feeling in your mouth
   1. hot spicy food
      辛辣的食物
   2. You can make a curry hotter simply by adding chillies.
      你只需加辣椒就能增加咖喱菜的辣味。
   3. hot mustard
      辣芥末

引起强烈感情 causing strong feelings

5. 活跃的；激烈的；强烈的
   involving a lot of activity, argument or strong feelings
   1. Today we enter the hottest phase of the election campaign.
      今天我们进入了竞选活动最激烈的阶段。
   2. The environment has become a very hot issue.
      环境已成为很热门的话题。
   3. Competition is getting hotter day by day.
      竞争日趋白热化。

艰难；危险 difficult/dangerous

6. 艰难的；棘手的；危险的
   difficult or dangerous to deal with and making you feel worried or uncomfortable
   1. When things got too hot most journalists left the area.
      事态发展到过于严峻时，大多数记者便撤离了这个地区。
   2. They're making life hot for her.
      他们使得她日子难过。

流行 popular

7. 风行的；风靡一时的；走红的
   new, exciting and very popular
   1. This is one of the hottest clubs in town.
      这是市里一家最受欢迎的夜总会。
   2. They are one of this year's hot new bands.
      他们是今年走红的新乐队之一。
   3. The couple are Hollywood's hottest property .
      这对搭档是好莱坞最走红的人物。

新闻 news

8. 最新的，新近的（通常令人兴奋）
   fresh, very recent and usually exciting
   1. I've got some hot gossip for you!
      我要告诉你一些最新的传闻！
   2. a story that is hot off the press (= has just appeared in the newspapers)
      刚刚出炉的报道

热门 tip/favourite

9. 有望成功的
   likely to be successful
   1. She seems to be the hot favourite for the job.
      她似乎是这份工作最热门的人选。
   2. Do you have any hot tips for today's race?
      你有今天赛马的内部消息吗？

擅长；熟识 good at sth/knowing a lot

10. 善于（做某事）；（对某事）了解很多
    very good at doing sth; knowing a lot about sth
    1. Don't ask me─I'm not too hot on British history.
       别问我——我不大了解英国历史。

愤怒 anger

11. 易发怒的；（脾气）暴躁的
    if sb has a hot temper they become angry very easily

性激动 sexual excitement

12. 感到（或引起）性激动的
    feeling or causing sexual excitement
    1. You were as hot for me as I was for you.
       当时你想要我，我也想要你。
    2. I've got a hot date tonight.
       我今晚有一场令人激动的约会。

惊人；严重 shocking/critical

13. （场面、说话等）过激的，过火的
    containing scenes, statements, etc. that are too shocking or too critical and are likely to cause anger or disapproval
    1. Some of the nude scenes were regarded as too hot for Broadway.
       有些裸露场面被认为太过火了，不适合在百老汇上演。
    2. The report was highly critical of senior members of the Cabinet and was considered too hot to publish.
       报道中对内阁高级官员的批评被认为过于激烈，不宜发表。

严格 strict

14. 重视，确保（某事发生或完成）
    thinking that sth is very important and making sure that it always happens or is done
    1. They're very hot on punctuality at work.
       他们很重视工作守时。

音乐 music

15. 节奏强的
    having a strong and exciting rhythm

货物 goods

16. 偷来（因容易识别）而难以销赃的
    stolen and difficult to get rid of because they can easily be recognized
    1. I'd never have touched those CDs if I'd known they were hot.
       早知道那些光盘是偷来的，我绝不会碰的。

儿童游戏 in children's games

17. 快找到了；快猜中了
    used in children's games to say that the person playing is very close to finding a person or thing, or to guessing the correct answer
    1. You're getting hot!
       你快猜中了！

