hot seat

英 [hɒt siːt]

美 [hɑːt siːt]

n.  责任重大的位置

法律

牛津词典

noun

• 责任重大的位置
  if sb is in the hot seat , they have to take responsibility for important or difficult decisions and actions

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE 身负重任;挑大梁
  If you arein the hot seat, you are responsible for making important and difficult decisions.
  1. He is to remain in the hot seat as chief executive.
     他将继续留在公司总经理这个不好坐的位子上。

英英释义

noun

• a difficult position where you are subjected to stress and criticism
• an instrument of execution by electrocution
  1. the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair
  Synonym:electric chairchairdeath chair

双语例句

• EXAMPLE: The boastful engineer promised his boss he could solve any problem, but now that there are several problems facing him, he's in the hot seat, and he must solve them or be fired.
  这位爱夸耀的工程师向老板承诺，他能解决所有问题，但现在，他正面临几个严重问题，倍感压力。他必须解决这些问题，否则会被炒鱿鱼。
• When testifies before Congress, he will be in the hot seat.
  在国会作证的时候，他将面临巨大的压力。
• I was in the hot seat for about an hour, but they didn't learn anything from me.
  我被审问了一小时左右，可是他们没有从我这里得到任何东西。
• The more you say things out loud, such as why you're an ideal fit for a position, the more comfortable you'll be reciting that information when you're in the hot seat.
  你说的声音越大，例如为什么我适合这个职位之类，你越能自如的背诵出你符合这个职位的信息。
• NEW YORK ( AP)-It's China's turn on the climate hot seat.
  纽约（美联社）&在气候问题上中国该处于尴尬的困境。
• You may find yourself sitting in a hot seat if you change your mind.
  如果你改变主意，将置自己于尴尬的处境中。
• This article focuses on the minor matters that job seekers often overlook before they sit down in the interview hot seat.
  本文将集中讲述那些常常被求职者忽视的细节。
• He has lots of plans for a turnround but already his old hot seat at Boeing, where he was chief executive, must be looking like a sinecure.
  穆拉利拥有大量扭转困境的方案，但与现在相比，他过去在波音（boeing）如坐针毡的首席执行官职位，肯定算是薪酬丰厚的闲职了。
• No wonder the usually chirpy Mr Blankfein looked so drained by the time he was let go, after almost four hours in the hot seat.
  四个小时的审讯对于贝兰克费恩简直就是如坐针毡，难怪平时能言善辩的他到最后只能垂头撒气的离开。
• High Integrity Shutoff gate valves can be used for hot tapping or in pipeline services where a soft pig is used if the seat ring installation lugs are removed.
  高度完全关闭闸阀可以用在热水龙头，或拆卸阀座环安装吊耳后，用在采用软铁块的管路中。