单词 | bonnet |
释义 | bonnet (bɒnɪt ) Word forms: bonnets 1. countable noun B1+ The bonnet of a car is the metal cover over the engine at the front. [British] When I lifted the bonnet, the noise seemed to be coming from the alternator. 2. countable noun A bonnet is a hat with ribbons that are tied under the chin. Bonnets are now worn by babies. In the past, they were also worn by women. 3. to have a bee in your bonnet phrase If you have a bee in your bonnet about something, you are so enthusiastic or worried about it that you keep mentioning it or thinking about it. He's got a bee in his bonnet about factory farming. [+ about] Image of bonnet © Alexander Sviridov, Shutterstock Vocabulary Builder CAR: EXTERIOR boot roof wheel window door windscreen wiper bonnet wing bumper windscreen tyre wing mirror number plate headlight indicator Idioms: have a bee in your bonnet to feel very strongly about something and keep talking or thinking about it. This expression is considered old-fashioned in American English. I've got a bee in my bonnet about the confusion between education and training. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: car bonnet She gets fired on her first day when she drops a car bonnet on her new boss's hand! The Sun He says the apprenticeship was ideal because he was always happier with his head under a car bonnet than in a chemistry book. The Sun Almost ten million drivers have no idea what happens underneath their car bonnet, but one in ten pretend they do to impress friends and family, a survey has found. Times, Sunday Times The increasingly flamboyant motors coming off production lines were decorated with these classic car bonnet mascots. Times, Sunday Times He carried off one footlong koi and left it on a car bonnet. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 引擎罩, 在颌下系带的帽子 Japanese: ボンネット, 婦人や幼児用の帽子 |
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