夏天夏天悄悄过去······说到夏天第一时间就会想到hot这个词,你知道哪些关于它的短语呢? 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。 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。 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。 full of hot air 夸夸其谈 His utterances were full of hot air. 他的发言大话连篇。 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. |