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"the burning question" in Chinese (Simplified)

最紧迫的问题关键问题

Definition

“最紧迫的问题”指的是许多人都急切想要答案的极其重要或紧急的问题。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是固定表达,常出现在正式或半正式场合的讨论、新闻、演讲中,强调问题的紧迫与重要,不适合用在日常小问题上。

Examples

The burning question is: where did the money go?

**最紧迫的问题**是:钱去哪儿了?

Everyone waited for the boss to answer the burning question.

每个人都等着老板回答**最紧迫的问题**。

The burning question right now is when schools will reopen.

现在的**关键问题**是学校什么时候会重新开学。

Let’s get to the burning question everyone’s thinking about.

让我们直接谈谈大家都在想的**关键问题**吧。

After all the speeches, the burning question still remained unanswered.

所有发言之后,**最紧迫的问题**还是没有答案。

That’s the burning question—nobody seems to know the answer yet.

那就是**最紧迫的问题**——似乎还没人知道答案。