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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. 当天气变热时，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。
Extra ExamplesTopics Weathera1, Geographya1Make 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。天气太热了。 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。
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(of a person 人 feeling heat in an unpleasant or uncomfortable way 觉得闷（或燥、湿）热 Extra ExamplesI 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. 我觉得有点热，所以出去了一会儿。
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making you feel hot 使人感到热的 Extra ExamplesIt was unbearably hot in the car. 汽车里热得难以忍受。 This weather's a bit hot for me. 这天气对我来说有点热。
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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. 他拿出一盘裹着芥末的香肠。
Extra ExamplesTopics Cooking and eatingb1I 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！
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involving a lot of activity, argument or strong feelings 活跃的；激烈的；强烈的 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。
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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。
fresh, very recent and usually exciting 最新的，新近的（通常令人兴奋） - [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？
- [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 if somebody has a hot temper they become angry very easily 易发怒的；（脾气）暴躁的 feeling or causing sexual excitement 感到（或引起）性激动的 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。
- [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） (of music, especially jazz 音乐，尤指爵士乐 having a strong and exciting rhythm 节奏强的 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. 如果我知道这些手机很热，我就不会碰它们了。
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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 More Like This Consonant-doubling adjectivesConsonant-doubling adjectives
temperature温度
food with spices辣的食物
causing strong feelings引起强烈感情
difficult/dangerous艰难；危险
popular流行
news新闻
tip/favourite热门
good at something/knowing a lot擅长；熟识
anger愤怒
sexual excitement性激动
causing shock/anger
strict严格
music音乐
goods货物
in children’s games儿童游戏
Word OriginOld English hāt, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heet and German heiss.
Idioms
be hot to trot (informal)
to be very enthusiastic about starting an activity 期待（某活动） to be excited in a sexual way 欲火中烧；性欲高涨
be in/get into hot water
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to be in or get into trouble 有麻烦；惹上麻烦
blow hot and cold (about something)
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to change your opinion about something often 拿不定主意；出尔反尔
go hot and cold
to experience a sudden feeling of fear or worry 突然感到害怕（或焦虑）
go/sell like hot cakes
to be bought quickly or in great numbers 畅销
hard/hot on somebody’s/something’s heels
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
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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
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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
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angry or embarrassed 愤怒的；窘迫的
in hot pursuit (of somebody)
like a cat on a hot tin roof
(British English also like a cat on hot bricks)
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. 她在驾驶考试前就像热锅上的蚂蚁。
not so/too hot
strike while the iron is hot
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to make use of an opportunity immediately 趁热打铁