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单词 hot spots
释义

hot spot

noun

variants or less commonly hotspot
ˈhät-ˌspät How to pronounce hot spot (audio)
plural hot spots also hotspots
1
: a place of more than usual interest, activity, or popularity
birding hot spots
2
: a place in the upper mantle of the earth at which hot magma from the lower mantle upwells to melt through the crust usually in the interior of a tectonic plate to form a volcanic feature
also : a place in the crust overlying a hot spot
3
a
: an area of political, military, or civil unrest usually considered dangerous
global hot spots
b
: a place or area (such as a city or region of a country) where there is an elevated prevalence or increased transmission risk of a disease
The city became a COVID-19 hot spot.
4
: a place where a wireless Internet connection is available
5
: an inflamed patch of moist infected skin on a domestic animal and especially a dog

Example Sentences

The new restaurant is the latest hot spot in town. This part of the country is a hot spot of rebel activity.
Recent Examples on the Web Newport isn’t the only summertime folk fest hot spot in Rhody. Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2022 The Conrad sets up cream umbrellas and lounge chairs on its two miles of sand, but the pools are the resort’s hot spot. Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 Southwest Alabama will be the hot spot in Alabama today, while areas in north Alabama may not crack 90 degrees. Leigh Morgan, al, 16 Aug. 2022 Much like the families of Powell, Hernandez and Lawrence, Eloy was built off migrants and became a hot spot for agriculture with workers coming from California, Mexico and Oklahoma. Andrew Lwowski, The Arizona Republic, 9 Aug. 2022 Jekyll Island was a particular hot spot for sea turtle nests this nesting season: There were 236 sea turtle nests recorded on the island, the highest ever recorded, the news release explained. Zoe Sottile, CNN, 7 Aug. 2022 The Russian oil is either burned in Saudi power stations or exported from Fujairah, a U.A.E. port and hot spot for blending Russian and Iranian oils to conceal their provenance. Joe Wallace And Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022 Take a dolphin cruise off Pier 21 Pier 21, also in the Historic Strand Seaport area, is a waterfront hot spot for Galveston restaurants, including the upscale Willie G's. Vicki Salemi, Chron, 20 Aug. 2022 If there’s a meal that best sums up this hot spot in the sprawling Essex Market, gurda kapoora is it. Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined at sense 3a

Medical Definition

hot spot

noun

variants also hotspot
ˈhät-ˌspät How to pronounce hot spot (audio)
1
: a patch of painful moist inflamed skin on a domestic animal and especially a dog that starts as a response to a skin irritant (as an allergen or an insect or tick bite), that is rapidly worsened by scratching, chewing, or licking the affected area, and that may become seriously infected if not promptly cleaned and medicated
2
: a place or area (as a city or region of a country) where there is an elevated prevalence or an increased transmission risk of a disease (as cholera, diabetes, or malaria)
3
: a site in genetic material (as DNA or a chromosome) having a high frequency of mutation or recombination

hot spots

noun

plural of hot spot
as in happy hunting grounds

Synonyms & Similar Words

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