put one's name in the hat

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To run in an election or to nominate oneself for consideration in some other selection process; to nominate someone other than oneself for such consideration. idiomatic
    — [H]e would not embarrass his friends by running. So they rose up and put his name in the hat—which is exactly what I expected them to do.

词形变化

puts one's name in the hat present,singular,third-person putting one's name in the hat participle,present put one's name in the hat participle,past put one's name in the hat past throw one's name in the hat alternative toss one's name in the hat alternative

词源

From the informal practice of putting ballots into a hat, and then drawing a single ballot from the hat at random to decide the winner. When one put one's own name on a ballot in the hat, one would therefore be eligible to win.
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