hotshot

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n. 艺高而自负的人, 货物快车, 快速交通工具, 大人物

发音

AU /ˈhɒtˌʃɒt/

词形变化

hotshots 复数 hotshots hotshots 三单 hotshotted hotshotting hotshotting 现在分词 hotshotted 过去式 hotshotted 过去分词 more hotshot 比较级 most hotshot 最高级

别名

hot-shot hot shot

教材释义与例句

名词

货物快车；能人；快速交通工具

形容词

高手的；特快的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Someone with exceptional skills in a certain field.

    非正式

    She sure was a hotshot on the keyboard, 93 words per minute!

  2. 2.

    A type of firefighter highly skilled in wildfire firefighting without external support, using basic tools that are backpacked in and manhandled about.

  3. 3.

    A portable device that is used to jump-start an automobile battery, or the electrical output of such a device.

    美国
  4. 4.

    A fast freight train.

    美国 交通
  5. 5.

    A dose of recreational drugs deliberately laced with poison.

    俚语
  6. 6.

    A lethal injection of heroin or another opiate.

v.
  1. 1.

    To give (somebody) a dose of recreational drugs deliberately laced with poison.

    俚语 及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Highly skilled.

    非正式

    He was a hotshot lawyer, with an astounding win-loss record.

  2. 2.

    Displaying talent.

    非正式

    Keep up those hotshot baskets, and the scouts are sure to take notice.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 10

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上位词 1

expert

下位词 1

track star

词源

From hot + shot.

来源：wiktionary