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hot
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- Conjugation :
more
hotter
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most
hottest
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Derivatives :
n
hotness
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adv
hotly
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- hot
[hɔt]
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1.
adjective
[+object]
烫的
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2.
adjective
[+weather, person]
热的
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3.
adjective
[+food]
(spicy) 辣的
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4.
adjective
[inf]
(up-to-the-moment) 热门的
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5.
adjective
[+temper]
(fierce) 暴躁的
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he's not so hot on physics
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[inf] 他物理不怎么好
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hot and bothered
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焦躁不安的
Collins English-English Dictionary
- hot
[hɑt]
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1.
adj
having a relatively high temperature
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2.
adj
having a temperature higher than desirable
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3.
adj
causing or having a sensation of bodily heat
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4.
adj
causing a burning sensation on the tongue
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hot mustard
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a hot curry
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5.
adj
expressing or feeling intense emotion, such as embarrassment, anger, or lust
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6.
adj
intense or vehement
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a hot argument
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7.
adj
recent; fresh; new
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a hot trial
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hot from the press
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8.
adj
[ball games]
(of a ball) thrown or struck hard, and so difficult to respond to
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9.
adj
much favoured or approved
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a hot tip
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a hot favourite
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10.
adj
[informal]
having a dangerously high level of radioactivity
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a hot laboratory
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11.
adj
[slang]
(of goods or money) stolen, smuggled, or otherwise illegally obtained
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12.
adj
[slang]
(of people) being sought by the police
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13.
adj
[informal]
sexually attractive
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14.
adj
(of a colour) intense; striking
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hot pink
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15.
adj
close or following closely
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hot on the scent
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16.
adj
[informal]
at a dangerously high electric potential
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a hot terminal
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17.
adj
[physics]
having an energy level higher than that of the ground state
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a hot atom
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18.
adj
[slang]
impressive or good of its kind (esp in the phrase not so hot)
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19.
adj
[jazz]
[slang]
arousing great excitement or enthusiasm by inspired improvisation, strong rhythms, etc
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20.
adj
[informal]
dangerous or unpleasant (esp in the phrase make it hot for someone)
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21.
adj
(in various searching or guessing games) very near the answer or object to be found
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22.
adj
[metallurgy]
(of a process) at a sufficiently high temperature for metal to be in a soft workable state
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23.
adj
[Austral and NZ]
[informal]
(of a price, charge, etc) excessive
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24.
adv
in a hot manner; hotly
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25.
adv
See also hots hot up
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26.
adv
[Etymology]
Old English hat; related to Old High German heiz, Old Norse heitr, Gothic heito fever
Examples
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hot-blooded
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温血(马);神经质的,有恶癖的
→ blooded
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The hot spell broke.
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一阵酷暑突然过去了。
→ break
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fairly hot
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相当热
→ fairly
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hot pepper
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辣胡椒
→ hot
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a hot temper
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脾气暴躁
→ hot
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a hot battle
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激战
→ hot
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hot words
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言词激烈
→ hot
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a hot streak in gambling
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赌博中接连不断的走运
→ hot
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in hot pursuit
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在紧追中
→ hot
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a hot wire
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热线,热电阻线
→ hot
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