hot seat
英 [hɒt siːt]
美 [hɑːt siːt]
n. 责任重大的位置
牛津词典
noun
- 责任重大的位置
if sb is in the hot seat , they have to take responsibility for important or difficult decisions and actions
柯林斯词典
- PHRASE 身负重任;挑大梁
If you arein the hot seat, you are responsible for making important and difficult decisions.- He is to remain in the hot seat as chief executive.
他将继续留在公司总经理这个不好坐的位子上。
- He is to remain in the hot seat as chief executive.
英英释义
noun
- a difficult position where you are subjected to stress and criticism
- an instrument of execution by electrocution
- the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair
双语例句
- Make it hot for him; in the hot seat; in hot water.
使之对他有害的；处于尴尬的处境；在困境中。 - President Clinton has been in the hot seat a lot lately.
克林顿总统最近一直处在需做出许多重大决定的艰难局面。 - The more you say things out loud, such as why you're an ideal fit for a position, the more comfortable you'll be reciting that information when you're in the hot seat.
你说的声音越大，例如为什么我适合这个职位之类，你越能自如的背诵出你符合这个职位的信息。 - On the hot seat, Geithner has a lot personally tied to the success of the new program.
处于这一尴尬境地，Geithner个人的成败也在很大程度上与这项新计划联系在一起。 - On the business front, IT executives are frequently in the hot seat when it comes to justifying their budgets.
在业务上，当涉及到说明自己预算合理性时，IT执行人员往往处于尴尬的位置。 - High Integrity Shutoff gate valves can be used for hot tapping or in pipeline services where a soft pig is used if the seat ring installation lugs are removed.
高度完全关闭闸阀可以用在热水龙头，或拆卸阀座环安装吊耳后，用在采用软铁块的管路中。 - This article focuses on the minor matters that job seekers often overlook before they sit down in the interview hot seat.
本文将集中讲述那些常常被求职者忽视的细节。 - NEW YORK ( AP)-It's China's turn on the climate hot seat.
纽约（美联社）&在气候问题上中国该处于尴尬的困境。 - EXAMPLE: The boastful engineer promised his boss he could solve any problem, but now that there are several problems facing him, he's in the hot seat, and he must solve them or be fired.
这位爱夸耀的工程师向老板承诺，他能解决所有问题，但现在，他正面临几个严重问题，倍感压力。他必须解决这些问题，否则会被炒鱿鱼。 - I'll be in the hot seat when the boss finds out what went wrong.
要是老板发现出了什么差错，我将会招致麻烦的。