1. to be hot流行，時尚= very popular / fashionable

    Iceland is a really hot weekend destination at the moment.當(dāng)下冰島
是炙手可熱的周末度假勝地。

    2. a hot favourite最有可能贏的人/ 物= someone / something most likely
to win

    Red Rum was always the hot favourite to win the Grand National.
“紅朗姆”總是最有希望獲得國家大賽冠軍的賽馬。（Grand National英國國家
大賽，即越野障礙賽馬，Red Rum 是國家大賽歷史上的傳奇賽馬）

    3. a hot tip重要或有用的建議= important or useful suggestion

    He gave me a hot tip for my interview.對于我的面試他給了我非常有用
的建議。

    4. a hot topic熱門話題= an issue which is important

    Climate change is a hot topic at the moment.氣候變化是當(dāng)下的一個熱
門話題。

    5. hot off the press最新信息= very new story

    This gossip is hot off the press. 這則流言是最新流傳的。

    6. to get too hot 變得非常危險= become too dangerous

    Things are getting too hot and the relief agencies are pulling out
of the area.事態(tài)變得極其危險，救援機(jī)構(gòu)準(zhǔn)備撤離這片地區(qū)了。

    7. hot stuff吸引人的= attractive

    Her new boyfriend is hot stuff. 她的新男友很有魅力。

    8. in the hot seat處于需要負(fù)責(zé)任的位置上= in a position of responsibility

    You make the decisions - you're in the hot seat now ！

    你做了這些決定，也就是說現(xiàn)在你得負(fù)責(zé)。

    9. in hot water 因?yàn)樽鲥e事而遇上麻煩= in trouble because you have
done something wrong

    If you send that email now， you'll find yourself in hot water with
the boss. 如果你現(xiàn)在發(fā)出那封郵件，你的老板就會來找你麻煩了。

    10. have a hot temper 很容易發(fā)火= to get angry easily

    He has a hot temper ， so don't provoke him into an argument. 他脾
氣很壞，所以別惹他吵架。

    11. get hot under the collar為不重要的事生氣= get angry about something
not very important

    You always seem to get hot under the collar about people's driving
habits. Don't let it worry you！

    你好像總是因?yàn)閯e人的駕車習(xí)慣而發(fā)火，別為這種事心煩嘛！

    12. be like a cat on a hot tin roof 焦躁不安的，提心吊膽的= restless
or jumpy

    What's the matter with her？ She's like a cat on a hot tin roof this
morning.她怎么了？今早看上去焦躁不安的。

    13. in hot pursuit緊追= to follow closely

    The pickpocket ran off， with members of the public in hot pursuit.
扒手逃走了，群眾在后面緊緊追趕。

    14. hot on the trail就快發(fā)現(xiàn)某事= close to finding something

    The police are hot on the trail of the mastermind behind the bank
robbery.警察很快就要找到銀行搶劫案的幕后操縱者了。

    15. hot air 空話，大話= something which is not as important or true
as it sounds

    What he says is just a lot of hot air - don't take it too seriously.
他說的都是些空話，不要太當(dāng)真。

    16. more（something ） than you've had hot dinners用來強(qiáng)調(diào)在某件事
上有廣泛經(jīng)驗(yàn)= an expression to mean that you've had a lot of something

    Young man ， I've been to more football matches than you've had hot
dinners ， so you don't have to explain the rules of the game to me.年
輕人，我看過的球賽比你吃過的飯還多，你用不著給我講解比賽規(guī)則。

    17. blow hot and cold 反復(fù)無常，猶豫不決= keep changing your mind
about something

    I'm blowing hot and cold about moving to the countryside. 對于是否
搬到農(nóng)村去我一直搖擺不定。