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hat /hæt/► SEE ALLkeep sth under your hatpick, etc. sth out of a hattake your hat off to sbhats off to sbthrow your hat into the ringgo cap in hand (to sb)at the drop of a hatI’ll eat my hat!knock sb/sth into a cocked hatold hatpass the hat round/aroundpass round/around the hatpull sth/a rabbit out of the hattalk through your hat
●ˌkeep sth under your ˈhat (informal) keep sth secret 保守秘密◆I’m going to apply for another job, but keep it under your hat for a while, will you?
我想跳槽，但请你暂时保密，好吗？ OPP let the cat out of the bag ●pick, etc. sth out of a hat (informal) choose sb/sth completely by chance 随便选择◆We couldn’t decide where to go on holiday so we just picked a place out of a hat.
我们定不下来到哪儿去度假，就随便选了个地方。●take your ˈhat off to sb●hats ˈoff to sb (both especially BrE) (NAmE usually tip your ˈhat to sb) (informal) used for expressing admiration for what sb has done 向…脱帽致敬；向…表示钦佩（或赞赏）◆I take my hat off to the doctors and nurses of the hospital. They were magnificent.
我向这家医院的医生和护士致敬，他们真了不起。◆Hats off to you. That’s the best fish soup I’ve ever tasted.
你真行！我从来没喝过这么好的鱼汤。●throw your ˈhat into the ringannounce 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）◆Another candidate has now thrown his hat into the ring for the elections later this year.
又有一名候选人宣布参加今年晚些时候的选举。●go cap in ˈhand (to sb) (BrE) (NAmE go hat in ˈhand) beg for sth very respectfully 谦卑地讨要；恭敬地索取◆I’ve run out of money, but I don’t want to go cap in hand to my father.我没钱了，可是我不想低三下四地问父亲要。●at the ˌdrop of a ˈhat (informal) immediately and without hesitating 一有机会就…；立即；毫不迟疑◆He’s the sort of person who can sing any song at all at the drop of a hat.他是那种什么歌都张口就能唱的人。●I’ll eat my ˈhat! (spoken) used to say that you think sth is very unlikely to happen （表示某事几无可能）我才不信呢，那才怪呢◆They’re always late — if they get here before eight o’clock, I’ll eat my hat.他们老是迟到。要是他们八点之前能到这儿，我就把脑袋给你。●knock sb/sth into a cocked ˈhat (BrE) be very much better than sb/sth 远远胜过；大大超过；使相形见绌◆This new software is going to knock everything else on the market into a cocked hat.这款新软件将会使市场上其他所有的产品都相形见绌。 NOTE A cocked hat is an old-fashioned kind of hat with three corners often worn in the army and navy. * cocked hat 指通常由陆军和海军士兵所戴的一种旧式三角帽。 ●ˌold ˈhatsomething that is old-fashioned and no longer interesting 过时的东西；陈腐的事物◆This is supposed to be a new method of learning English, but frankly, it’s a bit old hat.人们认为这是学习英语的一种新方法，不过坦白说，它还是老一套。 OPP all the rage ●pass the ˈhat round/around●pass round/around the ˈhat (informal) collect money from a number of people, for example to buy a present for sb 凑钱；（为给某人买礼物等而）凑份子◆Anthony had his car radio stolen, so his friends passed the hat round and bought him a new one.安东尼车上的收音机被偷了，朋友们凑份子给他买了一台新的。●pull sth/a ˌrabbit out of the ˈhat (informal) suddenly produce sth as a solution to a problem 突然提出解决方法；突施妙计◆We had almost given up hope when Mick pulled a rabbit out of the hat by coming up with a great new idea.我们几乎要绝望的时候米克灵感突发，想出了一个绝妙的办法。 NOTE This is a trick that is often done by magicians. 魔术师经常表演这个魔术。 ●talk through your ˈhat (old-fashioned, informal) (usually used in progressive tenses 通常用于进行时) say silly things while you are talking about a subject you do not understand 信口开河；瞎扯◆Don’t take any notice of him. He’s talking through his hat, as usual.别理他，他又像往常一样，在瞎说呢。 |