a.

1. 热的
   The weather has been very hot.

   天气一直很热。

2. 辣的
   This curry is too hot.

   这咖哩太辣了。

3. 急躁的；激动的；猛烈的
   He's got a hot temper.

   他脾气急躁。

4. 热情的；热切的
   She was a hot patriot.

   她是一个热情的爱国者。

5. （性的）兴奋的；惹人想入非非的
6. （消息等）最新的；热门的
   Is there any hot news from the front?

   有前线来的最新消息吗？

7. 【口】通晓的；兴趣浓厚的[F][（+on）]
   She is hot on rock'n'roll.

   她迷恋摇滚音乐。

8. 【俚】新近偷来的
9. （爵士音乐）速度快，节奏强的
10. （尤指在儿童游戏中）快找到目标（或答案）的[F]

ad.

1. 热地
2. 热切地
3. 愤怒地

vt.

1. 【口】使热；给……加温[（+up）]
   I am going to hot up some food for you.

   我去给你热点饭。

vi.

1. 【英】【口】变热[（+up）]
   The soup soon began hotting up.

   汤很快热了起来。

2. 【口】变得活跃起来；变得危险起来[（+up）]
   Things are beginning to hot up in the Middle East again.

   中东的局势又开始紧张起来。

adj.

1. having a high temperature.
   ▸feeling or producing an uncomfortable sensation of heat.
   ▸(of food) causing a burning sensation in the mouth.
   ▸informal (of an electric circuit) at a high voltage; live.
   ▸informal radioactive.
2. feeling or showing intense anger, lust, or other strong emotion.
3. informal currently popular, fashionable, or very interesting:
   the hottest club in town.
   ▸Hunting  (of the scent) fresh and strong.
   ▸(in children's games) very close to finding or guessing something.
4. (often hot on) informal very knowledgeable.
   ▸ [usu. with neg.] good:

   this is not so hot for business.
5. (hot on) informal strict about.
6. informal difficult to deal with.
   ▸(of goods) stolen and difficult to dispose of because easily identifiable.

v.