帽子:hat的用法和辨析
It's true, Harry. You possess many of the qualities that Voldemort himself prizes. Determination, resourcefulness, and if I may say so, a certain disregard for the rules. Why, then, did the Sorting Hat place you in Gryffindor?
——Harry Poter and the Chamber of Secrets
是的,哈利。你身上有很多伏地魔欣赏的品质。心志坚定,足智多谋,恕我直言,还不循规蹈矩。那么,为什么分类帽要把你分到格兰芬多呢?
——《哈利·波特与密室》
一、你知道hat有几种含义吗?
n.
1.帽子(通常指有檐的帽子)[C] a covering made to fit the head, often with a brim (= a flat edge that sticks out), and worn out of doors
Where did she get that hat?
她在哪里买到这顶帽子的?
2.区别职务的帽子;职务,职位 [C] distinctive head covering worn as a symbol of office
I don't have a hat to my name.
我没有合适的职位。
v.
1.给...戴上帽子;向...提供帽子 [T] to furnish or provide with a hat
She was hatted a big white straw hat to match her green dress.
她戴了一顶白色的大草帽来配搭那件绿色的连衣裙。
2.制造帽子;供应帽子 [I]to make or supply hats
二、词义辨析:以下单词都能表示“帽子”的意思
cap, hat
这两个名词均表示“帽子”之意。
cap指无边的便帽,呀表示职业的帽子,如运动帽、军帽等。
hat指有边的帽子,尤指礼帽。
三、你知道hat和哪些词更搭吗?
bowler hat
圆顶硬礼帽
ten-gallon hat
n.<美俚>宽边的高呢帽
top hat
n. 大礼帽
sun hat
n.阔边防晒草帽,阔边遮阳帽
cocked hat
船位误差三角形
四、最后,来做个小测试
She held up her ____ to me, and I winked at her.
她向我抬了抬她的帽子,我则向她眨了眨眼。