首先我们要知道“hot”有三层意思，分别是：

1、hot=high temperature

英英释义：something that is hot has a high temperature – used about weather, places, food, drink, or objects .

指的是很高的温度——用来形容天气、地方、食物、饮料或物体.

如：A hot day in July

Be careful, the water's very hot.

（1）piping hot

用来形容食物滚烫，刚出锅那种且非常新鲜

=used about food that is nice and hot

Serve the soup piping hot.

端上新鲜滚烫的汤.

（2）red hot

红色的热？这一般通过视觉来描述热，温度特别高。比如说被高温烧红的铁。可以用作形容词，解释成“赤热的，猛烈的”。

=used to describe an object or surface that is very hot

The handle was red hot.

把手烫得通红。

（3）white hot

白色的热？这个又该怎么理解呢？这个一般用来形容极热的金属物，烧透明的那种。

=used to describe metal that is extremely hot

He held the metal in the flame until it became white hot.

他把金属放在火焰中直到它变成白热。

还有人体感官上的热，如：

This sweater's too hot to wear inside.

这件毛衣穿在里面太热了。

I was hot and tired after the journey.

旅行之后，我又热又累。

2、hot=very popular

英英释义：something or someone that is hot is very popular or fashionable, and everyone wants to use them, see them, buy them etc

hot的第二种意思就是指某人某物非常受欢迎等，比如说电影、演唱会很火爆，很受欢迎，也可以用hot。

Qne of the hottest young directors in Hollywood.

好莱坞最炙手可热的年轻导演之一.

The movie is going to be this summer's hot ticket .

这部电影将是今年夏天的热门影片。

3、hot=spicy

英英释义：food that tastes hot has a burning taste because it contains strong spices .

就是说某事物吃起来非常辣。

比如说：a hot curry 辛辣的咖喱

4、hot=good

英英释义：very good, especially in a way that is exciting

指某人某物非常好，优秀，从而很受欢迎，有名气等。

His new film is hot stuff (=very good).

他的新电影很有名气。

A hot piece of software.

一个热门软件

She's pretty hot at swimming, too.

她游泳游得好。（她很擅长游泳）

5、hot=sexy

英英释义：someone who is hot is very attractive sexually.

即指很性感的人,有魅力的人。

The girls all think he's hot stuff.

女孩们都认为他很有魅力。

hot虽然是一种很常见的词，但此应用起来意思却有很多，大家根据具体情况作出判断，看完以上这些，你对hot是不是认识的更全面了呢？