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hood1

noun hʊdhʊd

  • 1A covering for the head and neck with an opening for the face, typically forming part of a coat or cloak.

    风帽，兜帽（遮住头部和颈部，露出脸，多连着外衣或斗篷）

    a jacket with a detachable hood
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Ignoring the name, I slipped on the coat and tugged the hood over my face.
    • Right in front of her was a group people in cloaks, their hoods pulled over their faces to hide themselves, no doubt.
    • Snow was starting to settle on her shoulders and on the top of the hood of her coat.
    • On the rare occasions he has been out in Glasgow's city centre after dark, he has been wearing a duffel coat with a huge hood to hide him from unfriendly eyes.
    • He stepped back into the snow, putting the hood of the coat over his head.
    • When he checked the scene, he discovered the body of an elderly woman, dressed in a dark, oilskin coat with the hood up.
    • I put my coat on and my hood up so the police officer wouldn't recognize me.
    • The figure wore a black cloak with the hood pulled over his or her face, making it impossible for the young man to see any distinct features.
    • A man in a dark cloak with a hood stood beneath the trees.
    • He stood there in a black trench coat with a black hood over his face.
    • They all wore cloaks with the hoods low on their faces.
    • She was dressed in a dark cloak, with the hood pulled over her head.
    • Today it was a long black trench coat with a hood that shaded his face from view.
    • They wore duffel coats with the hoods up.
    • Besides, she had a black wig, black sunglasses, and a black coat with a hood.
    • I had bought a cloak that had a hood so I could hide my face.
    • ‘Cool,’ she said as she put on a coat with a hood and started walking towards the door.
    • The man with the gun, clad from head to toe in black clothing and wearing a balaclava underneath the hood of his coat, asked for money.
    • The attacker, whose face was covered by a hood, grabbed her from behind in the dark alley.
    • The Ku Klux Klan, founded in the United States in 1866, wore white hoods and cloaks and carried burning crosses to terrorise people as part of their white supremacy policy.
    • He wore a baseball cap, light-coloured jogging bottoms, trainers and a big woolly duffel-type coat with a hood.
    Synonyms
    head covering, cowl, snood, scarf, head scarf
    1. 1.1 A large hood-shaped piece of fabric, typically trimmed with fur or a similar material, worn over the shoulders of a university gown or a surplice to indicate the wearer's degree.
      （大学或教会表示穿戴者地位的）披肩布
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Excited graduates walk up and down, parading their finery of gowns, hoods and mortarboards seemingly oblivious to the fact that these are colonial trappings.
      • It was Graduation day at de Montfort on Thursday, with hundreds of young people wearing their gowns and colourful hoods, and dozens of doting parents taking pictures.
      • During the afternoon ceremony, master's degrees were conferred on 510 new graduates wearing brightly colored hoods denoting their major.
    2. 1.2Falconry A leather covering for a hawk's head.
      〔猎鹰〕（鹰的）皮头罩
      Example sentencesExamples
      • There is a falcon hood - the brown leather dome, crowned with a tuft of feathers, is brittle like a little skull - and an envelope contains a watch.
      • It's the same principal falconers use when they put a hood over a falcon's head.
      • Hoods are used to keep the bird calm during transport.

  • 2A thing resembling a hood in shape or use.

