piping hot

IPA/pˈaɪpɪŋ hˈɒt/
IPA/pˈaɪpɪŋ hˈɑːt/

piping hot — 慣用語

1. describes food or a drink that has just been cooked or heated and so is steaming

1.慣用語B2
釋義

滾燙的

剛煮好、熱得幾乎燙手的食物或飲料

describes food or a drink that has just been cooked or heated and so is steaming and almost too hot to touch or eat.

例句

Owen carried the piping hot pizza straight from the oven to the table.

Owen 把滾燙的披薩直接從烤箱端到桌上。

piping hot + food noun, used before the noun

The waiter brought us bowls of piping hot soup on a freezing night.

在這個冷得要命的夜晚，服務生端來幾碗滾燙的湯。

collocation: piping hot soup / coffee / stew

同義詞
  • scalding

    stronger; hot enough to burn the skin or mouth

  • steaming

    emphasises the visible steam rising off the food

  • sizzling

    suggests the hissing sound of frying, often of meat

反義詞
  • stone-cold

    completely cold, often of food left out too long

  • lukewarm

    only slightly warm, neither hot nor cold

文法句型

piping hot + food/drink noun

serve/arrive piping hot

用法筆記

Almost always describes food or drink; you would not say a person or the weather is piping hot. Frequently follows 'serve', 'arrive', or 'come'.

常見錯誤

❌It was a piping hot summer afternoon.
✅It was a scorching summer afternoon.
💡'piping hot' is used for food and drink, not the weather.
❌The engine ran piping hot after the long climb.
✅The engine ran very hot after the long climb.
💡keep 'piping hot' for things you eat or drink.