hot potato

美 [ˌhɑːt pəˈteɪtoʊ]英 [ˌhɒt pəˈteɪtəʊ]
  • n.烫手山芋;棘手的问题(或情况等)

复数: hot potatoes

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noun

usually sing.棘手的问题(或情况等);烫手山芋
a problem, situation, etc. that is difficult and unpleasant to deal with

hot potato

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    N-COUNT 棘手的问题;难以处理的问题;烫手山芋
    If you describe a problem or issue as a hot potato, you mean that it is very difficult and nobody wants to deal with it.

noun

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a difficult situation
he dropped the topic like a hot potato

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  1. Eg. the unemployment is a real hot potato .

    失业真是个棘手的问题。

  2. All of them avoid talking about the hot potato .

    他们都避而不谈这个棘手的问题。

  3. Hot Potato Pie with Cornbread Topping Thanksgiving Soup Fresh Vegetable Salad Trinity Fruit Ice-cream

    热土豆馅饼配玉米面包,感恩节汤,新鲜蔬菜沙拉,三种水果口味的冰淇淋

  4. Teaching listening is always a hot potato in English teaching .

    听力教学一直是英语教学中的难点。

  5. Part two : the king 's legal hot potato and judges'authority .

    第二部分:国王的法律困境与法官权威。

  6. How to solve the problem is a hot potato .

    如何解决这个问题,倒是一个烫手山芋。

  7. She dropped him like a hot potato when she found out .

    她发现以后马上同他断绝了关系。

  8. This way you got rid of the hot potato .

    这样一来,你也总算甩掉了这个烫手的山芋。

  9. Now we are getting close to the meaning of hot potato .

    现在,我们正在接近烫手山芋的意义。

  10. Is social capital a delicious meal or a hot potato ?

    社会资本是美味佳肴还是烫手的山芋?

  11. This seems to be something of a hot potato among fans .

    这似乎是一个烫手的山芋粉丝之间的事。

  12. The subject of abortion became a political hot potato .

    堕胎成了一个政治上的棘手问题。

  13. The abortion issue is a political hot potato in the United states .

    堕胎问题在美国是个棘手的政治问题。

  14. The issue of racial discrimination is still a political hot potato .

    没错,种族歧视仍然是一个棘手的政治问题。

  15. He dropped the topic like a hot potato .

    他抛开这个问题,就像丢掉一块烫手的山芋一样。

  16. The issue of abortion has been a hot potato in the US .

    人工流产在美国一直是件很棘手的事。

  17. Now we are getting close to the meaning of " hot potato " .

    现在我们将来深入了解“烤山芋”的含义。

  18. But obviously labour is a political hot potato .

    但显然,劳工问题在政治上是一个烫手的山芋。

  19. Many school boards found segregation a hot potato in the early 1960s .

    在60年代初,许多学校部门都觉得按水平分班是一个棘手的问题。

  20. Analysis and investigation of client quality complains is a hot potato for many cement enterprises .

    顾客质量投诉的原因分析与调查,是困扰许多水泥厂的一个难题。

  21. The housing problem today is not easy to solve . It 's a hot potato .

    今日的房屋问题不容易解决,真是令人头痛。

  22. One such hot potato is taxes .

    这样一个烫手的山芋税。

  23. The issue of abortion has been a hot potato in American for a long time .

    很长时间以来,人工流产在美国一直是一件很棘手的事。

  24. The racial discrimination issue is a political hot potato .

    种族歧视问题是政治上的棘手问题。

  25. The subject of abortion became a hot potato .

    堕胎问题成了一棘手的问题。

  26. If I were you , I 'd drop that client like a hot potato ;

    如果我是你,我会放弃像热土豆一样的客户;

  27. The topic of faithfulness becomes a hot potato in academic circle .

    忠实这一命题已经成为理论界的一个烫手山芋。

  28. Eg. money policy becomes a hot potato .

    货币政策很快地成为一个棘手难题。

  29. But the prevalence of GMO food in China remains a hot potato .

    不过,转基因食品在中国的推广却是一个棘手问题。

  30. The Mideast conflict is really a hot potato for all politicians around the world .

    中东问题对世界所有的政治家来说都是个烫手的山芋。