In hot water ——是指面临严重困难
范例:
Joe is really in hot water now ---- his girl friend just found out he's seeing another woman.
“乔伊现在可是难办了,因为他的女朋友最近发现他另外还有一个女朋友。”
句型解说:
In hot water 的意思并不是“在热水中”。它的确切意思是指某人或某些人遇到非常麻烦的问题了。
灵活运用:
That movie actor tried to cheat on his income tax, but he got caught and now he's in hot water with the government.
“那个电影演员想在交纳所得税时弄虚作假,可是给税务局发现了。现在,他可麻烦了。”