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    bonnet

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Motor vehicles, Clothes
    bon·net /ˈbɒnɪt $ ˈbɑː-/ noun [countable]  1  British EnglishTTC the metal lid over the front of a car 汽车引擎盖 SYN American English hood I’ll need to check under the bonnet. 我需要把引擎盖打开看看。 →4  See picture on 见图 Page A2 Car 汽车 →5 see picture at 见图 car2  a) DCCa warm hat that a baby wears which ties under its chin 〔在颏下系带的〕婴儿帽 b) DCCa type of hat that women wore in the past which tied under their chin and often had a wide brim 包头软帽〔旧时女人所戴，在颏下系带、帽前有宽边〕 →4  See picture of 见图 HAT →5 see picture at 见图 hat → have a bee in your bonnet at bee(2)
    Examples from the Corpus
    bonnet• Nobody can see the cataract today in all its splendor as the Victorian visitors in their top hats and bonnets saw it.• Her mouth opened, and stayed so, as her pale eyes widened under the close bonnet she wore.• Easter bonnets and egg hunts are surprisingly popular.• Wilcox lowered the bonnet and pushed it shut with the palm of his hand.• I chucked him on the bonnet of the car to get him off her.• Didn't look much like a model me and under the bonnet my suspicions were confirmed.• The bonnet was embedded in a stone wall.• It was magnificently low-slung, almost like a sports car, but with four plush leather seats and a thrusting bonnet.    Origin bonnet (1300-1400) Old French bonet, from Medieval Latin abonnis “hat”
    bon·net nounChineseSyllable
    front car a the over of the lid Corpus metal


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    bonnet
    bon‧net /ˈbɒnət, ˈbɒnɪt $ ˈbɑː-/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1300-1400
     Language: Old French
     Origin: bonet, from Medieval Latin abonnis 'hat'
    1. British English the metal lid over the front of a car
       SYN  hood American English:
        I’ll need to check under the bonnet.
    2.
      a. a warm hat that a baby wears which ties under its chin
      b. a type of hat that women wore in the past which tied under their chin and often had a wide brim
    ⇨ have a bee in your bonnet at bee(2)


    bon·netBrE /ˈbɒnɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbɑːnət/ 🔊 nouna hat tied with strings under the chin, worn by babies and, especially in the past, by women （带子系于下巴的）童帽，旧式女帽
    (BrE) (NAmE hood) the metal part over the front of a vehicle, usually covering the engine （车辆的）引擎盖<titled tranID="9" status="6">Driving<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>驾驶</chn></titled>

    Having a car 拥有一辆汽车

    • have/own/ (BrE) run a car 有一辆汽车
    • ride a motorcycle/motorbike 骑摩托车
    • drive/prefer/use an automatic/a manual/(NAmE, informal) a stick shift 开／喜欢／用自动挡／手动挡汽车
    • have/get your car serviced/fixed/repaired 给汽车做一次保养／维修一下／修理一下
    • buy/sell a used car/(especially BrE) a second-hand car 买／卖二手车
    • take/pass/fail a (BrE) driving test/(both NAmE) driver's test/road test 参加／通过／未通过驾照考试／道路考试
    • get/obtain/have/lose/carry a/your (BrE) driving licence/(NAmE) driver's license 得到／拥有／丢失／携带驾照

    Driving 驾驶

    • put on/fasten/ (NAmE) buckle/wear/undo your seat belt/safety belt 系上／解开安全带
    • put/turn/leave the key in the ignition 把钥匙插进点火开关；转动钥匙点火；把钥匙留在点火开关
    • start the car/engine 发动汽车／引擎
    • (BrE) change/ (NAmE) shift/put sth into gear 换挡；挂上挡
    • press/put your foot on the brake pedal/clutch/accelerator 踩刹车／离合器／油门
    • release the clutch/(especially BrE) the handbrake/(both NAmE) the emergency brake/the parking brake 松开离合器／手刹
    • drive/park/reverse the car 驾车；停车；倒车
    • (BrE) indicate left/right 示意左转／右转
    • (especially NAmE) signal that you are turning left/right 示意左转／右转
    • take/miss (BrE) the turning/(especially NAmE) the turn 拐弯；错过拐弯处
    • apply/hit/slam on the brake(s) 踩刹车；猛踩刹车
    • beep/honk/ (especially BrE) toot/ (BrE) sound your horn 按喇叭

    Problems and accidents 问题及事故

    • a car skids/crashes (into sth)/collides (with sth) 车打滑／撞上（某物）／（与某物）相撞
    • swerve to avoid an oncoming car/a pedestrian 猛地转弯以避开迎面来的车／行人
    • crash/lose control of the car 撞车；车失控
    • have/be in/be killed in/survive a car crash/a car accident/(NAmE) a car wreck/a hit-and-run 出车祸／肇事逃逸事故；在车祸／肇事逃逸事故中丧生；幸免于车祸／肇事逃逸事故
    • be run over/knocked down by a car/bus/truck 被汽车／公交车／大卡车轧过／撞倒
    • dent/hit (BrE) the bonnet/(NAmE) the hood 撞凹／撞上引擎盖
    • break/crack/shatter (BrE) the windscreen/(NAmE) the windshield 打碎挡风玻璃
    • blow/ (especially BrE) burst/puncture (BrE) a tyre/(NAmE) a tire 爆胎；扎破轮胎
    • get/have (BrE) a flat tyre/a flat tire/a puncture 胎瘪了；轮胎被扎破了
    • inflate/change/fit/replace/check a tyre/tire 给轮胎充气；更换／安装／更换／检查轮胎

    Traffic and driving regulations 交通法规

    • be caught in/get stuck in/sit in a traffic jam 遇上堵车
    • cause congestion/tailbacks/traffic jams/gridlock 引起交通堵塞
    • experience/face lengthy delays 经历／面临长时间的延误
    • beat/avoid the traffic/the rush hour 避开交通高峰时段
    • break/observe/ (NAmE) drive the speed limit 超速行驶；遵守速度限制；限速行驶
    • be caught on (BrE) a speed camera 被测速摄像机逮住
    • stop sb for/pull sb over for/ (BrE, informal) be done for speeding 因超速被要求停车／停靠路边／被逮住
    • (both informal) run/ (BrE) jump a red light/the lights 闯红灯
    • be arrested for/charged with (BrE) drink-driving/(both US) driving under the influence (DUI)/driving while intoxicated (DWI) 因酒后驾车／醉酒驾车被逮捕／起诉
    • be banned/ (BrE) disqualified from driving 被禁止驾车；被取消驾驶资格
    ●have a ˈbee in your bonnet (about sth)(informal) to think or talk about sth all the time and to think that it is very important （认为某事很重要而）念念不忘，老是提起