    形状或用途像风帽的东西，尤指

    Example sentencesExamples
    • So we really don't want to open the hood of the car.
    • Remind your customer - and yourself - that the first time she bought a car she didn't know anything about what was under the hood.
    • The upper lip, consisting of two fused petals, covers the pistils and stamens like a hood.
    • When we were trying to teach him to drive he kept getting out and attempting to climb on the hood of the truck.
    • In case of rain, they can be made very effective as impervious hoods or umbrellas.
    • Hoping for a procession of migrating raptors, I stretched out on the hood of my car.
    • I hit the frontside of his car and stopped just short of going over the hood.
    • Fume hoods in the labs provide weak suction, preventing researchers from using toxic chemicals.
    • He kept a sawed-off shotgun in his trench coat and often stowed several ounces of meth under the hood of his car.
    • Even with the hood open, taller people will have problems as their heads will be in the air stream.
    • Treatment involves repair of the extensor hood with relocation of the extensor tendon.
    • This can be achieved by allowing access through existing ventilation slits, louvres and hoods to self-contained nesting areas kept separate from the rest of the interior.
    • Have you ever seen a dog jump onto the hood of a moving car?!
    • He had processed a patient's bacterial culture without a safety hood.
    • Practice under the hood in good weather to do the hard stuff.
    • A chemical fume hood is located in the main room.
    • Air deflectors installed in front of a vehicle's hood are also often designed to match the style of the vehicle's bumper.
    • The watch manager with Norfolk Fire Service, said: "The can of deodorant was left near the cooker hood in the kitchen.
    • The charmer then makes rhythmic, elegant motions with the horn, which is correspondingly followed by the hood of the cobra.
    • However, the external hood does nothing for boot space, which isno better than in a car where the hood does steal from the luggage compartment.
    1. 2.1British A folding waterproof cover of a car, pram, etc.
      〈英〉（汽车、婴儿车等）可折叠车篷
      Example sentencesExamples
      • One drawback about the folding hard top is that you can't get luggage out when the hood is folded down.
      • If the toy you choose has a clip, it will enable you to attach it to the front of the pram hood above the baby's head.
    2. 2.2North American The hinged metal canopy covering the engine of a motor vehicle; the bonnet.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The engine is installed at a low angle in the vehicle leaving the hood more than three inches of deformation space before it hits the engine.
      • Often when dealing with parts of the engine, or the hard-to-reach spots under the hood, proper tools are required.
      • He laughed, and Kim followed him back past the cars with hoods up and tires removed.
      • I leaned across the hood of the vehicle and gazed through the tinted windshield.
      • He was able to break free of Adrian's grasp and jump up onto the hood of the vehicle.
      • Air deflectors installed in front of a vehicle's hood are also often designed to match the style of the vehicle's bumper.
      • One person actually rolled over the hood and got caught between the hood and windshield.
      • Under the hood, the engine is very similar to that of the earlier S300 model.
      • The front and rear bumper beams are aluminum, as are the hood and the wagon's tailgate.
      • Ever since I picked up my car from the mechanic the other day, there's been a rather irritating noise emanating from under the hood.
      • She screamed as she toppled onto the hood of the still-advancing vehicle.
      • The roof was caved in, the passenger side was crushed, the windshield was blown out and the hood was twisted and distorted.
      • The Buick's hood was open, and pieces of its engine were scattered across the floor like the shards of a broken plate.
      • From hoods to hubcaps, mirrors to spoilers and even wheels, these cars feature a sleek design combined with affordable pricing.
      • The front hood of John's jeep was seriously dented and crushed in.
      • When she didn't move, he crossed in front of the hood and opened her door for her.
      • She had just turned the key in the ignition when there was a loud bang as something landed on the front hood of the truck.
      • River was looking under the hood with a flash light shining in.
      • For example, aluminum is used for the hood, front and rear bumper beams, and rear suspension knuckle.
      • A horrible grinding noise issued from under the hood, and the Jeep's engine stopped.
      • Our hood was crumpled and the fender was dented, but the engine continued to run.
      • Josh was leaning against the front hood of his black BMW, Jamie leaning out the window on the right side.
      • Other aluminum panels on the Maybach body shell are the roof, hood, and front fenders.
      • Aside from giving your car a new look, swapping hoods and other body parts can help your vehicle run more smoothly and faster.
      • The body panels, including the doors, the fenders, the hood and the tailgate are of course among the most vulnerable.
      • Parts of the vehicle, including the hood and bumper, were found 45 metres down the road.
      • They also offer essential auto parts such as Honda headlights, Honda fuel tanks, Honda radiators, Honda grilles, Honda hoods and many other Honda parts.
      • Additionally, the car's hood, doors, fenders, trunk lid, engine and suspension are aluminum.
      • The small electronic parts under the hood and in the dashboard are especially susceptible to water damage.
      • A supercharged 2-liter engine will be fitted under the hood at a future date.
      • But before we take a peek under that stylish hood, let's look at the styling.
      • James approached the car and laid a hand on the cold, smooth metal of the hood as if expecting the car to vanish when he touched it.
      • Becca replaced the valve covers and slammed the hood down.
    3. 2.3 A canopy to protect users of machinery or to remove fumes from it.
      （机器的）防护罩；（机器的）除烟罩
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Many extractor hoods have lights, which can be useful for spotlighting your hob.
      • Range hoods and fans remove grease and moisture from cooking, and so collect dirt.
      • And all range hoods require occasional cleaning or replacing of the grease-covered metal filters.
      • In the real case, it is likely that combustion products would have been removed by the extraction hood, even after the fan had failed.
      • The primary purpose of a laboratory hood is to keep toxic or irritating vapors and fumes out of the general laboratory working area.
      • For example, on most bath fans and kitchen exhaust hoods, the damper is located on the housing of the fan unit, right at the point where the vent pipe attaches to the housing.
      • Heavy insulation of the tank and hood helps maintain operating temperature and reduce energy requirements.
      • The rooms appear to have been used for some sort of scientific purpose - there are special fountains for washing eyes, and ventilation hoods in every lab.
      • When using a large apparatus inside the hood, place the equipment on blocks, when safe and practical, to allow air flow beneath it.
    4. 2.4 A structure or marking resembling a hood on the head or neck of an animal.
      （动物头或颈部的帽状结构或花纹）羽冠，垂兜，颈部皮褶
      the hood of a rearing cobra
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In breeding plumage, the adult has a dark hood with a black eye and bill.
      • To ward off trouble, cobras can rear up, and they have hoods that expand out like a half umbrella to make themselves appear bigger and scarier than they actually are.
    5. 2.5 The upper part of the flower of a plant such as a dead-nettle.
      （野芝麻等植物的）盔状花冠
      Example sentencesExamples
      • White spots on the hood may be absent or occur in patches.
verb hʊdhʊd
[with object]