verb

verb

1. ADJ-GRADED 热的;烫的
   Something that is hot has a high temperature.
   1. When the oil is hot, add the sliced onion...
      油热了后，放入切好的洋葱。
   2. What he needed was a hot bath and a good sleep...
      他需要洗个热水澡，好好睡一觉。
   3. Metal-handled pans can get really hot and burn you.
      金属柄的锅可能会热得烫手。
2. ADJ-GRADED 天气热的;气温高的;炎热的
   Hot is used to describe the weather or the air in a room or building when the temperature is high.
   1. It was too hot even for a gentle stroll...
      天太热，连慢慢散步都吃不消。
   2. It was a hot, humid summer day...
      这是个炎热潮湿的夏日。
   3. My small greenhouse gets very hot when the sun is shining.
      我的小温室在太阳照耀下会被烤得炙热。
3. ADJ-GRADED （人）感觉热的
   If you are hot, you feel as if your body is at an unpleasantly high temperature.
   1. I was too hot and tired to eat more than a few mouthfuls...
      我又热又累，只吃了几口就吃不下了。
   2. My head was reeling. I felt hot all over.
      我的头很晕。我感觉全身滚烫。
4. ADJ-GRADED （温度）…高的
   You use hot to talk or ask about how high the temperature of something is.
   1. They are called incandescent lights, and their colour depends on how hot they are...
      这种灯叫做白炽灯，其颜色取决于温度。
   2. Remember that the top of the oven will be hotter than the bottom.
      记住，烤炉的顶部将比底部温度更高。

In informal English, if you want to emphasize how hot the weather is, you can say that it is boiling or scorching. In winter, if the temperature is above average, you can say that it is mild. In general, hot suggests a higher temperature than warm, and warm things are usually pleasant. ...a warm evening.
在非正式英语中，可以用 boiling 或scorching 来强调天气炎热。在冬天，如果气温高于平均水平，可以用 mild。一般来说，hot 表示的温度比 warm 高，而 warm 表示的温度通常让人感到舒服：a warm evening（温暖的夜晚）。

5. ADJ （食物）趁热吃的
   Hot food is intended to be eaten as soon as it is cooked, as opposed to food that you eat when it has cooled or that you do not cook at all.
   1. If you live alone, you might not want to cook a hot meal every day.
      如果单身居住，你可能不会想每天都做一顿热菜热饭。
6. ADJ-GRADED （食物）辣的，辛辣的
   You can say that food is hot when it has a strong, burning taste caused by chillies, pepper, or ginger.
   1. ...hot curries.
      辛辣的咖喱食品
   2. ...a dish that's spicy but not too hot.
      加了香料但并不太辣的菜
7. ADJ-GRADED （议题、话题）热门的，受到广泛关注的
   A hot issue or topic is one that is very important at the present time and is receiving a lot of publicity.
   1. The role of women in war has been a hot topic of debate in America since the Gulf conflict.
      自海湾冲突以来，妇女在战争中的作用一直是美国国内一个备受争议的热门话题。
8. ADJ-GRADED （消息）刚发布的，最新的，新近的
   Hot news is new, recent, and fresh.
   1. ...eight pages of the latest movies, video releases and the hot news from Tinseltown.
      有关上档电影、发行影碟及好莱坞最新消息的8页报道
9. ADJ-GRADED 风行的;走红的;炙手可热的
   You can use hot to describe something that is very exciting and that many people want to see, use, obtain, or become involved with.
   1. The hottest show in town was the Monet Exhibition at the Art Institute...
      全城最轰动的展览是在美术学院举办的莫奈画展。
   2. When I was last there, the hot place was the Royal Bachelors' Club.
      我上次在那里时，最热闹的地方是皇家单身汉俱乐部。
10. ADJ-GRADED （常指非法获得的贵重或知名物品）烫手的，难以销赃的
    You can use hot to describe something that no one wants to deal with, often because it has been illegally obtained and is very valuable or famous.
    1. If too much publicity is given to the theft of important works, the works will become too hot to handle and be destroyed.
       如果重要作品遭窃一事被大肆报道，这些作品就会因为难以转手而被销毁。
11. ADJ-GRADED （情形）棘手的;艰难的的
    You can describe a situation that is created by a person's behaviour or attitude as hot when it is unpleasant and difficult to deal with.
    1. When the streets get too hot for them, they head south in one stolen car after another.
       当他们觉得在街头混不下去了时，就沿途不断偷车换开，一路往南去了。
12. ADJ-GRADED （比赛）激烈的，双方全力以赴的
    A hot contest is one that is intense and involves a great deal of activity and determination.
    1. It took hot competition from abroad, however, to show us just how good Scottish cashmere really is.
       然而，我们是通过来自国外的激烈竞争才认识到了苏格兰羊绒的优良品质。
13. ADJ-GRADED 被看好的;最有望获胜的
    If a person or team is the hot favourite, people think that they are the one most likely to win a race or competition.
    1. Atlantic City is the hot favourite to stage the fight.
       在大西洋城举行这场拳击比赛是众望所归。
14. See also: His hot temper was making it increasingly difficult for others to work with him. hot-tempered
15. PHRASE 忽冷忽热;反复无常
    If someone blows hot and cold, they keep changing their attitude towards something, sometimes being very enthusiastic and at other times expressing no interest at all.
    1. The media, meanwhile, has blown hot and cold on the affair.
       同时，媒体对这件事的态度表现得忽冷忽热。
16. PHRASE 焦虑不安;六神无主;举止失常
    If you are hot and bothered, you are so worried and anxious that you cannot think clearly or behave sensibly.
    1. Ray was getting very hot and bothered about the idea.
       这个想法让雷心慌意乱。
17. PHRASE 对…有强烈的情欲
    If you say that one person has the hots for another, you mean that they feel a strong sexual attraction to that person.
    1. I've had the hots for him ever since he came to college.
       自从他来上大学后，我就对他春心萌动。

