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hot water

麻烦；困境

阅读习语与口号口语麻烦与冲突建议进阶影视口语精选

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麻烦；困境

影视口语精选（建议进阶，暂定）：非正式。常用 be in hot water with someone。

IN A SENTENCE

The contractor was in hot water after inspectors found that several safety checks had been skipped.
检查人员发现几项安全检查被跳过后，承包商陷入了麻烦。

来源：Expression Original Learning Examples — 阅读必备库 — batch35 · Expression Editorial Team段 editorial-base-hot-waterOriginal English example and Chinese translation written for Expression; no third-party sentence text is reproduced.

I'm in hot water with my boss.
我惹老板不高兴，麻烦了。

来源：Expression 原创口语语境例句 — 麻烦与冲突 — 2026-11-07 · Expression / AI 原创例句段 spoken-starter-fba2a244a10cafbb-1项目 AI 原创口语例句；不是影视、采访或脱口秀原句

"Why are you hiding?" "I'm in hot water over that missing laptop."
“你为什么躲着？”“那台丢失的电脑让我摊上麻烦了。”

来源：Expression 原创口语语境例句 — 麻烦与冲突 — 2026-11-07 · Expression / AI 原创例句段 spoken-starter-fba2a244a10cafbb-2项目 AI 原创口语例句；不是影视、采访或脱口秀原句