/hɒt ||; hɑt/adj (
hotter;hottest)
1 having a high temperature 热的: Can I open the window? I'm really hot. 我可不可以打开窗子？我热得很。It was boiling hot on the beach. 海滩上热得不得了。a hot meal 一顿热饭Don't touch the plates -- they're red hot ! 别碰这些盘子，十分烫手的！
You can describe the temperature of sth as freezing (cold), cold, cool, tepid (used about water), warm, hot or boiling (hot). 形容东西的温度，可以用freezing (cold)（冰冷）、cold（冷）、cool（凉）、tepid（不冷不热）（指水）、warm（暖）、hot（热）或boiling (hot)（滚热）。 ☞Look also at the note at cold ¹. 另参看cold^1的注释。 2 (used about food) causing a burning feeling in your mouth （指食物）辣的: hot curry 辣咖喱 [SYN] spicy 同义词为spicy
3 (informal 非正式) difficult or dangerous to deal with 对付起来很难或很危险: The defenders found the Italian strikers too hot to handle. 防守队员觉得很难抵御意大利前锋的进攻。
4 (informal 非正式) exciting and popular 热门的；极风行的: This band is hot stuff ! 这支乐队现在红得发紫！
in hot pursuit following sb who is moving fast 穷追不舍