hot

adjective
🔊/hɒt/
🔊/hɑːt/
(comparative hotter, superlative hottest)
Idioms
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    temperature温度

  1. having a high temperature; producing heat温度高的;热的
    • It's hot today, isn't it?今天很热,对吗?🔊🔊
    • It was hot and getting hotter.天气很热,而且气温在不断升高。🔊🔊
    • Do you like this hot weather?你喜欢这种炎热的天气吗?🔊🔊
    • a hot dry summer炎热干燥的夏天
    • an unusually hot day异常炎热的一天
    • It was the hottest July on record.那是历史记载中最热的七月。🔊🔊
    • Be careful—the plates are hot.当心,盘子烫手。🔊🔊
    • All rooms have hot and cold water.所有的房间都有冷、热水。🔊🔊
    • I'll feel better after a hot bath.我洗个热水澡就会没事的。
    • a hot meal (= one that has been cooked)热的饭菜
    • When the weather gets hot, we often head to the beach.天气炎热时,我们经常去海滩。
    • 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。🔊🔊
    • Cook in a very hot oven.放在烤箱里用高温烤。🔊🔊
    • Eat it while it's hot.趁热吃了它吧。🔊🔊
    • 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。🔊🔊
    see also baking, boiling hot, piping hot, red-hot, white-hot
    Extra Examples
    • Make sure the fat is sizzling hot.务必将脂油加热到咝咝作响。
    • Serve hot or cold accompanied by bread and a salad.佐以面包和色拉食用,冷热均可。
    • The containers keep the food hot for five hours.食物在这种容器里能保温 5 个小时。
    • The food should stay hot until we're ready to eat.我们用餐之前,饭菜需保温。
    • The ground was hot enough to fry an egg on.地面热得可以在上面煎鸡蛋了。
    • The sun shone fiercely down and it grew hotter and hotter.烈日当空,天越来越热。
    • Wash the tablecloth in fairly hot soapy water.桌布要用比较热的肥皂水来洗。
    • a boiling hot summer day酷热的夏日
    • a bowl of piping hot soup一碗滚烫的汤
    • white-hot metal白热的金属
    • I touched his forehead. It was burning hot.我摸了摸他的额头。天气很热。
    • The canteen provides hot meals as well as salads and snacks.食堂里有热饭菜,也有沙拉和小吃。
    Topics Weathera1, Geographya1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • look
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    See full entry
  2. (of a person) feeling heat in an unpleasant or uncomfortable way觉得闷(或燥、湿)热
    • Is anyone too hot?有人觉得太热了吗?🔊🔊
    • I feel hot.我觉得很热。🔊🔊
    • Her cheeks were hot with embarrassment.她的双颊窘得发烫。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • I was boiling hot and sweaty.我浑身滚烫,大汗淋漓。
    • Don't you feel hot so close to the fire?靠火那么近,你不觉得热吗?
    • His face grew hot at the memory of his embarrassment.他一回想起自己当时的尴尬,脸上就发烫。
    • She was beginning to get uncomfortably hot.她开始觉得热得难受。
    • I was feeling a bit hot so I went outside for a moment.我有点热,所以我出去了片刻。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • look
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    See full entry
  3. making you feel hot使人感到热的
    • London was hot and dusty.伦敦很热而且灰尘多。🔊🔊
    • It had been a long hot journey.那次旅行路又远天又热。
    Extra Examples
    • It was unbearably hot in the car.汽车里热得难以忍受。
    • This weather's a bit hot for me.天气对我来说有点热。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    • get
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    See full entry
  4. food with spices辣的食物

  5. containing pepper and spices that can produce a burning feeling in your mouth because they have a strong taste and smell辣的;辛辣的
    • hot spicy food辛辣的食物
    • 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。🔊🔊
    • He brought out a plate of sausages covered in hot mustard.他拿出一盘热芥末覆盖的香肠。
    opposite mild
    Extra Examples
    • I love really hot food.我喜欢非常辣的食物。
    • That was a pretty hot curry!那种咖喱可够辣的!
    Topics Cooking and eatingb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • taste
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    See full entry
  6. causing strong feelings引起强烈感情

  7. involving a lot of activity, argument or strong feelings活跃的;激烈的;强烈的
    • 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。🔊🔊
    • The environment has become a very hot issue.环境已成为很热门的话题。🔊🔊
    • Competition is getting hotter day by day.竞争日趋白热化。🔊🔊
  8. difficult/dangerous艰难;危险

  9. difficult or dangerous to deal with and making you feel worried or uncomfortable艰难的;棘手的;危险的
    • 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。🔊🔊
    • They're making life hot for her.他们使得她日子难过。🔊🔊
    Topics Dangerc2
  10. popular流行

  11. (informal) new, exciting and very popular风行的;风靡一时的;走红的
    • This is one of the hottest clubs in town.这是市里一家最受欢迎的夜总会。🔊🔊
    • They are one of this year's hot new bands.他们是今年走红的新乐队之一。🔊🔊
    • The couple are Hollywood's hottest property.这一对是好莱坞最炙手可热的人物。🔊🔊
  12. news新闻

