in hot water to throw cold water on something
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。举个例子来说吧:
例句-1:"Joe is really in hot water now -- his girlfriend just found out he's seeing another woman." 我们再举一个例子:
例句-2:"That movie actor tried to cheat on his income tax, but he got caught and now he's in hot water with the government."
To throw cold water on something和中文里说的“泼冷水”意思完全一样。下面的例子是一个人在说他办公室里发生的事:
例句-3:"Everybody else in the office thought my idea was great, but the boss threw cold water on it." 我们再举一个例子。这是一个儿子在说他的爸爸:
例句-4:"I had planned on going to medical school but my dad threw cold water on this idea the other day when he told me he wasn't sure he had the money to pay my tuition for so long."
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