  • Put a hood on or over.

    加罩于

    she was forced into a car, hooded, and taken to a cell
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The men were hooded and handcuffed and taken to a former torture centre.
    • Basically they kicked down his door, rifled through his things, hooded him, and dragged him away.
    • From the moment they are captured, prisoners are hooded, shackled and accorded no rights whatsoever.
    • These sources say the prisoners there are hooded from the moment they are captured.
    • He said the accused had also known she would recognise him so he added to her trauma by hooding himself, and to make sure he was not seen, had thrown a towel over her head.
    • In Camp Delta, this means shackling inmates for 20 hours a day, while hooding and beating them.

Derivatives

  • hoodless

    • adjective
    • Another cloaked figure, this one hoodless, burst into the clearing.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Inmates practising paganism will be allowed a hoodless robe, incense and a piece of religious jewellery among their personal possessions.
      • The young man was wearing a hoodless poncho over his fine suit.

  • hood-like

    • adjective
    • He described this structure as a hood-like covering.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It refers to the way the leaves partly enclose the flowers, forming a hood-like structure over them.
      • For headgear there was a hood-like cap with side-pieces which could be brought forward to cover the mouth.

Origin

Old English hōd, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoed, German Hut 'hat', also to hat.

Rhymes

could, good, Likud, misunderstood, pud, should, stood, understood, withstood, wood, would

hood2

noun hʊdhʊd
North American informal

  • A gangster or similar violent criminal.

