
hot
词源
源自古英语 'hāt',与荷兰语 'heet' 和德语 'heiß' 同源,最初来自原始日耳曼语 '*haitaz'。
adjective
❶ 形容温度高,物体或环境很热,通常让人感到不舒服或需要降温。
“The soup is too hot to drink right now.”
(汤现在太烫了,没法喝。)
“It's so hot outside that I don't want to go out.”
(外面太热了,我不想出去。)
❶ 形容食物辛辣,味道强烈,通常因为加了辣椒或其他香料。
“This curry is too hot for me.”
(这个咖喱对我来说太辣了。)
“I love hot wings with lots of chili sauce.”
(我喜欢加了很多辣椒酱的辣鸡翅。)
❶ 形容某事物非常流行、受欢迎或引起广泛关注。
“That new song is really hot right now.”
(那首新歌现在非常火。)
“She's one of the hottest actresses in Hollywood.”
(她是好莱坞最当红的女演员之一。)
verb
❶ 指加热某物,使其温度升高,通常用于烹饪或准备食物。
“Can you hot up the soup for dinner?”
(你能把汤热一下当晚餐吗?)
“She hotted the milk before adding it to the coffee.”
(她把牛奶加热后才加到咖啡里。)
常见短语
hot and cold — 形容态度或行为反复无常,时而热情时而冷淡。
“She's been hot and cold with me lately.”
(她最近对我的态度忽冷忽热。)
hot under the collar — 形容某人因生气或尴尬而脸红或情绪激动。
“He got hot under the collar when they criticized his work.”
(当他们批评他的工作时,他变得很激动。)
hot off the press — 形容新闻或信息刚刚发布,非常新鲜。
“This is hot off the press—the president just resigned!”
(这是最新消息——总统刚刚辞职了!)