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hot potato

烫手山芋,烫手的山芋,热土豆,烫伤

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uproar骚动,喧嚣,喧哗声,喧闹声catastrophe灾难,浩劫,灾害,灾难性的change变化,改变,更改,变革confrontation对抗,对立,对峙,对垒crunch紧缩,缩紧,紧缩性,紧缩的deadlock僵局,死锁,困局,僵持dilemma两难境地,困境,进退两难的局面,窘境disaster灾难,灾害,灾祸,灾情emergency紧急事件,紧急情况,紧急状况,紧急情况下impasse僵局,困局,绝境,僵持mess混乱,混乱的局面,杂乱无章,乱七八糟的东西pressure压力,压力大,压力大的situation情况,状况,局势,局面trouble麻烦,麻烦的事,烦恼,困难crisis危机,危机事件,危机感,危机感十足exposure曝光,曝光率,接触,暴露insecurity不安全感,不安全,不安全因素,缺乏安全感instability不稳定,不稳定因素,不稳定性,不稳jeopardy危害,危害性,危险,危急时刻menace威胁,祸害,危害,恐吓

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Informal. a situation or issue that is difficult, unpleasant, or risky to deal with.
    • : British Informal. a baked potato.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as incause celebre
Synonyms
talk of the town镇上的话题,城里的话题,镇上的谈话,城里人的话题uproar骚动,喧嚣,喧哗声,喧闹声affair事务,事情,事端,事宜controversial case争论的案件,争议性案件,争议性案例,争议案件controversial issue争论的问题,争议性问题,争议的问题,争议问题controversy争论,争议,争议性,争端debate辩论,争论,讨论,辩论会fuss大惊小怪,大惊小怪的grist for the gossip mill流言蜚语,流言蜚语的素材,闲言碎语,闲话家常matter of the moment当务之急,当务之急是,事不宜迟,当务之急是什么political football政治足球,政治橄榄球,政治游戏,政治足球运动rumor谣言,谣传,传闻,流言scandal丑闻,丑事,丑行,诽谤topic of the day今日话题,当日话题,当天的话题,当天话题war of words唇枪舌战,唇枪舌剑,口水战,口水仗
as incause célèbre
Synonyms
bone of contention争论的焦点,争议的焦点,争论的焦点是,争论焦点celebrated case著名的案例,著名案例,知名案例,著名的案件controversy争论,争议,争议性,争端debate辩论,争论,讨论,辩论会grist for the gossip mill流言蜚语,流言蜚语的素材,闲言碎语,闲话家常moot point毫无意义,毫无意义的事,毫无意义的,无意义political football政治足球,政治橄榄球,政治游戏,政治足球运动scandal丑闻,丑事,丑行,诽谤war of words唇枪舌战,唇枪舌剑,口水战,口水仗
as inimperilment
Synonyms
clouds云层,云朵,云彩,云crisis危机,危机事件,危机感,危机感十足double trouble双重麻烦,双重烦恼,双重困难,双重困扰dynamite炸药,爆破,炸弹emergency紧急事件,紧急情况,紧急状况,紧急情况下endangerment濒危,濒危性,危害性,危害exigency迫切性,紧迫性,迫切需求,危急情况exposure曝光,曝光率,接触,暴露hazard危害,危害性,风险,危险insecurity不安全感,不安全,不安全因素,缺乏安全感instability不稳定,不稳定因素,不稳定性,不稳jeopardy危害,危害性,危险,危急时刻menace威胁,祸害,危害,恐吓peril险情,险境,危险,危难pitfall隐患,陷阱,陷井,陷落possibility可能性,可能,可能的precariousness不稳定因素,不稳定,不稳定性,不稳定状态precipice悬崖,悬崖峭壁,断崖,崖壁probability概率,可能性risk风险,危险,危险性,风险提示risky business冒险的事,冒牌货,险象环生slipperiness滑溜溜的感觉,顺滑性,顺滑感,滑腻感storm暴风雨,风暴,暴雨,暴风雪thin ice薄冰,薄冰层,薄薄的冰,稀薄的冰threat威胁,恐吓,威胁到了uncertainty不确定性,不确定,不确定因素,不明朗venture创业,冒险,风险,风险投资vulnerability脆弱性,漏洞,脆弱,脆弱程度
as incrisis
Synonyms
clouds云层,云朵,云彩,云crisis危机,危机事件,危机感,危机感十足double trouble双重麻烦,双重烦恼,双重困难,双重困扰dynamite炸药,爆破,炸弹emergency紧急事件,紧急情况,紧急状况,紧急情况下endangerment濒危,濒危性,危害性,危害exigency迫切性,紧迫性,迫切需求,危急情况exposure曝光,曝光率,接触,暴露hazard危害,危害性,风险,危险insecurity不安全感,不安全,不安全因素,缺乏安全感instability不稳定,不稳定因素,不稳定性,不稳jeopardy危害,危害性,危险,危急时刻menace威胁,祸害,危害,恐吓peril险情,险境,危险,危难pitfall隐患,陷阱,陷井,陷落possibility可能性,可能,可能的precariousness不稳定因素,不稳定,不稳定性,不稳定状态precipice悬崖,悬崖峭壁,断崖,崖壁probability概率,可能性risk风险,危险,危险性,风险提示risky business冒险的事,冒牌货,险象环生slipperiness滑溜溜的感觉,顺滑性,顺滑感,滑腻感storm暴风雨,风暴,暴雨,暴风雪thin ice薄冰,薄冰层,薄薄的冰,稀薄的冰threat威胁,恐吓,威胁到了uncertainty不确定性,不确定,不确定因素,不明朗venture创业,冒险,风险,风险投资vulnerability脆弱性,漏洞,脆弱,脆弱程度