    〈非正式，主美〉歹徒，土匪，强盗

    I been beaten up by hoods
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In this Golden Age, the heroes were neither cops nor outlaws, doctors nor housekeepers, ranch-owners nor lawyers, spies nor mafia hoods.
    • He has gone into hiding and a peculiarly Jamaican chaos has erupted as everyone - police, local yardies and hoods from afar - are after him, trying to track him down.
    • But his violent past finally catches up with the hood turned husband and father in this rumination on America's predatory predilection to use force.
    • It's also a gangster film more interested in innocent bystanders than hoods or the police who chase them.
    • This British crime drama tracks a group of young hoods who try to swindle local crime boss Dad Savage.
    • Time and again, in areas where hardened hoods tread warily, I see lost tourists in leisurewear by Tommy Hilfiger and accessories by Gucci.
    • They look like mafia hoods and molls - all grey hair, badly fitting dark suits and chin stubble.
    • They all look like hoods and he knows they will be hoods their whole lives.
    • At the two minute mark, the first action scene begins as hoods try to carjack Will Smith's Porsche.
    • His connections to senior criminal organisations and well-placed hoods are known to police.
    • It's a great honour to street hoods who slave away, pulling off heists so the upper bosses can get a cut of the profits, but to me it's just another society.
    • It's a film that focuses on ethics, be they pure or prurient, and how criminals and hoods can still require a sense of justice and fair play.
    • The police speak of a rising tide of knife crime, where everyone from misguided schoolkids to inner-city hoods are apparently arming themselves with flick knives, pen knives, machetes and swords.
    • Up and Down opens with a couple of hoods smuggling a truckload of Indian refugees into the Czech Republic.
    • The Pepper Street gang, of which Jackie was the acknowledged leader, was not a gang of drug-selling hoods.
    • When it comes to robbing us blind, the Armani-clad criminals in corporate boardrooms have it all over the hoods on the street.
    • She also is fascinated by the hoods and low-lifes that Nick looks up as he meanders his way through the task of finding Clyde Wynant.
    • On the other side of this pending transaction Rocky's heavy handed hoods were less than enthusiastic about doing business with operators like them.

Origin

1930s: abbreviation of hoodlum.

hood3

(also 'hood)
noun hʊdhʊd
US informal

  • A neighbourhood, especially one in an urban area.

    〈非正式，主美〉住宅区（尤指某人自己居住的住宅区）

    I've lived in the hood for 15 years

    我住在这个小区有15年了。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Check them out, and if they play live in your hood go see them, you won't be disappointed.
    • I also included a few other pics of places that are changing, or opening in the hood…
    • And after mentioning last week that we had thieves in the hood they came back again.
    • But to King's supporters, none of this justifies slashing services in the hood.
    • He cruises the hood in a BMW.
    • I love the lack of pretense in East Boston, which is why now I still visit the old hood because it's still home.
    • If you live in the hood, or are passing through Russian Hill and need to check mail on your laptop, Nook would be a worthy, comfortable place to stop.
    • And if you're in the hood, make sure to come to the fabulous party tomorrow night.
    • They had ghastly visions of the boys in the hood heading for their neighborhoods next.
    • Eventually the idealistic plans of keeping peace in the hood morphed into a criminal element never seen before in Los Angeles.
    • You might not have a hood, but you will always have neighbors.

Origin

1970s: shortening of neighbourhood.

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hood1

nounho͝odhʊd

  • 1A covering for the head and neck with an opening for the face, typically forming part of a coat or sweatshirt.

    风帽，兜帽（遮住头部和颈部，露出脸，多连着外衣或斗篷）

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Today it was a long black trench coat with a hood that shaded his face from view.
    • They all wore cloaks with the hoods low on their faces.
    • The man with the gun, clad from head to toe in black clothing and wearing a balaclava underneath the hood of his coat, asked for money.
    • ‘Cool,’ she said as she put on a coat with a hood and started walking towards the door.
    • He wore a baseball cap, light-coloured jogging bottoms, trainers and a big woolly duffel-type coat with a hood.
    • He stepped back into the snow, putting the hood of the coat over his head.
    • He stood there in a black trench coat with a black hood over his face.
    • She was dressed in a dark cloak, with the hood pulled over her head.
    • They wore duffel coats with the hoods up.
    • The attacker, whose face was covered by a hood, grabbed her from behind in the dark alley.
    • Ignoring the name, I slipped on the coat and tugged the hood over my face.
    • The figure wore a black cloak with the hood pulled over his or her face, making it impossible for the young man to see any distinct features.
    • Snow was starting to settle on her shoulders and on the top of the hood of her coat.
    • A man in a dark cloak with a hood stood beneath the trees.
    • On the rare occasions he has been out in Glasgow's city centre after dark, he has been wearing a duffel coat with a huge hood to hide him from unfriendly eyes.
    • The Ku Klux Klan, founded in the United States in 1866, wore white hoods and cloaks and carried burning crosses to terrorise people as part of their white supremacy policy.
    • Right in front of her was a group people in cloaks, their hoods pulled over their faces to hide themselves, no doubt.
    • Besides, she had a black wig, black sunglasses, and a black coat with a hood.
    • I had bought a cloak that had a hood so I could hide my face.
    • I put my coat on and my hood up so the police officer wouldn't recognize me.
    • When he checked the scene, he discovered the body of an elderly woman, dressed in a dark, oilskin coat with the hood up.
    Synonyms
    head covering, cowl, snood, scarf, head scarf
    1. 1.1 A separate garment similar to a hood, worn over a college gown or a surplice to indicate the wearer's degree.
      （大学或教会表示穿戴者地位的）披肩布
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It was Graduation day at de Montfort on Thursday, with hundreds of young people wearing their gowns and colourful hoods, and dozens of doting parents taking pictures.
      • Excited graduates walk up and down, parading their finery of gowns, hoods and mortarboards seemingly oblivious to the fact that these are colonial trappings.
      • During the afternoon ceremony, master's degrees were conferred on 510 new graduates wearing brightly colored hoods denoting their major.
    2. 1.2Falconry A leather covering for a hawk's head.
      〔猎鹰〕（鹰的）皮头罩
      Example sentencesExamples
      • There is a falcon hood - the brown leather dome, crowned with a tuft of feathers, is brittle like a little skull - and an envelope contains a watch.
      • Hoods are used to keep the bird calm during transport.
      • It's the same principal falconers use when they put a hood over a falcon's head.

