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hot air
hot airn. Slang Empty, exaggerated talk.hot air n informal empty and usually boastful talk hot′ air′
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Informal. empty or exaggerated talk or writing. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  hot air - air that has been heated and tends to riseair - a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of; "air pollution"; "a smell of chemicals in the air"; "open a window and let in some air"; "I need some fresh air" | | 2. | hot air - loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric"empty talk, empty words, palaver, rhetorichokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, bunk - a message that seems to convey no meaning |
hot airnoun empty talk, rant, guff (slang), bombast, wind, gas (informal), verbiage, claptrap (informal), blather, bunkum (chiefly U.S.), blether, bosh (informal), tall talk (informal) His justification for the merger was just hot air.Translationshot (hot) adjective1. having or causing a great deal of heat. a hot oven; That water is hot. 熱的 热的2. very warm. a hot day; Running makes me feel hot. 天氣熱的，身體發熱的 极其暖和的3. (of food) having a sharp, burning taste. a hot curry. 辣的 辣的4. easily made angry. a hot temper. 暴躁的 急躁的5. recent; fresh. hot news. 最新的 最新的ˈhotly adverb1. eagerly; quickly. The thieves were hotly pursued by the police. 急切地 急切地2. angrily; passionately. The accusations were hotly denied. 憤怒地，激動地 愤怒地hot air boastful words, promises that will not be kept etc. Most of what he said was just hot air. 空話 空话ˌhot-ˈblooded adjective passionate; having strong feelings. hot-blooded young men. 熱情如火的，血氣方剛的 热情的，热血的，血气方刚的 hot dog a hot sausage sandwich. 熱狗 热狗（面包夹肠） ˈhotfoot adverb in a great hurry. He arrived hotfoot from the meeting. 極為匆忙地 匆忙地ˈhothead noun a hotheaded person. 性急的人 急性子的人ˌhotˈheaded adjective easily made angry; inclined to act suddenly and without sufficient thought. 性急的 急性子的ˈhothouse noun a glass-house kept warm for growing plants in. He grows orchids in his hothouse. 溫室 温室ˈhot-plate noun1. the part of a cooker on which food is heated for cooking. 烤盤 烤盘2. a portable heated plate of metal etc for keeping plates of food etc hot. 保溫盤 平底炊具be in hot water, get into hot water to be in or get into trouble. 陷入水深火熱 陷入困境hot up – past tense, past participle ˈhotted – verb to increase; to become more exciting etc. 增加，越來越激動 变热，变得激动起来 in hot pursuit chasing as fast as one can. The thief ran off, with the shopkeeper in hot pursuit. 緊追不捨 穷追不舍like hot cakes very quickly. These books are selling like hot cakes. 很快地 很快地hot air
hot airLies, exaggerations, or nonsense. Oh, you can't believe a word that guy says—he's full of hot air. That station broadcasts nothing but a bunch of hot air.See also: air, hothot airEmpty, exaggerated talk, as in That last speech of his was pure hot air. It is also put as full of hot air, as in Pay no attention to Howard-he's full of hot air. This metaphoric term transfers heated air to vaporous talk. [Late 1800s] See also: air, hothot air COMMON If something that someone says or writes is hot air, it is not sincere. All their talk about co-operation is just so much hot air. There are still endless disputes. Parliament is often full of hot air, mock insults and fake hostility.See also: air, hothot air empty talk that is intended to impress. 1998 Times If a chief executive is convinced that a day spent hot-air ballooning is a more effective way of motivating the troops than a lot of hot air from him or her, then anything goes. See also: air, hothot ˈair (informal) impressive but worthless or empty promises: Don’t believe anything she says. It’s all hot air.See also: air, hothot air n. boasting; lying; nonsense. That’s just a lot of hot air. Ignore it. See also: air, hothot airEmpty boasting, pretentious talk; also, verbal nonsense. The term presumably refers to exhaling while pontificating. Mark Twain used it in The Gilded Age (1873): “The most airy schemes inflated the hot air of the Capital,” and indeed the term is often used with reference to politicians.See also: air, hotEncyclopediaSeehotFinancialSeeHothot air
Synonyms for hot airnoun empty talkSynonyms- empty talk
- rant
- guff
- bombast
- wind
- gas
- verbiage
- claptrap
- blather
- bunkum
- blether
- bosh
- tall talk
Synonyms for hot airnoun air that has been heated and tends to riseRelated Wordsnoun loud and confused and empty talkSynonyms- empty talk
- empty words
- palaver
- rhetoric
Related Words- hokum
- meaninglessness
- nonsense
- nonsensicality
- bunk
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