buy .a company, etc.收购公司等的要约）not
wanted by the company that is to be bought不受（被购公司）欢
迎的；敌意A: a hosri〖e
takeover bid出价敌意收购
hos-til-ity /hD'stilati; NAmE ha:'s-/ noun 1 [U] ~ (to/ towards sb/sth) unfriendly or aggressive feelings or behaviour 敌意；对抗：feelings
of hostility towards people介om other badcgrounds对其他不同背接的人的敌
视情备◊ There was open ficwtiZfty between
the two schook.这两所学校公开相互敌对。2 [U】〜（to/towards sth) strong and angry opposition towards an idea, a plan or
a situation ( ■思想、计划或情形的）愤怒反对，
愤怒反抗：puWic hostility to
nudear power公众对核动
先的愤然反知 3 hostilities [pi.] (/brmfl/) acts of fighting in a war 战争行为：the start/outbreafc 〇/ hosriHties between the two sides双方之间敌对行为的爆发◊ a cessation 〇/hostilities (= an end to fighting) 战争停止
host-ler /'hDsla(r); NAmE 'ha:s-/
noun {
►
TEMPERATURE 温度 1 having a high temperature; producing heat 温度高的；热的：Do you
Wee this hot weather?你喜欢这种▲热的矢气吗？
◊ ft’s hot today, isn’t
it?今天很热，对吗？
◊ Jt was hot and getting hotter天气很热，而且气溫在不断升髙。Oft w〇5 the hottest July on record.那是历史记载中最热的七月。◊ a hot
dry summer 炎热干燥的夏天◊
Be care_/iu〖一the
plates
are hot•当心 〇 All
rooms have hot and
coW water.所有的房间—有冷、热水。◊ a hot bath热水
浴◊ a hot meaZ (= one that has been cooked)热的饭菜 〇 I couldrCt live in a hot country [= one which
has high average temperatures)•我无法在炎热的国家生活。◊ Coofc
in a very hot oven.放在烤箱里用高温烤。◊ £at it
whiZe it’s hot.趁热吃了它吧。'◊ / touched
his/orehead. He/eithotand/everish.我摸了摸他的前额，感到很烫，
是在发烧。一 see also baking hot at baking adj.,
BOILING HOT at BOILING, PIPING HOT, RED-HOT, WHITE-
HOT 2 (of a person A) feeling heat in an unpleasant or uncomfortable way 觉得闷（或燥、湿〉热：Js
anyone too hot?有人觉得太热了吗？ oz/ed hot.我觉得很热。◊
Her cheeks were /iot with embarrassment.她的双颊窘得
发烫。3 making you feel
hot 使人感到热的：London was hot and dusty.伦敦很热而i灰尘多。◊
a Zong hot journey又远又热的旅行
►
FOOD WITH .SPICES 辣的食物4 containing pepper and spices and producing
a burning feeling in your mouth
逢的；辛辣的：hot spicy /ood辛辣的食物◊ Ybu can mafce a curry hotter simpiy by adding cftiHies.你只需力卩
辣椒就能增加咖喱菜的辣味。◊ hot mustard辣#末.E333
MILD
►
CAUSING STRONG FEELINGS
,引起强烈感的 5 involving
a lot of activity, argument or strong feelings 活跃的；激 烈的；強烈
W: Today we enter the hottest phase of the dection campaign.今天我们进入了竞选活动最激烈的阶
段。'◊ 77ie
environment has become a very hot issue.环 境己成为很热门的话题。◊
Compertrion is gettingTiotter day by day.竞争日趋白热化。
►
DIFFICULT/DANGEROUS 艰难；危险 6 difficult or
dangerous to deal with and making you feel worried or uncomfortable 艰难的；棘手的；危的：When
things got too hot most joumdists Ze片 the area.事态发展到过
于严峻时，大多数记者便撤离了这个地区。◊They’re
ma/cing h/e hot/or her.他们使得她日子难过。
►
POPULAR 流 f 7 {informal) new,
exciting and very
popular风行的；风i一时的；走红的：This is one of the
hottest clubs in town. 0
They are one '〇/ this year’s hot new bands•他们是今年走 红的新乐队之"一。◊ The
coup〖e are
HoHywood’s hottest property.这对搭档是好莱坞最走红的人物。
►
NEWS 新 |)fj 8 fresh, very recent and usually exciting 最 新的，新近的（通常令人兴奋）：J’ve got some hot
gossip /or you/我要告诉你-些最新的传闻！
◊ a Story that is hot off the press (= has just
appeared in the news- papers)刚刚出炉的报道
►
TIP/FAVOURITE 热门 9 [only*
before noun] likely to be successful 有望成功的：She
seems to be the hot
/avour/te/or t/ie job.她j以乎是这份工作最热门的人选。
◊ Do you have any hot tips
/or today’s race?你有今天赛
马的内部消息吗？
GOOD AT STH/KNOWING A
| 991 hot
air
noun] ~ at/on sth {informal)
very good at doing sth; knowing a lot about sth 善于（做某事）；.（对某事）了
解很多：Don’t asfc』me—I'm not too hot on British histo/y.别问我——我不大了解英国历史。
►
ANGER 11 if sb has a hot temper they become angry very easily易发怒的；（脾气）4躁的
►
SEXUAL EXCITEMENT 性激动 12 feeling
or causing sexual excitement感到（或引起）性激动的：Ybu
were as hot /ormeasJivas/oryou.当时你想奏我，我也想要你。◊
J’ve got a /lot date tonight.我今晚有”场令人激动的
约会_
►
SHOC°KING/CRITICAL 惊人；严重 13 containing
scenes， statements, etc.
