英语词汇“hot potato”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Euthanasia for terminally ill patients is a political hot potato.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

And Ireland was the sort of hot potato a Bagshaw feared most.
It had become a political hot potato, and time ran out as backers bickered over what tests to run.
That's when you see the Colonel and his council playing pass-the-parcel with a hot potato.

Longman Language Activatora situation that is difficult to deal with or talk about► difficult

a difficult situation or subject is not easy to deal with or talk about, and it makes you feel nervous or unhappy: · Things at home have been very difficult since my father died.be in a difficult position (=to have problems that are difficult to deal with): · Officials say they are in the difficult position of having to implement a law they strongly disagree with.

► awkward

an awkward situation or subject is difficult to deal with or talk about, especially because it might be embarrassing: · He's at an age when kids start asking awkward questions - like 'Where do babies come from?'

► tricky

a tricky situation is one that you have to deal with very carefully, because there are a lot of things that could easily go wrong: · Teachers often have to deal with tricky situations such as interviews with angry parents.it could/would be tricky to do something: · It would be very tricky to try to stabilize the region without the support of other countries.

► delicate

a delicate matter, subject, situation etc is one that you must be very careful talking about or dealing with because you risk offending or upsetting people: · I am seeking your professional advice on a very delicate matter.· Madeline was wondering how to approach the delicate question of her salary with her new boss.

► sensitive

something that is sensitive , such as a political or social problem or a document, is likely to cause trouble or be likely to upset someone: · The team is gathering information on the sensitive subject of child abuse.· The administration claims that the documents contain information of a highly sensitive political nature.

► touchy

a touchy subject or situation is one that you must be very careful talking about or dealing with because you risk upsetting or offending someone: · Until now both candidates have avoided talking about the touchy subject of health care reform.

► hot potato

informal a political problem that is very difficult for the government to deal with because there is a lot of disagreement about it: · Fortunately for the government, this issue has drawn attention away from the hot potato of funding the London Underground.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► political hot potato

The issue has become a political hot potato.

单词	hot potato
释义	hot potatoˌhot poˈtato noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Euthanasia for terminally ill patients is a political hot potato. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And Ireland was the sort of hot potato a Bagshaw feared most. It had become a political hot potato, and time ran out as backers bickered over what tests to run. That's when you see the Colonel and his council playing pass-the-parcel with a hot potato. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatora situation that is difficult to deal with or talk about► difficult a difficult situation or subject is not easy to deal with or talk about, and it makes you feel nervous or unhappy: · Things at home have been very difficult since my father died.be in a difficult position (=to have problems that are difficult to deal with): · Officials say they are in the difficult position of having to implement a law they strongly disagree with. ► awkward an awkward situation or subject is difficult to deal with or talk about, especially because it might be embarrassing: · He's at an age when kids start asking awkward questions - like 'Where do babies come from?' ► tricky a tricky situation is one that you have to deal with very carefully, because there are a lot of things that could easily go wrong: · Teachers often have to deal with tricky situations such as interviews with angry parents.it could/would be tricky to do something: · It would be very tricky to try to stabilize the region without the support of other countries. ► delicate a delicate matter, subject, situation etc is one that you must be very careful talking about or dealing with because you risk offending or upsetting people: · I am seeking your professional advice on a very delicate matter.· Madeline was wondering how to approach the delicate question of her salary with her new boss. ► sensitive something that is sensitive , such as a political or social problem or a document, is likely to cause trouble or be likely to upset someone: · The team is gathering information on the sensitive subject of child abuse.· The administration claims that the documents contain information of a highly sensitive political nature. ► touchy a touchy subject or situation is one that you must be very careful talking about or dealing with because you risk upsetting or offending someone: · Until now both candidates have avoided talking about the touchy subject of health care reform. ► hot potato informal a political problem that is very difficult for the government to deal with because there is a lot of disagreement about it: · Fortunately for the government, this issue has drawn attention away from the hot potato of funding the London Underground. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► political hot potato The issue has become a political hot potato. a subject or problem that no one wants to deal with, because it is difficult and any decision might make people angry: The issue has become a political hot potato.
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