hat

noun

/hæt/

Idioms

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a piece of clothing made to fit the head, often with a brim (= a flat edge that sticks out), usually worn out of doors
- a straw/woolly hat
- to wear a hat
- to put on/take off a hat
- to have a hat on
see also bowler (2), bobble hat, cowboy hat, hard hat, hat tip, pork-pie hat, sun hat, ten-gallon hat, top hat
Extra Examples
- He placed a battered felt hat on his head.
- He pulled his hat down over his face.
- The doorman tipped his hat as we entered.
- The governor wore a cocked hat trimmed with white feathers.
- a riding hat
- a top hat
Topics Clothes and Fashiona1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- broad-brimmed
- wide-brimmed
- floppy
- …
verb + hat
- don
- place
- doff
- …
hat + verb
- be trimmed with something
hat + noun
- box
- shop
- store
- …
See full entry
(informal) a position or role, especially an official or professional role, when you have more than one such role
- I'm wearing two hats tonight—parent and teacher.
- I'm telling you this with my lawyer's hat on, you understand.

see also cocked hat, hi-hat, old hat

Word OriginOld English hætt, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse hǫttr ‘hood’, also to hood.

Idioms

at the drop of a hat

immediately; without hesitating
- The company can't expect me to move my home and family at the drop of a hat.

go hat in hand (to somebody) (especially North American English)

(British English usually go cap in hand (to somebody))

to ask somebody for something, especially money, in a very polite way that makes you seem less important

hang your hat

(North American English, informal) to live in a particular place
- These multimillion-dollar homes are more than just a place to hang your hat.

hang your hat on something

(North American English, informal) to depend or rely on something
- The research is interesting, but you cannot hang your hat on it.

my hat

(old-fashioned) used to express surprise

I’ll eat my hat

(informal) used to say that you think something is very unlikely to happen
- If she's here on time, I'll eat my hat!

I take my hat off to somebody | hats off to somebody (both especially British English)

(North American English usually I tip my hat to somebody)

(informal) used to say that you admire somebody very much for something they have done related noun hat tip

keep something under your hat

(informal) to keep something secret and not tell anyone else

knock somebody/something into a cocked hat

(British English, old-fashioned) to be very much better than somebody/something
- She knocks the rest of the cast into a cocked hat.

out of a/the hat

if something such as a name is picked out of a/the hat, it is picked at random from a container into which all the names are put, so that each name has an equal chance of being picked, in a competition, etc.

pass the hat round/around

(informal) to collect money from a number of people, for example to buy a present for somebody

pull something/a rabbit out of the hat

(informal) to suddenly produce something as a solution to a problem

talk through your hat

(old-fashioned, informal) to say silly things while you are talking about a subject you do not understand

throw your hat into the ring

to announce officially that you are going to compete in an election, a competition, etc.

单词	hat
释义	hat noun /hæt/ /hæt/ Idioms jump to other results enlarge image a piece of clothing made to fit the head, often with a brim (= a flat edge that sticks out), usually worn out of doors a straw/woolly hat to wear a hat to put on/take off a hat to have a hat on see also bowler (2), bobble hat, cowboy hat, hard hat, hat tip, pork-pie hat, sun hat, ten-gallon hat, top hat Extra Examples He placed a battered felt hat on his head. He pulled his hat down over his face. The doorman tipped his hat as we entered. The governor wore a cocked hat trimmed with white feathers. a riding hat a top hat Topics Clothes and Fashiona1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective broad-brimmed wide-brimmed floppy … verb + hat don place doff … hat + verb be trimmed with something hat + noun box shop store … See full entry (informal) a position or role, especially an official or professional role, when you have more than one such role I'm wearing two hats tonight—parent and teacher. I'm telling you this with my lawyer's hat on, you understand. see also cocked hat, hi-hat, old hat Word OriginOld English hætt, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse hǫttr ‘hood’, also to hood. Idioms at the drop of a hat immediately; without hesitating The company can't expect me to move my home and family at the drop of a hat. go hat in hand (to somebody) (especially North American English) (British English usually go cap in hand (to somebody)) to ask somebody for something, especially money, in a very polite way that makes you seem less important hang your hat (North American English, informal) to live in a particular place These multimillion-dollar homes are more than just a place to hang your hat. hang your hat on something (North American English, informal) to depend or rely on something The research is interesting, but you cannot hang your hat on it. my hat (old-fashioned) used to express surprise I’ll eat my hat (informal) used to say that you think something is very unlikely to happen If she's here on time, I'll eat my hat! I take my hat off to somebody \| hats off to somebody (both especially British English) (North American English usually I tip my hat to somebody) (informal) used to say that you admire somebody very much for something they have done related noun hat tip keep something under your hat (informal) to keep something secret and not tell anyone else knock somebody/something into a cocked hat (British English, old-fashioned) to be very much better than somebody/something She knocks the rest of the cast into a cocked hat. out of a/the hat if something such as a name is picked out of a/the hat, it is picked at random from a container into which all the names are put, so that each name has an equal chance of being picked, in a competition, etc. pass the hat round/around (informal) to collect money from a number of people, for example to buy a present for somebody pull something/a rabbit out of the hat (informal) to suddenly produce something as a solution to a problem talk through your hat (old-fashioned, informal) to say silly things while you are talking about a subject you do not understand throw your hat into the ring to announce officially that you are going to compete in an election, a competition, etc.
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