Id | ESLPod_0321_WE_0316 |
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Episode Id | ESLPod 321 |
Episode Title | Buying a Jacket or Coat |
Phrase | hood |
Text | The word "hood," in this podcast, means the part of a coat that is attached to the neck and can be pulled up to cover the back and top of one's head: "Pulling up your hood can keep you warmer in cold weather." A "hood" is also the large piece of metal at the front of a car that covers the engine: "When the car started making strange noises, we looked under the hood to see what was wrong." At a graduation ceremony, a "hood" is the piece of colored fabric that graduate students wear, showing what degree they have earned: "The engineering graduates have blue hoods, and the English graduates have red hoods." In informal English, a "'hood" is a "neighborhood," or an area where people live: "Shawna has a lot of friends in her 'hood." |
Topics | Clothing + Grooming | Shopping |
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