hat
/hæt; hæt/ n
1 covering made to fit the head, usu with a brim, worn out of doors 帽子（通常指有檐的）
put on/take off one's hat 戴[脱]帽. Cf 参看 bonnet.
2 (infml 口) symbol of a person's official position 官职的象徵
wear two hats, ie have two official or professional roles 身兼两职.
3 (idm 习语) at the drop of a hat => drop1. I'll eat my hat => eat. ,keep sth under one's `hat keep sth secret 对某事物保密. knock sb/sth into a cocked hat => knock2. ,my `hat (used as an exclamation of astonishment or disbelief 用以表示惊讶或不信). old hat => old. ,out of a/the `hat picked at random 随意挑选的
Prizes went to the first three out of the hat. 奖品为随意挑选出来的前三人所得. pass the hat round => pass2. take one's hat off to sb acknowledge admiration for sb 向某人脱帽致敬; 对某人表示钦佩
I must say I take my hat off to him I neverthought he would get into the first team. 我得说我对他真是敬佩--我从未想到他能参加甲队. talk through one's hat => talk2.