  • 2A thing resembling a hood in shape or use.

    形状或用途像风帽的东西，尤指

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Even with the hood open, taller people will have problems as their heads will be in the air stream.
    • Hoping for a procession of migrating raptors, I stretched out on the hood of my car.
    • Practice under the hood in good weather to do the hard stuff.
    • The watch manager with Norfolk Fire Service, said: "The can of deodorant was left near the cooker hood in the kitchen.
    • However, the external hood does nothing for boot space, which isno better than in a car where the hood does steal from the luggage compartment.
    • When we were trying to teach him to drive he kept getting out and attempting to climb on the hood of the truck.
    • Have you ever seen a dog jump onto the hood of a moving car?!
    • Remind your customer - and yourself - that the first time she bought a car she didn't know anything about what was under the hood.
    • A chemical fume hood is located in the main room.
    • The upper lip, consisting of two fused petals, covers the pistils and stamens like a hood.
    • This can be achieved by allowing access through existing ventilation slits, louvres and hoods to self-contained nesting areas kept separate from the rest of the interior.
    • Treatment involves repair of the extensor hood with relocation of the extensor tendon.
    • In case of rain, they can be made very effective as impervious hoods or umbrellas.
    • He kept a sawed-off shotgun in his trench coat and often stowed several ounces of meth under the hood of his car.
    • The charmer then makes rhythmic, elegant motions with the horn, which is correspondingly followed by the hood of the cobra.
    • I hit the frontside of his car and stopped just short of going over the hood.
    • Air deflectors installed in front of a vehicle's hood are also often designed to match the style of the vehicle's bumper.
    • So we really don't want to open the hood of the car.
    • He had processed a patient's bacterial culture without a safety hood.
    • Fume hoods in the labs provide weak suction, preventing researchers from using toxic chemicals.
    1. 2.1British A folding waterproof cover of an automobile, baby carriage, etc.
      〈英〉（汽车、婴儿车等）可折叠车篷
      Example sentencesExamples
      • One drawback about the folding hard top is that you can't get luggage out when the hood is folded down.
      • If the toy you choose has a clip, it will enable you to attach it to the front of the pram hood above the baby's head.
    2. 2.2North American The hinged metal canopy covering the engine of an automobile.
      British term bonnet
      Example sentencesExamples
      • They also offer essential auto parts such as Honda headlights, Honda fuel tanks, Honda radiators, Honda grilles, Honda hoods and many other Honda parts.
      • The small electronic parts under the hood and in the dashboard are especially susceptible to water damage.
      • Additionally, the car's hood, doors, fenders, trunk lid, engine and suspension are aluminum.
      • She had just turned the key in the ignition when there was a loud bang as something landed on the front hood of the truck.
      • Becca replaced the valve covers and slammed the hood down.
      • She screamed as she toppled onto the hood of the still-advancing vehicle.
      • Aside from giving your car a new look, swapping hoods and other body parts can help your vehicle run more smoothly and faster.
      • But before we take a peek under that stylish hood, let's look at the styling.
      • Often when dealing with parts of the engine, or the hard-to-reach spots under the hood, proper tools are required.
      • For example, aluminum is used for the hood, front and rear bumper beams, and rear suspension knuckle.
      • Our hood was crumpled and the fender was dented, but the engine continued to run.
      • Under the hood, the engine is very similar to that of the earlier S300 model.
      • Other aluminum panels on the Maybach body shell are the roof, hood, and front fenders.
