| 词汇 | hot-potato |
| 释义 | hot potato noun[ C ] uk /ˌhɒt pəˈteɪ.təʊ/ us /ˌhɑːt pəˈteɪ.t̬oʊ/ a problem, situation, etc. that is difficult to deal with and causes a lot of disagreement: 棘手的事情，麻烦事，烫手山芋 political hot potatoThe abortion issue is a political hot potato in the United States.在美国，堕胎问题是一个非常棘手的政治议题。 Difficult things and people a (heavy) cross to bearidiom albatross ball and chain bane be dead meatidiom be in the clearidiom bump chill equation hassle hiccup hindrance impediment incubus nut snag stumbling block teaser teething troubles thorn in your flesh/sideidiom hot potato | American Dictionaryhot potato noun[ C ] infmlus/ˈhɑt pəˈteɪ·t̬oʊ/ a situation or subject that people disagree strongly about and that no one wants to deal with: The issue of immigration became a political hot potato. Examples of hot potatohot potato I am the first to realise what a political hotpotato it is. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As the chairman of the first committee in the modern age to tackle a bioethical hotpotato, she is a great example of where philosophers ought to be. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Mowlam has inherited what is called "a hotpotato". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Gadar became the newest political hotpotato. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He had not expected this hotpotato. But the reality, that is, a proposed solution, was not offered to us, and remains a hotpotato for the next presidency. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Local government services became a political hotpotato instead of a focus for community leadership, which they should be. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The case is then suddenly dropped like a hotpotato by the police. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has been treated like a hotpotato. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The situation was a hotpotato, the chair was a hot seat. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, escalating compliance costs have become a political hotpotato, especially among smaller financial institutions such as friendly societies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But, of course, legislation in this field is something of a hotpotato. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The result was that the whole question of compensation was at the time dropped like a hotpotato, and we heard nothing more about it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If this is not a hotpotato, it should be. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is an extremely hotpotato in the technological, profitable and competitive future of the industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of hot potato 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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