1. He bought a hot dog and had it covered with all the fixings.
   他买了一个热狗，在上面撒满了各色配菜。
2. It was hot and I was footsore.
   天气很热，我走得脚痛。
3. When the oil is hot, add the sliced onion
   油热了后，放入切好的洋葱。
4. What he needed was a hot bath and a good sleep
   他需要洗个热水澡，好好睡一觉。
5. Metal-handled pans can get really hot and burn you.
   金属柄的锅可能会热得烫手。
6. It was too hot even for a gentle stroll
   天太热，连慢慢散步都吃不消。
7. It was a hot, humid summer day
   这是个炎热潮湿的夏日。
8. My small greenhouse gets very hot when the sun is shining.
   我的小温室在太阳照耀下会被烤得炙热。
9. I was too hot and tired to eat more than a few mouthfuls
   我又热又累，只吃了几口就吃不下了。
10. My head was reeling. I felt hot all over.
    我的头很晕。我感觉全身滚烫。
11. They are called incandescent lights, and their colour depends on how hot they are
    这种灯叫做白炽灯，其颜色取决于温度。
12. Remember that the top of the oven will be hotter than the bottom.
    记住，烤炉的顶部将比底部温度更高。
13. If you live alone, you might not want to cook a hot meal every day.
    如果单身居住，你可能不会想每天都做一顿热菜热饭。
14. The role of women in war has been a hot topic of debate in America since the Gulf conflict.
    自海湾冲突以来，妇女在战争中的作用一直是美国国内一个备受争议的热门话题。
15. The hottest show in town was the Monet Exhibition at the Art Institute
    全城最轰动的展览是在美术学院举办的莫奈画展。
16. When I was last there, the hot place was the Royal Bachelors 'Club.
    我上次在那里时，最热闹的地方是皇家单身汉俱乐部。
17. If too much publicity is given to the theft of important works, the works will become too hot to handle and be destroyed.
    如果重要作品遭窃一事被大肆报道，这些作品就会因为难以转手而被销毁。
18. When the streets get too hot for them, they head south in one stolen car after another.
    当他们觉得在街头混不下去了时，就沿途不断偷车换开，一路往南去了。
19. It took hot competition from abroad, however, to show us just how good Scottish cashmere really is.
    然而，我们是通过来自国外的激烈竞争才认识到了苏格兰羊绒的优良品质。
20. Atlantic City is the hot favourite to stage the fight.
    在大西洋城举行这场拳击比赛是众望所归。
21. His hot temper was making it increasingly difficult for others to work with him.
    他的火暴脾气使得别人越来越难以和他合作。
22. The media, meanwhile, has blown hot and cold on the affair.
    同时，媒体对这件事的态度表现得忽冷忽热。
23. Ray was getting very hot and bothered about the idea.
    这个想法让雷心慌意乱。
24. I've had the hots for him ever since he came to college.
    自从他来上大学后，我就对他春心萌动。
25. We passed long, hot afternoons pitching a baseball.
    我们通过投棒球玩打发了一个个漫长、炎热的下午。
26. She bought a hot dog from a stand on a street corner.
    她从街角的小摊上买了个热狗。
27. I ran some hot water and washed up
    我放了一些热水把餐具洗了。
28. I always feel dry in this hot weather.
    在这种大热天我总感到口干。
29. It has been especially hot this summer.
    今年夏天特别热。
30. This curry is too hot.
    这咖喱太辣了。

hot up

1. 激烈起来；更加活跃
   to become more exciting or to show an increase in activity

adj.

