| 词汇 | hot-button |
| 释义 | hot button noun[ C ] USinformaluk /ˈhɒt ˌbʌt.ən/ us /ˈhɑːt ˌbʌt̬.ən/ a subject that is important to people and about which they have strong opinions: 重要而敏感的问题 Gender issues have become something of a hot button.性别问题在某种程度上已经变成了一个敏感问题。 Several election hot buttons fall into the category of civil rights. Cruelty to animals is a hot button. I know what her emotional hot buttons are. Greenhouse gases and global warming were the new political hot buttons. Important and essential things -based amenity at the core of something bare be-all focal point foreground foundation stone fulcrum fundament grandaddy heavyweight imperative need nexus nitty-gritty nub nucleus the grandaddy of somethingidiom the name of the gameidiom hot-button adjective mainly USinformal(alsohot button)uk /ˈhɒtˌbʌt.ən/ us /ˈhɑːt ˌbʌt̬.ən/ used to describe a subject that is important to people and about which they have strong opinions, or things that are related to subjects like this: hot-button issueImmigration has become a hot-button issue.移民问题现在已经变得非常敏感。 hot-button topicThe new show touches on some hot button topics. The author combines hot-button cultural themes with interesting characters. There have been a lot of hot button debates about pollution. The hot-button subject of racism cannot be ignored. Some of the films have evocative hot-button titles such as "Rendition" and "Redacted". Their social media posts use hot-button words such as "illegal", "feminist", "Nazi", and "American" to increase interactions. Important and essential things -based amenity at the core of something bare be-all focal point foreground foundation stone fulcrum fundament grandaddy heavyweight imperative need nexus nitty-gritty nub nucleus the grandaddy of somethingidiom the name of the gameidiom Examples of hot buttonhot button Both slavery extension and war were hotbutton issues in 1848. Eminent domain is a hotbutton issue that has affected the relationship between the government and its citizens. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Wedge issues are also known as "hotbutton" or "third rail" issues. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The effect is observed with issues that activate emotions, such as political hotbutton issues. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The congressman presents a strongly pro-union image, while avoiding hotbutton social issues, which allows him to remain popular and noncontroversial. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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