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单词 hotshot
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Definition of hotshot in English:

hotshot

noun ˈhɒtʃɒtˈhɑtˌʃɑt
informal
  • An important or exceptionally able person.

    as modifier their latest hotshot recruit
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I'm no hotshot, but after four years, I've acquired a high level of skill.
    • Meanwhile, Benitez has backed Norwegian hotshot John Arne Riise to keep finding the target following three goals in four games over the Christmas period.
    • This leaves the way open for a full Premiership start for Brazilian hotshot Mario Jardel.
    • The board had agreed a fee for the 19-year-old Scouse hotshot and he and his agent John Seasman were in talks for most of Thursday.
    • Michael Twiss headed just wide when he should really have scored but the hotshot made up for it five minutes from time.
    • The 21-year-old hotshot, who signed on a month's loan from Aston Villa on Wednesday, met his new team-mates for the first time only yesterday.
    • The coaches signed a junior-college hotshot, but he bolted in the spring.
    • Scott is considered a hotshot among young coaches for his work ethic, ability to reach the young players and winning background.
    • Unfortunately, Ben came out less the entrepreneuring hotshot that he had been made out to be and more a normal young man who had hit upon a good idea when he was 17.
    • Of all the stories about the homecoming of this banking hotshot, the one about the limos gets the most mileage.
    • If he is athletic and handsome and popular with girls, it's quite likely that other boys see him as some kind of hotshot or prima donna or threat.
    • The son inherits his father's driving talent and makes a name for himself as street car racing hotshot.
    • Making an early return from UK, Martin narrowly took the honours from the Danish hotshots Phillip and Claus.
    • Allen's an investigator there, a boozy, chauvinistic hotshot who solves all the tough cases with the help of his connections on the street.
    • Anyway, my father wants me to be some business hotshot, like him.
    • Citroen's young hotshot, Sébastien Loeb, winner of this year's Monte Carlo Rally, came to Mexico simply to make a reconnaissance sortie.
    • The future seemed boundless for the 24-year-old Colombian hotshot.
    • I kept on pretending to crash into walls, but still acted like I was some hotshot.
    • Football remains the Stamford Bridge hotshot's top priority despite the glamour of his personal life, he insisted.
    • It's 15 years later, and Cole, still troubled but now possessing an MBA from Wharton, is just another overeducated, underemployed hotshot in a struggling economy.
    Synonyms
    excellent, very good, first-rate, first-class, marvellous, wonderful, magnificent, outstanding, superlative, superb, formidable, virtuoso, masterly, expert, champion, fine, consummate, skilful, adept
 
 

Definition of hotshot in US English:

hotshot

nounˈhätˌSHätˈhɑtˌʃɑt
informal
  • An important or exceptionally able person.

    these three hotshots decide what's what at the firm
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The board had agreed a fee for the 19-year-old Scouse hotshot and he and his agent John Seasman were in talks for most of Thursday.
    • Making an early return from UK, Martin narrowly took the honours from the Danish hotshots Phillip and Claus.
    • I kept on pretending to crash into walls, but still acted like I was some hotshot.
    • It's 15 years later, and Cole, still troubled but now possessing an MBA from Wharton, is just another overeducated, underemployed hotshot in a struggling economy.
    • Scott is considered a hotshot among young coaches for his work ethic, ability to reach the young players and winning background.
    • The 21-year-old hotshot, who signed on a month's loan from Aston Villa on Wednesday, met his new team-mates for the first time only yesterday.
    • Meanwhile, Benitez has backed Norwegian hotshot John Arne Riise to keep finding the target following three goals in four games over the Christmas period.
    • Allen's an investigator there, a boozy, chauvinistic hotshot who solves all the tough cases with the help of his connections on the street.
    • I'm no hotshot, but after four years, I've acquired a high level of skill.
    • The son inherits his father's driving talent and makes a name for himself as street car racing hotshot.
    • If he is athletic and handsome and popular with girls, it's quite likely that other boys see him as some kind of hotshot or prima donna or threat.
    • The future seemed boundless for the 24-year-old Colombian hotshot.
    • This leaves the way open for a full Premiership start for Brazilian hotshot Mario Jardel.
    • Citroen's young hotshot, Sébastien Loeb, winner of this year's Monte Carlo Rally, came to Mexico simply to make a reconnaissance sortie.
    • Michael Twiss headed just wide when he should really have scored but the hotshot made up for it five minutes from time.
    • Unfortunately, Ben came out less the entrepreneuring hotshot that he had been made out to be and more a normal young man who had hit upon a good idea when he was 17.
    • The coaches signed a junior-college hotshot, but he bolted in the spring.
    • Football remains the Stamford Bridge hotshot's top priority despite the glamour of his personal life, he insisted.
    • Anyway, my father wants me to be some business hotshot, like him.
    • Of all the stories about the homecoming of this banking hotshot, the one about the limos gets the most mileage.
    Synonyms
    excellent, very good, first-rate, first-class, marvellous, wonderful, magnificent, outstanding, superlative, superb, formidable, virtuoso, masterly, expert, champion, fine, consummate, skilful, adept
 
 
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