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

  15. [only before noun] likely to be successful有望成功的
    • She seems to be the hot favourite for the job.她似乎是这份工作最热门的人选。🔊🔊
    • Do you have any hot tips for today's race?你有今天赛马的内部消息吗?🔊🔊
    Topics Successc2
  16. good at something/knowing a lot擅长;熟识

  17. [not before noun] hot at/on something (informal) very good at doing something; knowing a lot about something善于(做某事);(对某事)了解很多
    • Don't ask me—I'm not too hot on British history.别问我,我不大了解英国历史。🔊🔊
  18. anger愤怒

  19. if somebody has a hot temper they become angry very easily易发怒的;(脾气)暴躁的Topics Feelingsc1
  20. sexual excitement性激动

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

  23. containing scenes, statements, etc. that are of an extreme nature and are likely to shock or anger people(场面、说话等)过激的,过火的
    • 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。🔊🔊
    • 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。🔊🔊
    see also hot stuff
  24. strict严格

  25. [not before noun] hot on something thinking that something is very important and making sure that it always happens or is done重视,确保(某事发生或完成)
    • They're very hot on punctuality at work.他们很重视工作守时。🔊🔊
  26. music音乐

  27. (of music, especially jazz音乐,尤指爵士乐) having a strong and exciting rhythm节奏强的
  28. goods货物

  29. stolen and difficult to get rid of because they can easily be recognized偷来(因容易识别)而难以销赃的
    • I'd never have touched those phones if I'd known they were hot.如果我知道它们很热,我绝对不会碰过这些电话。
  30. in children’s games儿童游戏

  31. [not before noun] 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快找到了;快猜中了
    • You're getting hot!你快猜中了!🔊🔊
    Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2
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  32. Word OriginOld English hāt, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heet and German heiss.
Idioms
be hot to trot (informal)
  1. to be very enthusiastic about starting an activity期待(某活动)
  2. to be excited in a sexual way欲火中烧;性欲高涨
be in/get into hot water
  1. (informal) to be in or get into trouble有麻烦;惹上麻烦
blow hot and cold (about something)
  1. (informal) to change your opinion about something often拿不定主意;出尔反尔Topics Opinion and argumentc2
go hot and cold
  1. to experience a sudden feeling of fear or worry突然感到害怕(或焦虑)
    • When the phone rang I just went hot and cold.电话铃响时我吓得一阵冷一阵热。🔊🔊
    Topics Feelingsc2
go/sell like hot cakes
  1. to be bought quickly or in great numbers畅销
hard/hot on somebody’s/something’s heels紧跟着;接踵而至
  1. very close behind somebody/something; very soon after something紧跟;紧接在后
    • He turned and fled with Peter hot on his heels.他转身逃跑,彼得穷追不舍。🔊🔊
    • They reached the border with the police hot on their heels.他们到了边境,警察紧追其后。
    • 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。🔊🔊
    • 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。🔊🔊
(all) hot and bothered
  1. (informal) in a state of worry or stress because you are under too much pressure, have a problem, are trying to hurry, etc. (因压力过大、有难题、时间紧迫等)焦灼不安,心慌意乱
hot on somebody’s/something’s tracks/trail
  1. (informal) close to catching or finding the person or thing that you have been running after or searching for 快要抓到,即将找到(某人或物)
hot under the collar
  1. (informal) angry or embarrassed愤怒的;窘迫的
    • 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。🔊🔊
    Topics Feelingsc2
in hot pursuit (of somebody)
  1. following somebody closely and determined to catch them(对某人)穷追不舍
    • 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。🔊🔊
like a cat on a hot tin roof
(British English also like a cat on hot bricks)
  1. very nervous局促不安;如坐针毡;像热锅上的蚂蚁
    • She was like a cat on a hot tin roof before her driving test.在进行驾驶考试之前,她就像一只猫在热锡屋顶上。
not so/too hot
  1. not very good in quality质量不大好
    • Her spelling isn't too hot.她的拼写不太好。🔊🔊
  2. not feeling well不舒服
    • ‘How are you today?’ ‘Not so hot, I'm afraid.’“你今天怎么样?” “很遗憾,不怎么样。”🔊🔊
strike while the iron is hot
  1. (saying) to make use of an opportunity immediately趁热打铁

hot

verb
🔊/hɒt/
🔊/hɑːt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they hot
🔊/hɒt/
🔊/hɑːt/
he / she / it hots
🔊/hɒts/
🔊/hɑːts/
past simple hotted
🔊/ˈhɒtɪd/
🔊/ˈhɑːtɪd/
past participle hotted
🔊/ˈhɒtɪd/
🔊/ˈhɑːtɪd/
-ing form hotting
🔊/ˈhɒtɪŋ/
🔊/ˈhɑːtɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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    Word OriginOld English hāt, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heet and German heiss.