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A hotshot is someone who is very good at what they do and lets that confidence show — a star at work, in sport, or in school. It is informal.
A hotshot is someonehotshot是指某個人 who is very good at what they do很擅長自己做的事 and lets that confidence show而且會把那份自信表現出來 a star at work, in sport, or in school是職場、運動或學校裡的明星人物 It is informal這是個口語的字
Said with a smile, it can be praise: the hotshot lawyer who wins the case. Said with a little twist, it can sting: it hints the person is showing off, or that other people are tired of hearing how great they are.
Said with a smile帶著笑意說出來 it can be praise它可以是稱讚 the hotshot lawyer who wins the case像是那個打贏官司的hotshot律師 Said with a little twist如果語氣帶點轉折 it can sting它也可能帶刺 it hints the person is showing off暗示這個人在show off or that other people are tired of hearing how great they are或別人已經聽膩了他多厲害
It is used as a noun (he's a hotshot) and sometimes in front of another noun (a hotshot pilot). The shot here is an old way of talking about a person who is skilled, as in a good shot, not a gunshot in this sense.
It is used as a noun它可以當名詞用 (he's a hotshot)（he's a hotshot） and sometimes in front of another noun有時候也放在另一個名詞前面 (a hotshot pilot)（a hotshot pilot） The shot here這裡的shot is an old way of talking about a person who is skilled是舊時形容技術好的人的說法 as in a good shot就像a good shot那樣 not a gunshot in this sense在這裡跟槍聲沒有關係
Though actually, calling someone a hotshot often says as much about the speaker's feelings as about the person's skill.
Though actually不過其實 calling someone a hotshot把某人叫做hotshot often says as much about the speaker's feelings往往透露出說話者自己的感受 as about the person's skill不亞於透露那個人的實力
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以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
hotshotadj/ˈhɒtˌʃɒt/
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informalHighly skilled.
- He was a hotshot lawyer, with an astounding win-loss record.
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informalDisplaying talent.
- Keep up those hotshot baskets, and the scouts are sure to take notice.
hotshotnoun/ˈhɒtˌʃɒt/
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informalSomeone with exceptional skills in a certain field.
- She sure was a hotshot on the keyboard, 93 words per minute!
- Heading into 2016 and 2020, if you told the hotshots from Obamaworld that you thought Biden would be a good candidate, they would uniformly offer a look of infinite patience, tolerance and condescension and say something like, “Well, I could understand how someone would think that.”
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A type of firefighter highly skilled in wildfire firefighting without external support, using basic tools that are backpacked in and manhandled about.
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A portable device that is used to jump-start an automobile battery, or the electrical output of such a device.
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rail-transportrailwaystransportA fast freight train.
- Indeed, development proceeded so rapidly thereafter that Mopac, for instance, was rebuilding a series of 10-year-old Woodard 2-8-4's into 4-8-4's by 1940 - not because they couldn't steam but because their 63-inch drivers couldn't roll the hotshots fast enough.
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slangA dose of recreational drugs deliberately laced with poison.
- I sniffed glue, transmission fluid, gasoline, whatever drug anybody gave me, I took. […] [Y]ears ago, I was in a drug rehabilitation program and found out that my brother was killed after somebody gave him a hotshot, drugs laced with poison.
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A lethal injection of heroin or another opiate.
- “You guys are being babies.” “Babies.” “Oh, we're being babies, Mac? Why don't you go work for your dad all day?” “My dad's a meth dealer.” “[Mock Crying] Oh, oh, no! My daddy's in prison!” “My daddy used to give hot shots to prostitutes. Feel sorry for me!”
hotshotverb/ˈhɒtˌʃɒt/
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slangTo give (somebody) a dose of recreational drugs deliberately laced with poison.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。