that are too shocking or too critical and are likely to cause anger or
disapproval (场面、说
话等）过激南，过火的：Some
o/t/le nude scenes were regarded 〇5 too hot/or
Broadway.有些裸露场面被认为
太岛火了，不适合在百老汇上演。report was highly critical of senior members of the Cabinet
and was 'considered too hot to piiWish.报道中对内阁高级官员的批
评被认为过于激烈，不宜发表。一see also hot
stuff(4)
►
STRICT 产格 14 [not
before noun]〜on sth
thinking that sth is very important and making sure that it always happens or
is done重视，确保（某事赛生或完成）： 77iey’re very hot on punctuaHty at worfc•他们很重视工作
守肘。
►
MUSIC 音东 15 (of music, especially jazz 音乐，尤指爵
太乐)having a strong
and exciting rhythm 令秦强的
►
GOODS’ 货物 16
stolen and difficult to get rid of because they can easily be recognized偷来（因容易识别）而难
以―赃的：I’d never have touched those CDs iTTcZ
fcnown they were ftot.早知道那些光盘是偷来的，我绝不会碰的。
►
IN CHILDREN’S GAMES 儿查游戏 17 [not
before noun] used in children’s games’ to say that the person playing is very
close to finding a person or thing, or to guessing the correct answer 快找到了；快猜中了： Vou’re getting hot/你快猜中了！
be ,hot to 'trot [informal) 1 to
be very enthusi- about starting an activity 也待（某活动,）2 to be
excited in a sexual way 欲火丰土；性 i沖 & be
in/get into hot 'water (informal) to be in or get
into trouble ^ 麻烦；惹上麻命 g〇 hot and ’cold to experience a
sudden feeling of fear or anxiety 突然感到舍怕（或焦
虑）：When
the phone rang I just went hot and cold, 话铃响时我吓得一阵冷一阵热。g〇/sell like hot ‘cakes to sell
quickly or in great numbers 畅销（all)
hot and 'bothered {informal) in a state of
anxiety or confusion because you are under too much pressure, have a problem,
are trying to hurry，etc. (■画压力过大、有难 题、时间紧迫等 > 焦灼不安，心慌意乱hot
on sb’s/sth’s _ hee丨s following
sb/sth very closely 紧跟着；接踵而至：
ffe turned and/!ed wi’th Peter hot. on /iis heels•他“身逃 跑，彼得穷追禾舍。.◊
furt/ier successes came hot on the beds 〇/herbest-seHfng noveL 她的第一部畅销小说
之后是接二逢三的成功。hot
on sb’s/sth，s
'tracks/'trail {informaf) close to catching
or finding the person or thing that you have been chasing or searching for 快要 抓到，即将找到（某人或物）hot
under the ‘collar (/n/o/77ra/) angry or embarrassed 愤怒的；.窘迫的：J/e got very
hot under the collar when I asked him where he’d been aH day.我问他一整天到哪里去了，他很尴尬。
in hot pur'suit (of sb) following
sb closely and deter- mined to catch them '(对某人_ )穷:追'不舍：She sped away
in her car with journalists in hot pursuit.
速离去，记者们则在后面穷追不舍。not
so/too'hot 1 not very good in quality 质量不大好：ifer
speZHng isn’t too hot. A的拼写不太好。2 not feeling well不舒服：
‘How are you today?’ ‘ATot so hot, J’m a_/hnU’ “ 你;4"天怎 么样了？” “很遗憾，不怎么样。”一 more at blow
V.， CAT,
HEEL n., STRIKE V.
• verb (-tt-) ,hot 'up (BrE) (also ,heat
'up NAmE,
BrB) {informal) to become more
exciting or to show an increase in activity 激烈起來；更加活跃：Things
are reaZ〖y
hotting up in the eiecrion campaign..竞选活动的确
日益激$ 了。 '
,hot 'air noun [tl] {informal)
claims, promises or statements that sound impressive but have no real meaning
or truth夸夸其谈；大话;空话