      • The body panels, including the doors, the fenders, the hood and the tailgate are of course among the most vulnerable.
      • The engine is installed at a low angle in the vehicle leaving the hood more than three inches of deformation space before it hits the engine.
      • I leaned across the hood of the vehicle and gazed through the tinted windshield.
      • Josh was leaning against the front hood of his black BMW, Jamie leaning out the window on the right side.
      • The Buick's hood was open, and pieces of its engine were scattered across the floor like the shards of a broken plate.
      • Air deflectors installed in front of a vehicle's hood are also often designed to match the style of the vehicle's bumper.
      • A supercharged 2-liter engine will be fitted under the hood at a future date.
      • The front and rear bumper beams are aluminum, as are the hood and the wagon's tailgate.
      • The roof was caved in, the passenger side was crushed, the windshield was blown out and the hood was twisted and distorted.
      • Parts of the vehicle, including the hood and bumper, were found 45 metres down the road.
      • From hoods to hubcaps, mirrors to spoilers and even wheels, these cars feature a sleek design combined with affordable pricing.
      • A horrible grinding noise issued from under the hood, and the Jeep's engine stopped.
      • River was looking under the hood with a flash light shining in.
      • The front hood of John's jeep was seriously dented and crushed in.
      • When she didn't move, he crossed in front of the hood and opened her door for her.
      • He laughed, and Kim followed him back past the cars with hoods up and tires removed.
      • James approached the car and laid a hand on the cold, smooth metal of the hood as if expecting the car to vanish when he touched it.
      • One person actually rolled over the hood and got caught between the hood and windshield.
      • He was able to break free of Adrian's grasp and jump up onto the hood of the vehicle.
      • Ever since I picked up my car from the mechanic the other day, there's been a rather irritating noise emanating from under the hood.
    3. 2.3 A canopy to protect users of machinery or to remove fumes from it.
      （机器的）防护罩；（机器的）除烟罩
      Example sentencesExamples
      • When using a large apparatus inside the hood, place the equipment on blocks, when safe and practical, to allow air flow beneath it.
      • The rooms appear to have been used for some sort of scientific purpose - there are special fountains for washing eyes, and ventilation hoods in every lab.
      • In the real case, it is likely that combustion products would have been removed by the extraction hood, even after the fan had failed.
      • Range hoods and fans remove grease and moisture from cooking, and so collect dirt.
      • For example, on most bath fans and kitchen exhaust hoods, the damper is located on the housing of the fan unit, right at the point where the vent pipe attaches to the housing.
      • The primary purpose of a laboratory hood is to keep toxic or irritating vapors and fumes out of the general laboratory working area.
      • Heavy insulation of the tank and hood helps maintain operating temperature and reduce energy requirements.
      • Many extractor hoods have lights, which can be useful for spotlighting your hob.
      • And all range hoods require occasional cleaning or replacing of the grease-covered metal filters.
    4. 2.4 A structure or marking resembling a hood on the head or neck of an animal.
      （动物头或颈部的帽状结构或花纹）羽冠，垂兜，颈部皮褶
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In breeding plumage, the adult has a dark hood with a black eye and bill.
      • To ward off trouble, cobras can rear up, and they have hoods that expand out like a half umbrella to make themselves appear bigger and scarier than they actually are.
    5. 2.5 The upper part of the flower of a plant such as a dead-nettle.
      （野芝麻等植物的）盔状花冠
      Example sentencesExamples
      • White spots on the hood may be absent or occur in patches.
verbho͝odhʊd
[with object]

  • Put a hood on or over.

