hot seat 详细解释

hot seat

困境, <俚>电椅

词形变化

名词: hot rodder | 动词: hot-rod |

英英释义

名词 hot seat:

an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person

同义词:electric chair, chair, death chair

a difficult position where you are subjected to stress and criticism

补充

hot seathot seatn.1.尴尬的处境 电椅

例句

1. He is to remain in the hot seat as chief executive.作为董事长, 他的处境仍将非常困难。 2. it's been a bad week for the men in the hot seat.对那些负责人来说,这是个很糟糕的星期。 3. "When the company ran into financial trouble, it was the accountant who found herself in the hot seat."这家公司陷入财政困难时,公司女会计发现自己有麻烦了。