hot seat

Martha was in the hot seat because she had to lay off half of her employees.

马莎的处境尴尬,因为她必须解雇半数的员工.

When testifies before Congress, he will be in the hot seat.

在国会作证的时候, 他将面临巨大的压力.

However, Bari Coach Antonio Conte-a former Juve midfielder hero-is the favourite to take the hot seat.

然而前尤文中场英雄, 巴里主教练安东尼奥.孔蒂是这一位置的最热门人选.

He felt the hot, green leather of the seat.

他摸了摸滚烫的绿皮坐垫.

I'll be in the hot seat when the boss finds out what went wrong.

要是老板发现出了什么差错,我将会招致麻烦的.

The video challenge does not put individual students on the hot seat---so it's less intimidating by design.

视频挑战赛并没有让个别学生骑虎难下，而是设计得更亲民。

The president found himself in the hot seat after failing to deliver promised tax cuts.

在无法实现其减税承诺后,总统的政治处境就显得十分艰难.

Knowing the new leader will come, he is now on the hot seat.

听说新领导要来, 他坐立不安,心神不定.

Some people seem to always be in the hot seat.

有些人好像总是身处困境.

He is to remain in the hot seat as chief executive.

他将继续留在公司总经理这个不好坐的位子上。

You'd really be in the hot seat trying to interpret in a meeting or over the phone.

要是让你在会议上或者电话上进行口译，那才叫难堪呢。

Many a man has controlled a murderous rage when he thought of the hot seat.

许多人一想到电椅就压住了想杀人的怒火.