Question of the Day #743

Current president Joe Biden has recently rejoined, so while the United States can’t necessarily be judged on keeping the promises signed in 2015, the dozens of other countries that signed the agreement are in the hot seat.

From the 5th paragraph of this article at The Miami Student.

上記の文で、in the hot seatの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "in the hot seat" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

《be ～》苦しい［不安な・難しい］立場にある

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

In a position in which one must face intense questioning, criticism, punishment, or scrutiny.

Examples

• We are not the ones in the hot seat when it comes to taking initiatives.
• By that time, who knows who will be in the hot seat? Times, Sunday Times (2017)
• The club was formed in 1900 and since 1902 they have had only seven managers. Syd King was the longest-serving with 30 years in the hot seat from 1902.
• You can bet you'll be on the hot seat if the boss gets wind of this.
• The director will be in the hot seat today when he's called before the congressional committee to answer for the recent scandal.

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