adj (1) 1)热的(having a high temperature，giving off a lot of heat)：a～meal/fire/August day热饭/热炉火/8月炎热的一天;～water/food/springs/coffee/weather热水/热食物/温泉/热咖啡/热天气;bake the cookies in a～oven在热烤箱中烤小甜饼;like the food/drink the milk～喜欢吃热食物/喝热牛奶;The weather is very/unbearably/oppressively～.天气非常热/热得忍受不了/难以忍受。How～is the water?水有多热? 〖反〗cold，chilly，cool，freezing; 2)感觉热的(feeling heat)：be/feel～after/from the exercise经过/由于锻炼身上热/感到热;a～forehead发烧的前额; 3)引起热感的(causing the sensation of heat)： be in a～sweat浑身热汗淋漓;

(2)(味道)辣(刺激)的(causing a burning taste in the mouth)：～mustard/curries/sauce辛辣的芥末/咖喱/调味汁;The pepper is very/too～.胡椒十分/太辣。

(3)激(强)烈的，急躁的，易火的(expressing strong feelings;excitable;easily made angry)：have/control a～temper脾气暴躁/控制急躁的脾气;～feelings强烈的感情;exchange～words over the controversial issue对引起争论的问题相互激烈地争论;get～over an argument争论得很激烈;have～argument about politics热烈地争论政治问题;The debate/argument grew (became)～.辩论/争论变得激烈起来。be pretty～about/on sth关于/在某事上很恼火;in the～test battle of the war在这场战争最激烈的那次战斗中;

(4)(指新闻)最新(热门)的((of news) very recent; fresh)：a～tip/news item/trial最新秘闻/一条新消息/最近的审判;～news on the election results 有关选举结果的最新消息;(story/book) be～from (off) the press (新闻报道)刚刚发表/(书)刚刚出版;〖同〗latest;〖反〗old;

(5)极其走红(俏)的(extremely popular，in demand)：a～sales item走俏的商品; the～test singer/new style of the year本年度最走红的歌手/新潮款式;

(6)技艺高超的(possessing or showing unusual skill) (infml)： a～pilot技术娴熟的飞行员;

(7)(被窃物)难于销赃的 ((of things， objects) stolen and so difficult to sell or get rid of)(sl)： The jewels are～to handle.这些(窃来的)珠宝不易处置。This is～property.这是难以转手的窃来财产。

(8)(爵士乐)节奏强，情绪激昂的((of music， esp jazz) marked by strong rhythms and emotion，stirring)：～jazz节奏很强的爵士乐;

(9)有放射性的(radioactive) (sl)： a～laboratory放射物质研究实验室;

(10)快接近目标的，快猜对的((in children's games) extremely close to the object of search or the correct answers)：He's getting really～. 他快要猜对了。

(11)可能引起强烈的感情和争论而难以应付的(likely to cause strong feelings and argument，and therefore difficult to deal with;controversial)：a～political issue一个难以应付的政治问题;The Watergate scandal eventually proved too～to handle，and the president resigned. 水门事件的丑闻最终证明太难以应付了，所以总统辞职了。

(12) 1)性激动的((of people) tending to be sexually excited)(infml)：be～with passion因情欲而兴奋; 2)惹人想入非非的(sexually exciting)(infml)： one of the～test books最惹人想入非非的书之一;

be hot at/in/on sth在……方面熟练(有才，知识渊博)的：be～on linguistic theory/on Shakespeare/at history对语言学理论/莎士比亚/历史精通;

be in/get into hot water惹来麻烦或羞辱：You will be in/get into～water if you are late again.如果你再迟到，就会招来麻烦。

go/sell like hot cakes迅速(大量)出售：The old books are going/selling like～cakes.这些旧书很畅销。

hot air空(大)话(infml)：What Joe said was just a lot of～air.乔说的话全是些大话。

a hot potato棘手(使人厌烦)的事情或情况：Race relations is a political～potato.种族关系问题是政治上棘手的问题。

hot stuff 1)第一流的人或物：be～stuff at tennis/with a trumpet 网球/小号第一号选手; 2)性感的人：She's really～stuff.她很性感。

not so/that hot不好(infml)：The work is not/so～.这件工作不好/很好。

→′hotly adv兴奋地;生气地;紧紧地;坚决地;′hotbed n温床;͵hot-′blooded adj易怒(激动)的;热情的;′hothead n急性(鲁莽)的人;͵hot-′headed adj性急的;容易冲动的;急躁的;͵hot-′headedly adv性急地;急躁地;͵hot-′headness n性急，鲁莽;′hothouse n暖房，温室;′hotplate n(炉灶上的)加热板，′hotpot n罐焖或炖的肉菜;火锅;′hotshot n艺高而自负的人;͵hot-′tempered adj急性的，易怒的