hot potato

英 美
  • n.难题;棘手的问题
  • hot adj.热的;辣的;强烈的adv.激动地;趁热地v.(使)变热
  • potato n.马铃薯;土豆
Noun:
  1. a difficult situation;

    "he dropped the topic like a hot potato"

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Money policy is fast becoming a hot potato.
      货币政策很快地成为一个棘手难题。
    2. Every one can see how the boss looks when he handles a hot potato.
      老板处理难题时,每个人都看出他是什么表情。
    3. The unemployment is a real hot potato.
      失业真是个棘手的问题。
    4. She has many hot potatoes to handle eery day.
      她每天都要处理很多棘手的问题。