hot seat

基本解釋

Once you’re in the hot seat you’ll want to set the tone.
一旦你在座位上坐下來(lái)，你想給對(duì)方畱下一個(gè)好的印象。
Few, however, expected her to be given the finance hot seat.
但幾乎很少有人期望她被調(diào)到財(cái)政部長(zhǎng)這個(gè)尲尬的職位上來(lái).
The 2005 Championships will also be the last for Alan Mills as referee. He is stepping down after 23 years in the hot seat.
2005溫佈爾登網(wǎng)球公開(kāi)賽也將是裁判長(zhǎng)艾倫·米爾斯的最後一次上場(chǎng)“執(zhí)法”了。賽後，他將離開(kāi)溫網(wǎng)賽場(chǎng)，他在這個(gè)職位上呆了23年，承受著巨大的壓力。

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