out of a hat

释义

1. out of a / the hat

   随机抽出

   if sth such as a name is picked out of a / the hat, it is picked at random from a container into which all the names are put, so that each name has an equal chance of being picked, in a competition, etc.

电影里这样说 · 2 部

• Twentieth century? I could pick a century out of a hat blindfolded and get a better one!Sabrina1954
• 'I don't care what you write about the company, just don't make me look bad.'Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room2005
• Did you pull that out of a hat?The Man from Earth2007
• You were pulling some rabbits out of a hat.Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room2005
• a rabbit out of a hat, but it’s magic, if you think about it.The Tomorrow War2021
• You gonna pull a rabbit out of the hat?Tooth Fairy2010
• It would take a true Gryffindor to pull that out of the hat.Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets2002
• I don't have another rabbit I can pull out of my hat.Too Big to Fail2011

在完整场景里学

• 龙凤配1954
  • 车库轻生被救醒：a good thing（幸好）
  • 巴黎厨艺课敲鸡蛋：all in the wrist（全靠手腕）
  • 考舒芙蕾被看穿心事：lost your touch（手艺生疏了）
• 安然：房间里最聪明的人2005
  • 印度电厂成了废墟：imaginary profits（并未到来的利润）
  • 自己跟自己做买卖：both sides of the transaction（交易两边都占）
  • 追问报表当场失控：losing it（当众情绪崩了）

同一词条的短语

• go hat in hand
• keep under your hat
• my hat
• I take my hat off to
• throw your hat into the ring
• at the drop of a hat
• I'll eat my hat
• knock into a cocked hat
• pass the hat round
• pull rabbit out of the hat
• talk through your hat