hut
hut — noun
1. a small, basic shelter or simple building, often with just one room, where peopl
a small, basic shelter or simple building, often with just one room, where people live, store things, or take cover from the weather.
Bilal's family stayed in a small stone hut while hiking in the mountains last summer.
collocation: stone hut / mountain hut
Mira rents a wooden beach hut where her kids change before swimming.
collocation: beach hut
Pedro built a garden hut behind his house to store his gardening tools.
Amihan grew up in a thatched hut in a small farming village in the countryside.
During the rainy season, the hikers took shelter in a wooden hut near the river.
- mansion
a very large, impressive house — the opposite of a small basic hut
文法句型
hut + noun (compound)
adjective + hut
用法筆記
Countable noun. Often combined with a material or location word (e.g., 'stone hut', 'beach hut', 'mountain hut', 'thatched hut', 'garden hut'). A hut is simpler and smaller than a 'cabin' or 'cottage'. It usually has basic construction and minimal facilities.
常見錯誤
hut — exclamation
1. a word shouted by the quarterback in American football to tell the other players
a word shouted by the quarterback in American football to tell the other players when to start moving or to begin a play.
The quarterback shouted 'Hut!' and the players on both sides began to move.
domain-specific: American football snap count signal
Andrew listened carefully for the 'Hut!' signal so he could run toward the goal.
Faisal learned to shout 'Hut! Hut!' in practice to start the count for his team.
The crowd went quiet before the quarterback shouted 'Hut!' to begin the play.
Leo heard 'Hut!' from the field and watched the players rush into action.
文法句型
shouted as a command signal
用法筆記
Used only in American football. The quarterback shouts 'Hut' once or several times as a cadence to tell the team when to begin the play. This is NOT a general exclamation of excitement or surprise in everyday English.