    加罩于

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In Camp Delta, this means shackling inmates for 20 hours a day, while hooding and beating them.
    • The men were hooded and handcuffed and taken to a former torture centre.
    • These sources say the prisoners there are hooded from the moment they are captured.
    • He said the accused had also known she would recognise him so he added to her trauma by hooding himself, and to make sure he was not seen, had thrown a towel over her head.
    • Basically they kicked down his door, rifled through his things, hooded him, and dragged him away.
    • From the moment they are captured, prisoners are hooded, shackled and accorded no rights whatsoever.

Origin

Old English hōd, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoed, German Hut ‘hat’, also to hat.

hood2

nounho͝odhʊd
North American informal

  • A gangster or similar violent criminal.

    〈非正式，主美〉歹徒，土匪，强盗

    I been beaten up by hoods
    Example sentencesExamples
    • His connections to senior criminal organisations and well-placed hoods are known to police.
    • She also is fascinated by the hoods and low-lifes that Nick looks up as he meanders his way through the task of finding Clyde Wynant.
    • At the two minute mark, the first action scene begins as hoods try to carjack Will Smith's Porsche.
    • They all look like hoods and he knows they will be hoods their whole lives.
    • He has gone into hiding and a peculiarly Jamaican chaos has erupted as everyone - police, local yardies and hoods from afar - are after him, trying to track him down.
    • But his violent past finally catches up with the hood turned husband and father in this rumination on America's predatory predilection to use force.
    • When it comes to robbing us blind, the Armani-clad criminals in corporate boardrooms have it all over the hoods on the street.
    • The Pepper Street gang, of which Jackie was the acknowledged leader, was not a gang of drug-selling hoods.
    • They look like mafia hoods and molls - all grey hair, badly fitting dark suits and chin stubble.
    • Time and again, in areas where hardened hoods tread warily, I see lost tourists in leisurewear by Tommy Hilfiger and accessories by Gucci.
    • This British crime drama tracks a group of young hoods who try to swindle local crime boss Dad Savage.
    • On the other side of this pending transaction Rocky's heavy handed hoods were less than enthusiastic about doing business with operators like them.
    • It's a film that focuses on ethics, be they pure or prurient, and how criminals and hoods can still require a sense of justice and fair play.
    • The police speak of a rising tide of knife crime, where everyone from misguided schoolkids to inner-city hoods are apparently arming themselves with flick knives, pen knives, machetes and swords.
    • In this Golden Age, the heroes were neither cops nor outlaws, doctors nor housekeepers, ranch-owners nor lawyers, spies nor mafia hoods.
    • Up and Down opens with a couple of hoods smuggling a truckload of Indian refugees into the Czech Republic.
    • It's also a gangster film more interested in innocent bystanders than hoods or the police who chase them.
    • It's a great honour to street hoods who slave away, pulling off heists so the upper bosses can get a cut of the profits, but to me it's just another society.

Origin

1930s: abbreviation of hoodlum.

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(also 'hood)
nounho͝odhʊd
US informal

  • A neighborhood, especially one's own neighborhood.

    〈非正式，主美〉住宅区（尤指某人自己居住的住宅区）

    I've lived in the hood for 15 years

    我住在这个小区有15年了。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • And if you're in the hood, make sure to come to the fabulous party tomorrow night.
    • I love the lack of pretense in East Boston, which is why now I still visit the old hood because it's still home.
    • If you live in the hood, or are passing through Russian Hill and need to check mail on your laptop, Nook would be a worthy, comfortable place to stop.
    • Check them out, and if they play live in your hood go see them, you won't be disappointed.
    • He cruises the hood in a BMW.
    • Eventually the idealistic plans of keeping peace in the hood morphed into a criminal element never seen before in Los Angeles.
    • But to King's supporters, none of this justifies slashing services in the hood.
    • And after mentioning last week that we had thieves in the hood they came back again.
    • They had ghastly visions of the boys in the hood heading for their neighborhoods next.
    • I also included a few other pics of places that are changing, or opening in the hood…
    • You might not have a hood, but you will always have neighbors.

Origin

1970s: shortening of neighborhood.

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