The interviewer's questions really put him on the spot.

采访者的问题使他很下不来台。

《牛津词典》

In the rare chance that there is a microorganism that can make you sick on the exact spot where the food dropped, you can be fairly sure that the bug is on the food you are about to put in your mouth.

极少数情况下，有一种微生物可以在食物掉落的那一刻让你生病，你可以十分确定这种细菌就在你准备放进嘴里的食物上。

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The question put me on the spot.

这问题一下子把我难住了。

《新英汉大辞典》

So let's not put him only on the spot; there's a whole bunch of us in this room and we can actually apply this same idea not to these phone books but actually to other real world problems, there's a whole bunch of people in this room.

所以我们不要只让他一个人体验,教室里还有一大帮人,其实这种方法不仅可以用来查找电话簿,还可以应用到现实生活当中,教室里有这么多人。

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To put you on the spot. -Sure.

这有点为难你了，-没关系。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

This can be helpful if you worry about being put on the spot without an interesting story to tell.

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