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hat

释义

hat

noun countable

UK /hæt/

Word Forms

singular	hat
plural	hats

1
a piece of clothing that you wear on your head
She was wearing a brown fur hat.
Synonyms and related words
Hats and other things worn on the head
balaclava
bandanna
baseball cap
2
informalone particular aspect of someone’s duties or responsibilities
She has to wear several different hats (=have various responsibilities) in her position.
Of course, when I say this, I’m wearing my teaching hat.
Synonyms and related words
Responsibilities and responsibility
accountability
responsibility
obligation
3
I’ll eat my hat
a phrase said when you are sure that something (usually an event) is unlikely to take place
If you visit Surat, I’ll eat my hat.
If I manage to do even one closure, I’ll eat my hat.
If he comes back, I’ll eat my hat.
Submitted by:
Darshi from India on 24/11/2015
Open Dictionary - November2015
4
all hat and no cattle/too much hat and not enough cattle
American
all talk and no action
Let it never be said that Texas business leaders are all hat and no cattle.
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 26/02/2016
Open Dictionary - February2016
5
hang your hat on something
to depend on something
I should look for other job vacancies. I can’t hang my hat on this one.
Learning a new language is a skill you can hang your hat on
Submitted by:
Darshi from India on 17/10/2016
Open Dictionary - October2016

phrases

hats off to someone/I take my hat off to someone

keep something under your hat

my hat

pick/draw someone’s name out of a hat

throw/toss your hat into the ring

hat

noun countable

US /hæt/

Word Forms

singular	hat
plural	hats

1
a piece of clothing that you wear on your head
She was wearing a brown fur hat.
Synonyms and related words
Hats and other things worn on the head
balaclava
bandanna
baseball cap
2
informalone particular aspect of someone’s duties or responsibilities
She has to wear several different hats (=have various responsibilities) in her position.
Of course, when I say this, I’m wearing my teaching hat.
Synonyms and related words
Responsibilities and responsibility
accountability
responsibility
obligation
3
I’ll eat my hat
a phrase said when you are sure that something (usually an event) is unlikely to take place
If you visit Surat, I’ll eat my hat.
If I manage to do even one closure, I’ll eat my hat.
If he comes back, I’ll eat my hat.
Submitted by:
Darshi from India on 24/11/2015
Open Dictionary - November2015
4
all hat and no cattle/too much hat and not enough cattle
American
all talk and no action
Let it never be said that Texas business leaders are all hat and no cattle.
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 26/02/2016
Open Dictionary - February2016
5
hang your hat on something
to depend on something
I should look for other job vacancies. I can’t hang my hat on this one.
Learning a new language is a skill you can hang your hat on
Submitted by:
Darshi from India on 17/10/2016
Open Dictionary - October2016

phrases

come/go hat in hand

hats off/my hat goes off to someone

keep something under your hat

pick/draw someone’s name out of a hat

throw/toss your hat into the ring

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