单词 | hot on the heels of |
释义 | hot1 /hot/adjective (hottˈer; hottˈest)
Hotly transitive verb (hottˈing; hottˈed) (informal)To heat ORIGIN: OE hāt; Ger heiss, Swed het hotˈly adverb hotˈness noun hottˈer noun (informal) A (usu young) car thief who attempts displays of dangerous stunts in powerful cars hottˈie or hottˈy noun
hottˈing noun (informal) Attempting high-speed stunts in stolen powerful cars, often as a display hottˈish adjective hot air noun Empty talk hotˈ-air adjective
hot-air balloon noun One containing air that is heated by a flame to maintain or increase altitude hotˈ-and-hotˈ adjective Cooked and served up at once in hot dishes (also noun) hotˈbed noun
hot blast noun A blast of heated air hotˈ-bloodˈed adjective
hotˈ-brain noun (archaic) A hothead hotˈ-brained adjective (archaic). hot button noun (orig US; politics) An emotive topic, a sensitive issue hotˈ-butt'on adjective hot-cockˈles noun An old game in which a person with eyes covered guesses who strikes him or her hot coppers see under copper1 hot cross bun noun A bun bearing a cross, customarily eaten on Good Friday hot date noun A social engagement with a person to whom one is sexually attracted hot-deskˈing noun The practice of allocating a desk only to a worker who needs it at the time rather than to each worker as a matter of course hot dog noun A hot sausage in a long soft roll hotˈ-dog noun (informal; esp N American) A person who performs clever manoeuvres, such as spins and turns, while surfing, skate-boarding, etc intransitive verb (informal; esp N American)
hotˈ-dogger noun hotˈ-dogging noun hot favourite noun (in sports, races, etc) the one (considered) most likely to win (also figurative) hot flue noun (obsolete) A drying-room hot flush (also (US) hot flash) noun A sudden sensation of heat experienced by a menopausal woman hotˈfoot adverb In haste (hotfoot it (informal) to rush) hot gospeller noun
hot gospelling noun hot hatch noun (informal) A more powerful version (often designated GT, etc) of a standard hatchback car hotˈ-hatch adjective hotˈhead noun
hotˈheaded adjective hotˈhouse noun
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transitive verb To educate intensively, esp to a precocious level hotˈhousing noun hot key noun (computing) A key or combination of keys that activates a program, etc hot line or hotˈline noun
hotˈ-livˈered adjective (Milton) Hot-tempered hot melt, hot-melt glue or hot-melt adhesive noun An adhesive that is applied hot and which sets as it cools hot metal noun (printing) Machines or methods using type made from molten metal hotˈ-metˈal adjective hot money noun Funds transferred suddenly from one country to another because conditions make transfer financially advantageous hotˈ-mouthed adjective (obsolete) (of a horse) restive, as when the bit hurts hot pants plural noun
hotˈplate noun
hotˈpot noun A dish of chopped mutton, beef, etc seasoned and stewed together with sliced potatoes hot potato see under potato hot press noun
hotˈ-press transitive verb hot property noun (informal) A person regarded as a great asset or success hot rod noun A motor car converted for speed by stripping off non-essentials and heightening in power hot-rodˈder noun
hot seat noun
hot shoe noun A socket on a camera for attaching flash or other apparatus (also accessory shoe) hotˈ-short adjective Brittle when heated hotˈshot noun (esp US) A person who is (esp showily) successful, skilful, etc (also adjective) hot-spirˈited adjective Having a fiery spirit hotˈspot noun
hot spring noun A spring of water that has been heated underground, occurring esp in volcanic regions Hotˈspur noun A violent, rash man, orig applied to Henry Percy (1364–1403) hot stuff noun (informal) Any person, thing, or performance that is outstandingly remarkable, excellent, vigorous or attractive hotted-up see hot up below. hot-temˈpered adjective Having a quick temper hot ticket noun (informal) A highly popular person or thing hotˈ-trod noun (Scot) The chase in hot pursuit (see below) in old Border forays hot tub noun A large bath, esp outdoors, kept filled with hot water hot wall noun A wall enclosing passages for hot air, affording warmth to fruit trees hot war noun Real war, not cold war hot water noun (informal) A state of trouble hot-water bottle noun A (now usu rubber) container for hot water, used to warm a bed, or sometimes parts of the body hot well noun
hot-wireˈ transitive verb To start the engine of (a vehicle), usu illegally, without a key by manipulating the wiring hotˈ-working noun (engineering) The process of shaping metals by rolling, extrusion, forging, etc at elevated temperatures hot yoga same as Bikram yoga go or sell like hot cakes To disappear or be sold promptly have the hots for (vulgar sl) To be sexually attracted to, desire sexually hot and bothered
hot on (informal)
hot on the heels of (informal) Following or pursuing closely hot to trot (informal) Eager to begin hot under the collar (informal)
hot up (informal) To increase in excitement, energy, performance, etc (hotted-upˈ adjective) in hot pursuit Pursuing at full speed make it hot for (informal) To make it unpleasant or impossible for |
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