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。