
hood
词源
源自古英语'hōd',与古高地德语'huot'(头盔)同源,最初指头部的覆盖物。现代引申义'邻里社区'源自20世纪中叶美国非裔英语。
noun
❶ 指覆盖头部或物体顶部的部分,通常可以拉起或放下,用于遮风挡雨或保暖。常见于外套、雨衣等服装上。
“She pulled up the hood of her jacket to protect herself from the rain.”
(她拉起夹克的兜帽来挡雨。)
“The hood of the car was dented in the accident.”
(汽车的引擎盖在事故中被撞凹了。)
❶ 非正式用语中,指某个特定的邻里社区,尤其指城市中经济条件较差的区域。常带有文化认同的意味。
“He grew up in the hood and knows all the local stories.”
(他在这个街区长大,知道所有的本地故事。)
“The movie portrays life in the inner-city hood.”
(这部电影描绘了市中心贫民区的生活。)
verb
❶ 给某物装上罩子或覆盖物,使其被遮盖或保护。这个用法较为少见。
“The mechanic hooded the engine to protect it from dust.”
(机械师给发动机装上罩子以防灰尘。)
“They hooded the statue during the renovation work.”
(他们在翻修期间给雕像罩上了防护罩。)
常见短语
hood ornament — 指安装在汽车引擎盖上的装饰物,通常是金属或塑料制成的标志性造型。
“The vintage car had a silver eagle as its hood ornament.”
(那辆古董车的引擎盖上有一个银鹰装饰。)
in the hood — 表示在某个特定的邻里社区内,常用于谈论熟悉或成长的地方。
“Everyone knows him in the hood because he's lived here for 30 years.”
(社区里每个人都认识他,因为他已经在这里住了30年。)