1. to be hot 流行，时尚
= very popular / fashionable
Iceland is a really hot weekend destination at the moment.
当下冰岛是炙手可热的周末度假胜地。
2. a hot favourite 最有可能赢的人/物
= someone / something most likely to win
Red Rum was always the hot favourite to win the Grand National.
“红朗姆”总是最有希望获得国家大赛冠军的赛马。（Grand National 英国国家大赛，即越野障碍赛马，Red Rum是国家大赛历史上的传奇赛马）
3. a hot tip 重要或有用的建议
= important or useful suggestion
He gave me a hot tip for my interview.
对于我的面试他给了我非常有用的建议。
4. a hot topic 热门话题
= an issue which is important
Climate change is a hot topic at the moment.
气候变化是当下的一个热门话题。
5. hot off the press 最新信息
= very new story
This gossip is hot off the press.
这则流言是最新流传的。
6. to get too hot 变得非常危险
= become too dangerous
Things are getting too hot and the relief agencies are pulling out of the area.
事态变得极其危险，救援机构准备撤离这片地区了。
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 处于需要负责任的位置上
= in a position of responsibility
You make the decisions - you're in the hot seat now!
你做了这些决定，也就是说现在你得负责。
9. in hot water 因为做错事而遇上麻烦
= in trouble because you have done something wrong
If you send that email now, you'll find yourself in hot water with the boss.
如果你现在发出那封邮件，你的老板就会来找你麻烦了。
10. have a hot temper 很容易发火
= to get angry easily
He has a hot temper, so don't provoke him into an argument.
他脾气很坏，所以别惹他吵架。
11. get hot under the collar 为不重要的事生气
= 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!
你好像总是因为别人的驾车习惯而发火，别为这种事心烦嘛！
12. be like a cat on a hot tin roof 焦躁不安的，提心吊胆的
= 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 紧追
= to follow closely
The pickpocket ran off, with members of the public in hot pursuit.
扒手逃走了，群众在后面紧紧追赶。
14. hot on the trail 就快发现某事
= close to finding something
The police are hot on the trail of the mastermind behind the bank robbery.
警察很快就要找到银行抢劫案的幕后操纵者了。
15. hot air 空话，大话
= 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.
他说的都是些空话，不要太当真。
16. more (something) than you've had hot dinners 用来强调在某件事上有广泛经验
= 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.
年轻人，我看过的球赛比你吃过的饭还多，你用不着给我讲解比赛规则。
17. blow hot and cold 反复无常，犹豫不决
= keep changing your mind about something
I'm blowing hot and cold about moving to the countryside.
对于是否搬到农村去我一直摇摆不定。