as indanger
Synonyms
crisis危机,危机事件,危机感,危机感十足emergency紧急事件,紧急情况,紧急状况,紧急情况下exposure曝光,曝光率,接触,暴露insecurity不安全感,不安全,不安全因素,缺乏安全感instability不稳定,不稳定因素,不稳定性,不稳jeopardy危害,危害性,危险,危急时刻menace威胁,祸害,危害,恐吓peril险情,险境,危险,危难pitfall隐患,陷阱,陷井,陷落possibility可能性,可能,可能的probability概率,可能性risk风险,危险,危险性,风险提示threat威胁,恐吓,威胁到了uncertainty不确定性,不确定,不确定因素,不明朗vulnerability脆弱性,漏洞,脆弱,脆弱程度clouds云层,云朵,云彩,云dynamite炸药,爆破,炸弹endangerment濒危,濒危性,危害性,危害exigency迫切性,紧迫性,迫切需求,危急情况precariousness不稳定因素,不稳定,不稳定性,不稳定状态precipice悬崖,悬崖峭壁,断崖,崖壁slipperiness滑溜溜的感觉,顺滑性,顺滑感,滑腻感storm暴风雨,风暴,暴雨,暴风雪venture创业,冒险,风险,风险投资double trouble双重麻烦,双重烦恼,双重困难,双重困扰risky business冒险的事,冒牌货,险象环生thin ice薄冰,薄冰层,薄薄的冰,稀薄的冰
as inhazard
Synonyms
crisis危机,危机事件,危机感,危机感十足emergency紧急事件,紧急情况,紧急状况,紧急情况下exposure曝光,曝光率,接触,暴露insecurity不安全感,不安全,不安全因素,缺乏安全感instability不稳定,不稳定因素,不稳定性,不稳jeopardy危害,危害性,危险,危急时刻menace威胁,祸害,危害,恐吓peril险情,险境,危险,危难pitfall隐患,陷阱,陷井,陷落possibility可能性,可能,可能的probability概率,可能性risk风险,危险,危险性,风险提示threat威胁,恐吓,威胁到了uncertainty不确定性,不确定,不确定因素,不明朗vulnerability脆弱性,漏洞,脆弱,脆弱程度clouds云层,云朵,云彩,云dynamite炸药,爆破,炸弹endangerment濒危,濒危性,危害性,危害exigency迫切性,紧迫性,迫切需求,危急情况precariousness不稳定因素,不稳定,不稳定性,不稳定状态precipice悬崖,悬崖峭壁,断崖,崖壁slipperiness滑溜溜的感觉,顺滑性,顺滑感,滑腻感storm暴风雨,风暴,暴雨,暴风雪venture创业,冒险,风险,风险投资double trouble双重麻烦,双重烦恼,双重困难,双重困扰risky business冒险的事,冒牌货,险象环生thin ice薄冰,薄冰层,薄薄的冰,稀薄的冰

Examples

  • Senior officials in Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's government see the consulate issue as a political hot potato that could destabilize their unwieldy coalition.

  • However, the site has been a political hot potato, with support for it swaying in response to local opposition and state and federal leadership.

  • Gay marriage was the hot-button fight on the left and right.

  • Everybody is trapped in an elevator together and tempers run a little hot.

  • Even the hot Jewish women I mentioned above did something a bit more “intellectual” than pageantry: acting.

  • There was deep brown flesh, and bronze flesh, and pallid white flesh, and flesh turned red from the hot sun.

  • Many Jewish women have been accepted as conventional, mainstream hot.

  • In the drawing-room things went on much as they always do in country drawing-rooms in the hot weather.

  • The Potato is planted very sparingly south of Piedmont, and not so commonly there as in Savoy.

  • “You appear to feel it so,” rejoined Mr. Pickwick, smiling at the clerk, who was literally red-hot.

  • Nearly half the regiment ran to secure their picketed horses, armed themselves in hot haste, and galloped to the gaol.

  • News came that the rebels were plundering the British quarters, and the infantry went there in hot haste.

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