hot air

hot air

n. Slang Empty, exaggerated talk.

hot air

n informal empty and usually boastful talk

hot′ air′

n.
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 air

noun 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.

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hot

(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