La palabra "sombrero" se refiere principalmente a una cubierta para la cabeza, a menudo con ala para usar en exteriores. También puede denotar un rol o trabajo, especialmente cuando alguien tiene múltiples responsabilidades ("usar varios sombreros"). Además, "sombrero" es parte de varios modismos: "al instante" significa hacer algo de inmediato, "guardar un secreto" significa mantener un secreto, "anticuado" describe algo poco interesante o desactualizado, y "pasar el sombrero" significa recolectar dinero de un grupo. Finalmente, "quitarse el sombrero ante alguien" expresa admiración.
The word "hat" primarily refers to a head covering, often with a brim for outdoor wear. It can also denote a role or job, especially when someone holds multiple responsibilities ("wearing several hats"). Additionally, "hat" is part of several idioms: "at the drop of a hat" means to do something immediately, "keep under your hat" means to keep a secret, "old hat" describes something uninteresting or outdated, and "pass the hat around" means to collect money from a group. Finally, "take your hat off to someone" expresses admiration.
[N-COUNT 可数名词](常指带檐的)帽子 A hat is a head covering, often with a brim round it, which is usually worn out of doors to give protection from the weather.
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]角色;职位;工作 If you say that someone is wearing a particular hat, you mean that they are performing a particular role at that time. If you say that they wear several hats, you mean that they have several roles or jobs.
[with supp]
...putting on my nationalistic hat.
扮演我的民族主义角色
...various problems, including too many people wearing too many hats.
各种问题,包括有太多的人身兼多职
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[PHRASE 短语]毫不犹豫地;非常乐意地 If you say that you are ready to do something at the drop of a hat, you mean that you are willing to do it immediately, without hesitating.
[PHR after v]
India is one part of the world I would go to at the drop of a hat.
印度是世界上我迫不及待想要去的一个地方。
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[PHRASE 短语]保守秘密 If you tell someone to keep a piece of information under their hat, you are asking them not to tell anyone else about it.
[V inflects]
Look, if I tell you something, will you promise to keep it under your hat?...
喂,如果我告诉你一件事,你能答应保守秘密吗?
He kept it all very much under his hat.
在这件事儿上他嘴很紧。
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[PHRASE 短语]陈腐;陈旧;老式;过时 If you say that something or someone is old hat, you mean that they have existed or been known for a long time, and they have become uninteresting and boring.
[v-link PHR]
The younger generation tell me that religion is 'old hat' and science has proved this.
年轻的一代告诉我,宗教已经过时了,科学已证明了这一点。
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[PHRASE 短语]募捐,凑份子(美国英语用 pass the hat) In British English, if you pass the hat around, you collect money from a group of people, for example in order to give someone a present. In American English, you just say pass the hat .
[V inflects]
Professors are passing the hat to help staff in their department.
教授们正在凑钱帮助系里的同事。
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[PHRASE 短语]赞赏;钦佩 If you say that you take your hat off to someone, you mean that you admire them for something that they have done.
[V inflects]
[approval]
I take my hat off to Mr Clarke for taking this action...
我很钦佩克拉克先生的这一举动。
I was impressed by that, you have to take your hat off to the guy.
我对此印象深刻,你不得不钦佩那个家伙。
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[CONVENTION 惯用语]向…致敬 If you say 'Hats off to someone', you are expressing admiration for them.
[approval]
Hats off to them for supporting the homeless.
向他们帮扶无家可归者的善举致敬!
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[PHRASE 短语](常指没落时)出乎意料地获取(胜利、成功) To pull something out of the hat means to do something unexpected which helps you to succeed, often when you are failing.
[V inflects]
Southampton had somehow managed to pull another Cup victory out of the hat.
南安普敦队最终还是出乎意料地又一次获得了足总杯赛的胜利。
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[PHRASE 短语](比赛中挑选胜出者时)随机地,任意地 In competitions, if you say that the winners will be drawn or picked out of the hat, you mean that they will be chosen randomly, so everyone has an equal chance of winning.
[PHR after v]
The first 10 correct entries drawn out of the hat will win a pair of tickets, worth £20 each.
随机抽出的前10位答对问题者将获得两张票,每张价值20英镑。
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to knock something into a cocked hat→see:
cocked hat
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hat★/hæt; NAmEhæt/noun _hats_comp.jpg _panama.jpg 1★a covering made to fit the head, often with a brim,(= a flat edge that sticks out) and worn out of doors (常指带檐的)帽子◆a straw/woolly, etc. hat草帽、毛线帽等◆to put on/take off a hat戴╱脱帽子2( informal) a position or role, especially an official or professional role, when you have more than one such role (双重的)职位,角色(尤指官职或职业角色)◆I'm wearing two hats tonight—parent and teacher.我今晚身兼两职,既是家长又是老师。◆I'm telling you this with my lawyer's hat on, you understand.你要明白,我是以律师的身分告诉你这事。☞see also
old hat
IDIOMSgo hat in ˈhand (to sb)( NAmE) (BrEgo cap in ˈhand (to sb))to ask sb for sth, especially money, in a very polite way that makes you seem less important 谦卑地要,恭敬地讨(尤指钱)keep sth under your ˈhat( informal) to keep sth secret and not tell anyone else 将某事保密ˌmy ˈhat( old-fashioned) ( BrE) used to express surprise (表示惊奇)out of a/the ˈhatif sth such as a name is picked out of a/the hat,it is picked at randomfrom a container into which all the names are put, so that each name has an equal chance of being picked, in a competition, etc. 随机抽出I take my ˈhat off to sb | hats off to sb( both especially BrE) (NAmE usuallyI tip my ˈhat to sb)( informal) used to say that you admire sb very much for sth they have done (表示敬佩)throw your ˈhat into the ringto announce officially that you are going to compete in an election, a competition, etc. 正式宣布参加竞选(或比赛等)☞more at
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hathat /hæt/ ●●●S1W3 noun [countable]
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1a piece of clothing that you wear on your head: Maria was wearing a beautiful new hat.straw/cowboy/bowler etc hatin a hat a man in a fur hatbowler-hatted/top-hatted etc (=wearing a bowler hat, top hat etc) a bowler-hatted gentleman2keep something under your hat informal to keep something secret3be wearing your teacher’s/salesman’s etc hat (also have your teacher’s/salesman’s etc hat on) informal to be performing the duties of a teacher etc, which are not your only duties: I’m a manager now and only put my salesman’s hat on when one of our sales reps is having real problems.4I take my hat off to somebody (also hats off to somebody) informal used to say you admire someone very much because of what they have done: I take my hat off to Ian – without him we’d have never finished this project on time.5 be drawn/pulled/picked out of the/a hat if someone’s name is drawn out of a hat, they are chosen, for example as the winner of a competition, because their name is the first one that is taken out of a container containing the names of all the people involved: The first correct entry out of the hat on September 2nd will win a prize.6pass the hat around to collect money from a group of people, especially in order to buy someone a present7throw/toss your hat into the ring to say publicly that you will compete in an election or for a job →
hard hat
, old hat
, → at the drop of a hat
at drop2(5)
, → I’ll eat my hat
at eat(8)
, → hang up your hat
at hang up
, → be talking through your hat
at talk1(29)
WDF
hat
[hæt]hatted, hatting, hats
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hats[7514]
帽子(96%),制造帽子(2%),提供帽子(1%),给 ... 戴帽子(1%)
n.帽子
vt.给……戴上帽子
vi.供应帽子;制造帽子
n.(Hat)人名;(中)核(广东话·威妥玛)
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