hot potato

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A child's game in which players pass a ball or other item between them, with the object of avoiding being left holding the item when time expires. uncountable
  2. An unwanted problem that is awkward or delicate. countable,idiomatic
    — The “lame duck” Johnson Administration, in its final fortnight in office, grappled last week with a diplomatic hot potato in the form of the latest Soviet proposal for a “just and lasting” Middle East peace settlement.

词形变化

hot potatoes plural

词汇关系

衍生词
drop like a hot potato hot-potato routing hottie potatie
相关词
hot button third rail too hot to handle
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