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单词 'hood
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
hood1 /hʊd/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Clothinga soft or flexible covering for the head and neck:I pulled up my hood when it started to snow.
  2. Botanysomething resembling this, esp. in shape, as the covering of a baby carriage.
  3. Automotivethe hinged movable part at the front of an automobile body covering the engine.

v. [+ object]
  1. to cover with or as if with a hood.
hood•ed, adj. 

hood2 /hʊd/USA pronunciation   n. [countable][Slang.]
  1. Slang Termsa hoodlum.

hood3 /hʊd/USA pronunciation   n. [countable][Slang.]
  1. Slang Termsa neighborhood.

-hood, suffix. 
    • -hood is used to form nouns with the meaning "the state or condition of'':likely + -hood → likelihood (= the state or condition of being likely);child + -hood → childhood (= the state or period of time of being a child).
    • -hood is also used to form nouns with the meaning "a body or group of persons of a particular character or class'':priest + -hood → priesthood (= a body of priests).

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
hood1  (hŏŏd),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Clothinga soft or flexible covering for the head and neck, either separate or attached to a cloak, coat, or the like.
  2. Botanysomething resembling or suggesting such a covering, esp. in shape, as certain petals or sepals.
  3. Automotivethe hinged, movable part of an automobile body covering the engine.
  4. British Termsthe roof of a carriage.
  5. a metal cover or canopy for a stove, ventilator, etc.
  6. Sport[Falconry.]a cover for the entire head of a hawk, used when the bird is not in pursuit of game.
  7. an ornamental ruffle or fold on the back of the shoulders of an academic gown, jurist's robe, etc.
  8. Zoologya crest or band of color on the head of certain birds and animals.

v.t. 
  1. to furnish with a hood.
  2. to cover with or as if with a hood.
  • bef. 900; 1925–30, American. for def. 3; Middle English hode, Old English hōd; cognate with Old Frisian hōde, Dutch hoed, German Hut hat
hoodless, adj. 
hoodlike′, adj. 

hood2  (hŏŏd, ho̅o̅d),USA pronunciation n. [Slang.]
  1. Slang Termsa hoodlum.
  • by shortening 1925–30

'hood  (hŏŏd),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Slang Termsneighborhood.
  • by shortening 1985–90

Hood  (hŏŏd),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical John Bell, 1831–79, Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War.
  2. Raymond Math•ew•son  (mathyo̅o̅ sən),USA pronunciation 1881–1934, U.S. architect.
  3. Biographical Robin. See Robin Hood. 
  4. Biographical Thomas, 1799–1845, English poet and humorist.
  5. Place Names Mount, a volcanic peak in N Oregon, in the Cascade Range. 11,253 ft. (3430 m).

-hood, 
  1. a native English suffix denoting state, condition, character, nature, etc., or a body of persons of a particular character or class, formerly used in the formation of nouns:childhood; knighthood;priesthood.
  • Middle English -hode, -hod, Old English -hād (cognate with German -heit), special use of hād condition, state, order, quality, rank

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