| 释义 |
hat·ter
I. \ˈhad.ə(r), -atə-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from hat (I) + -er
1. : one that makes, sells, or cleans and repairs hats
2. [probably so called from the presumed applicability of the proverbial expression “mad as a hatter”] Australia
a. : a solitary bush dweller
b. : a lone miner or prospector — often used of a person who has become eccentric from too much solitude
3. : fur especially of rabbits for making felt hats — usually used in plural
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English (Scots) hatteren
1. now dialect : batter, bruise
2. archaic : to wear out : worry and harass — sometimes used with out |