be hot to trot

• 期待（某活动）
  to be very enthusiastic about starting an activity
• 欲火中烧；性欲冲动
  to be excited in a sexual way

be in/get into hot water

• 有麻烦；惹上麻烦
  to be in or get into trouble

go hot and cold

• 突然感到害怕（或焦虑）
  to experience a sudden feeling of fear or anxiety
  1. When the phone rang I just went hot and cold.
     电话铃响时我吓得一阵冷一阵热。

go/sell like hot cakes

• 畅销
  to sell quickly or in great numbers

(all) hot and bothered

• （因压力过大、有难题、时间紧迫等）焦灼不安，心慌意乱
  in a state of anxiety or confusion because you are under too much pressure, have a problem, are trying to hurry, etc.

hot on sb's/sth's heels

• 紧跟着；接踵而至
  following sb/sth very closely
  1. He turned and fled with Peter hot on his heels.
     他转身逃跑，彼得穷追不舍。
  2. Further successes came hot on the heels of her first best-selling novel.
     她的第一部畅销小说之后是接二连三的成功。

hot on sb's/sth's tracks/trail

• 快要抓到，即将找到（某人或物）
  close to catching or finding the person or thing that you have been chasing or searching for

hot under the collar

• 愤怒的；窘迫的
  angry or embarrassed
  1. He got very hot under the collar when I asked him where he'd been all day.
     我问他一整天到哪里去了，他很尴尬。

in hot pursuit (of sb)

• （对某人）穷追不舍
  following sb closely and determined to catch them
  1. She sped away in her car with journalists in hot pursuit.
     她开车迅速离去，记者们则在后面穷追不舍。

not so/too hot

• 质量不大好
  not very good in quality
  1. Her spelling isn't too hot.
     她的拼写不太好。
• 不舒服
  not feeling well
  1. ‘How are you today?’ ‘Not so hot, I'm afraid.’
     “你今天怎么样了？”“很遗憾，不怎么样。”

blow hot and cold (about sth)

• 拿不定主意；出尔反尔
  to change your opinion about sth often

like a cat on hot bricks

• 局促不安；如坐针毡；像热锅上的蚂蚁
  very nervous
  1. She was like a cat on hot bricks before her driving test.
     她考驾驶执照前十分紧张不安。

(hard/hot) on sb's/sth's heels

• 紧跟；紧接在后
  very close behind sb/sth; very soon after sth
  1. News of rising unemployment followed hard on the heels of falling export figures.
     出口数字下降之后紧接着就是失业率上升的消息。

strike while the iron is hot

• 趁热打铁
  to make use of an opportunity immediately

adj

1. marked by excited activity
   1. a hot week on the stock market

2. charged or energized with electricity
   1. a hot wire
   2. a live wire

   Synonym:    live

3. having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity
   1. hot fuel rods
   2. a hot laboratory

4. of a seeker
   1. you are hot

5. having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm
   1. hot for travel

6. very fast
   1. a hot sports car
   2. a blistering pace
   3. got off to a hot start
   4. in hot pursuit
   5. a red-hot line drive

   Synonym:    blisteringred-hot

7. newly made
   1. a hot scent

8. very good
   1. he's hot at math but not so hot at history

9. used of physical heat
   1. hot stove
   2. hot water
   3. a hot August day
   4. a hot stuffy room
   5. she's hot and tired
   6. a hot forehead

10. extended meanings
    1. a hot temper
    2. a hot topic
    3. a hot new book
    4. a hot love affair
    5. a hot argument

11. recently stolen or smuggled
    1. hot merchandise
    2. a hot car

12. having or bringing unusually good luck
    1. hot at craps
    2. the dice are hot tonight

13. newest or most recent
    1. news hot off the press
    2. red-hot information

    Synonym:    red-hot

14. very unpleasant or even dangerous
    1. make it hot for him
    2. in the hot seat
    3. in hot water

15. very popular or successful
    1. one of the hot young talents
    2. cabbage patch dolls were hot last season

16. sexually excited or exciting
    1. was hot for her
    2. hot pants

17. performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy
    1. a hot drummer
    2. he's hot tonight

18. producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves
    1. hot salsa
    2. jalapeno peppers are very hot

    Synonym:    spicy

19. characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement
    1. the fighting became hot and heavy
    2. a hot engagement
    3. a raging battle
    4. the river became a raging torrent

    Synonym:    raging

20. wanted by the police
    1. a hot suspect

21. (color) bold and intense
    1. hot pink