"on the hot seat" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 处于被质询的位置
• 受到压力 (比喻)

Definition

处于困境或压力很大的情况下，通常因为被质询、批评或必须做出艰难决定。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于口语表达，形容某人遭受批评、被问责或承受压力，常见于工作场合或新闻报道中。有时也翻译为“被放在风口浪尖”。

Examples

The manager was on the hot seat during the meeting.

经理在会议中**处于被质询的位置**。

When you forget your homework, you are on the hot seat.

忘做作业时，你就**处于被质询的位置**。

The coach is on the hot seat after the team lost again.

球队再次失利后，教练**受到了压力**。

I hate being on the hot seat when everyone expects answers from me.

每个人都等着我回答的时候，我讨厌**处于被质询的位置**。

The politician found himself on the hot seat after the scandal broke.

丑闻曝光后，那位政客**处于风口浪尖**。

You're really on the hot seat now—good luck explaining that mistake!

你现在真的**处于被质询的位置**——祝你解释那个错误好运！