Catatan: Terjemahan untuk entri ini sedang dalam peninjauan kualitas, sehingga sebagian konten untuk sementara hanya ditampilkan dalam bahasa Inggris.
Entri ini belum diterjemahkan ke bahasa Anda, sehingga versi aslinya ditampilkan di bawah.
white-hot
This term evokes the image of metal heated to its highest possible luminosity before melting, suggesting a state of peak energy. In a literal sense, it describes a physical temperature so extreme that the glow shifts from red to a blinding white, signaling a critical threshold of heat.
When applied to human emotion or social situations, it describes a fever pitch of intensity. It is typically used to characterize anger, passion, or competition that has become volatile and overwhelming, often implying that the situation is on the verge of an explosion or a breaking point.
Meanings
Examples
The blacksmith plunged the white-hot steel into the cold water.
The star collapsed into a white-hot core of pure energy.
Look at that white-hot glow coming from the furnace.
The debate reached a white-hot intensity as the candidates clashed.
I can feel a white-hot rage boiling inside me right now.
Their romance was a white-hot passion that burned out quickly.
The competition for the championship is white-hot this year.
The competition for the championship is white-hot this year.
He spoke with white-hot anger about the injustice he suffered.