1、 用于液体的考研英语单词

　　1) Piping hot，特别指食物，如汤　A bowl of piping hot soup

　　2) Boiling hot

　　3) Steaming hot

　　4) Scalding hot：The coffee is scalding hot.

　　2、 用于固体

　　1) Red-hot: 用于各种物体

　　2) White-hot：只用于金属

　　3、 用于气体

　　1) Steamy 　考研英语单词例句：The steamy air in this room is unbearable. 英语之家

　　2) Hot: hot air

　　4、 液体或固体兼可

　　1) Scalding

　　a) Scalding hot water: "What do you think of the news that a womanallegedly poured scalding hot water on her husband?"

　　b) The coffee is scalding hot.

　　c) The scalding kettle 茶壶烧烫了(茶壶表面摸上去很烫手): One of the locals had experienced a severe burn on his upper-arm from a scalding kettle.

　　2) Burning

　　a) A burning piece of iron: "There was a police mobile, so I was relaxed and was on my way to the relative's house when a burning piece of iron hit my leg and I fell. At first, I thought that the police have opened the fire," he said.

　　b) A burning rock: I myself, based on what you have posted here, would be dropping this guy like a burning rock.