Word · Frequency #41941
hotshot
/ˈhɒtʃɒt/
noun
高手；能人；技艺超群的人
a person who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
- 1.
A type of firefighter highly skilled in wildfire firefighting without external support, using basic tools that are backpacked in and manhandled about.
一种在野火扑救中高度熟练的消防员,使用背负和手动的基本工具,无需外部支持
- 2.
A lethal injection of heroin or another opiate.
致命剂量的海洛因或其他鸦片类药物注射
一种在野火扑救中高度熟练的消防员,使用背负和手动的基本工具,无需外部支持；致命剂量的海洛因或其他鸦片类药物注射；艺高而自负的人；货物快车；快速交通工具
In use
The new engineer is a hotshot who can fix any coding problem in minutes.
Everyone calls her a hotshot because she wins every tennis match easily.
He may be a hotshot in the kitchen, but he still needs to practice patience.
be a hotshot
非正式用法，常带贬义或讽刺。
He thinks he's a hotshot just because he won a few games.
他觉得只因赢了几场比赛就成了大人物。
a hotshot [profession]
修饰职业名词，强调能力过人或傲慢。
She works as a hotshot lawyer in New York.
她在纽约当一名才华横溢但自负的律师。
one of the hotshots in [field]
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