a hot potato
/ə ˌhɒt pəˈteɪtəʊ/NEUTRAL · C1
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意思
a difficult subject that people argue about
引起爭論的棘手話題.
例句
- 1Working from home has become a hot potato in our office since the new boss arrived.
- 2The pay cut was such a hot potato that nobody at the meeting wanted to mention it.
- 3Where to spend Christmas is always a hot potato in our family, so we try not to discuss it early.
- 4The new office dress code is a hot potato, and staff have been arguing about it for weeks.
- 5Is homework at weekends still such a hot potato, or have the parents finally agreed?
文法
可數:a hot potato、hot potatoes。hot 前常加 political 等形容詞。
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