酷兔英语

烫手山芋 tàngshǒu shānyù a hot potato



烫手山芋
tàngshǒu shānyù
a hot potato


释义 Meaning

        "烫手山芋"的字面意思是很烫的山芋(红薯)。比喻不好的事物或者很难解决的问题。

The literally meaning of "烫手山芋" is a hot potato. It metaphorically refers a bad thing or a problem difficult to solve.


例句 Sentences

1、他第一天到公司上班,就接到了一块烫手山芋——一件很复杂的案子。
Tā dìyítiān dào gōngsī shàngbān, jiù jiēdào le yíkuài tàngshǒu shānyù——yī jiàn hěn fùzá de ànzǐ.
He got a hot potato, a very complicated case on his first day in this company.


2、这支股票现在成了烫手山芋,要砸在手里了。
Zhè zhī gǔpiào xiànzài chéng le tàngshǒu shānyù, yào zá zài shǒu lǐ le.
This stock becomes a hot potato that almost could not be sold.