口語教室第7期:一時興起,緩和局勢
in the heat of the moment
In the heat of the moment: while in a state of strong emotion or excitement 一時激動之下;一時興起
I must apologize for the rude things I said yesterday in the heat of the moment.
我必須為我昨天一時激動之下説了粗話道歉.
Take the heat out of sth:緩和局勢
The police tried to take the heat out of the situation by withdrawing for a while.
警察暫時撤退,試圖緩和一下局勢.