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单词 hot potato
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hot potato
noun[C]
uk
/ˌhɒt pəˈteɪ.təʊ/us
/ˌhɑːt pəˈteɪ.t̬oʊ/
aproblem,situation, etc. that isdifficulttodealwith andcausesa lot ofdisagreement:
棘手的事情，麻烦事，烫手山芋
Theabortionissueis apoliticalhotpotatoin theUnitedStates.在美国，堕胎问题是一个非常棘手的政治议题。
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(Definition ofhot potatofrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

hot potato| American Dictionary

hot potato
noun[C]
infml
us/ˈhɑt pəˈteɪ·t̬oʊ/
asituationorsubjectthatpeopledisagreestronglyabout and that no onewantstodealwith:
Theissueofimmigrationbecameapoliticalhot potato.
(Definition ofhot potatofrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhot potato

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I am the first to realise what a politicalhotpotatoit is.
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As the chairman of the first committee in the modern age to tackle a bioethicalhotpotato, she is a great example of where philosophers ought to be.
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Mowlam has inherited what is called "ahotpotato".
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Gadar became the newest politicalhotpotato.
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He had not expected thishotpotato.
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But the reality, that is, a proposed solution, was not offered to us, and remains ahotpotatofor the next presidency.
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Local government services became a politicalhotpotatoinstead of a focus for community leadership, which they should be.
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The case is then suddenly dropped like ahotpotatoby the police.
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It has been treated like ahotpotato.
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The situation was ahotpotato, the chair was a hot seat.
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Indeed, escalating compliance costs have become a politicalhotpotato, especially among smaller financial institutions such as friendly societies.
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But, of course, legislation in this field is something of ahotpotato.
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The result was that the whole question of compensation was at the time dropped like ahotpotato, and we heard nothing more about it.
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If this is not ahotpotato, it should be.
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This is an extremelyhotpotatoin the technological, profitable and competitive future of the industry.
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