"hot potato" 怎么发音
expression
HAHT puh-TAY-toh
HOT puh-TAY-toh
释义
A hot potato is a difficult or controversial issue that people do not want to deal with or handle because it is risky or uncomfortable.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈhɑt/ /pəˈteɪˌtoʊ
英式英语
hˈɒt/ /pətˈeɪtəʊ
简化发音
美式
HAHT puh-TAY-toh
英式
HOT puh-TAY-toh
语境中听
The new tax law is a hot potato for the government.
No one wants to talk about the hot potato in the office.
That question was a real hot potato during the meeting.
As soon as the scandal broke, it turned into a hot potato nobody wanted to touch.