hood

noun

/hʊd/

Idioms

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a part of a coat, etc. that you can pull up to cover the back and top of your head
- a jacket with a detachable hood
Extra Examples
- He was wearing a blue anorak with the hood up.
- She put up her hood when it started to rain.
- You can always put your hood up if it rains.
Topics Clothes and Fashionc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verb + hood
- pull up
- put up
- lower
- …
phrases
- with the hood down
- with the hood up
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a piece of cloth put over somebody’s face and head so that they cannot be recognized or so that they cannot see
- The victim was sitting tied to a chair with a black hood over her head.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verb + hood
- pull up
- put up
- lower
- …
phrases
- with the hood down
- with the hood up
See full entry
a piece of coloured silk or fur worn over an academic gown to show the kind of degree held by the person wearing it
(especially British English) a folding cover over a car, child's buggy, etc.
- We drove all the way with the hood down.
Topics Transport by car or lorryc2
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(North American English)
(British English bonnet)
the metal part over the front of a vehicle, usually covering the engine
- the sound of a bird hitting the hood of the car
Topics Transport by car or lorryc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- car
- crumpled
- dented
- …
verb + hood
- open
- pop
- close
- …
phrases
- the hood of a/the car
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a cover placed over a device or machine, for example, to protect it
- a lens hood
- an extractor hood (= one that removes cooking smells from a kitchen)
(especially North American English, slang) hoodlum (= a violent criminal, especially one who is part of a gang)
(also ’hood)
(especially North American English, slang) a neighbourhood, especially a person’s own neighbourhood

Word Originsenses 1 to 6 Old English hōd, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoed, German Hut ‘hat’, also to hat.sense 7 1930s: abbreviation of hoodlum.sense 8 1970s: shortening of neighbourhood.

Idioms

under the hood

at the fundamental level of how something works rather than at the obvious surface level
- They are urging potential job seekers to take a look under the hood of industry.
- If you look under the hood of these these technological wonders, you'll find carbon fibre components in many places.
- The latest version includes numerous under-the-hood improvements.

单词	hood
释义	hood noun /hʊd/ /hʊd/ Idioms jump to other results enlarge image a part of a coat, etc. that you can pull up to cover the back and top of your head a jacket with a detachable hood Extra Examples He was wearing a blue anorak with the hood up. She put up her hood when it started to rain. You can always put your hood up if it rains. Topics Clothes and Fashionc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + hood pull up put up lower … phrases with the hood down with the hood up See full entry a piece of cloth put over somebody’s face and head so that they cannot be recognized or so that they cannot see The victim was sitting tied to a chair with a black hood over her head. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + hood pull up put up lower … phrases with the hood down with the hood up See full entry a piece of coloured silk or fur worn over an academic gown to show the kind of degree held by the person wearing it (especially British English) a folding cover over a car, child's buggy, etc. We drove all the way with the hood down. Topics Transport by car or lorryc2 enlarge image (North American English) (British English bonnet) the metal part over the front of a vehicle, usually covering the engine the sound of a bird hitting the hood of the car Topics Transport by car or lorryc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective car crumpled dented … verb + hood open pop close … phrases the hood of a/the car See full entry enlarge image a cover placed over a device or machine, for example, to protect it a lens hood an extractor hood (= one that removes cooking smells from a kitchen) (especially North American English, slang) hoodlum (= a violent criminal, especially one who is part of a gang) (also ’hood) (especially North American English, slang) a neighbourhood, especially a person’s own neighbourhood Word Originsenses 1 to 6 Old English hōd, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoed, German Hut ‘hat’, also to hat.sense 7 1930s: abbreviation of hoodlum.sense 8 1970s: shortening of neighbourhood. Idioms under the hood at the fundamental level of how something works rather than at the obvious surface level They are urging potential job seekers to take a look under the hood of industry. If you look under the hood of these these technological wonders, you'll find carbon fibre components in many places. The latest version includes numerous under-the-hood improvements.
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