Dictionary Workbench Ondict

white-hot

Dictionary entry view. Switch to definition mode above when you know the meaning but not the word.

white-hot

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌwhite-ˈhot adjective  1. TIHOTwhite-hot metal is so hot that it shines white 〔金属〕白热的 red-hot2 involving a lot of activity or strong feelings 激烈的,白热化的red-hot white-hot passion 炽热的激情
Examples from the Corpus
white-hotA prickling sensation between my eyes made my nose run and white-hot adrenalin scalded the subcutaneous layer beneath my skin.white-hot angerThe Big Brother image evaporates in a white-hot explosion.They dislike each other with the white-hot intensity of a thousand suns.From the moment he appeared, bathed in white-hot light, Manson commanded the stage.Will I now, in a white-hot rage, offer my services to the Allies?Instinctively he rolled in the saddle and felt the white-hot stab of pain as something sharp scored a line across his shoulders.Did a white-hot surge of anger and disillusion count as a mitigating circumstance, disturbing the balance of the mind?
ˌwhite-ˈhot adjectiveChineseSyllable
white-hot is so metal hot Corpus it that


white-hot
ˌwhite-ˈhot adjective
1. white-hot metal is so hot that it shines white ⇨ red-hot
2. involving a lot of activity or strong feelings ⇨ red-hot:
    white-hot passion


white-hotBrE /ˌwaɪt ˈhɒt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌwaɪt ˈhɑːt/ 🔊 adjective(of metal or sth burning 金属或燃烧物) so hot that it looks white 白热的;白炽的very strong and intense 白热化的;极其激烈的