hud
hud — 名詞
- hudsingular
- hudsplural
1. A display system in a car or aircraft that projects navigation directions, warni
抬頭顯示器
車輛或飛機擋風玻璃上的資訊顯示系統
A display system in a car or aircraft that projects navigation directions, warnings, and other driving data — including current speed — onto the windscreen or a small transparent screen, so the driver or pilot can read the information without looking down at the dashboard.
Theo checked the hud to see his current speed without taking his eyes off the road.
Theo 看了一眼抬頭顯示器，確認目前車速，視線始終沒有離開路面。
Obi relied on the hud to project each turn's arrow onto the windscreen as darkness fell.
Obi 在黑暗中依靠抬頭顯示器將每個轉彎箭頭直接投射在擋風玻璃上。
hud projects navigation data onto windscreen (collocation for display)
The rental car's hud showed the fuel level and the distance to the next town.
租來的車子其抬頭顯示器上顯示了油量與到下一個城鎮的距離。
Pilots rely on the hud during landing to maintain the correct angle of descent.
飛行員在降落時依賴抬頭顯示器來保持正確的下降角度。
Astrid's hud flickered and went dark during her morning commute, leaving the windscreen blank.
Astrid 的抬頭顯示器在早晨通勤途中閃爍後熄滅，擋風玻璃上一片空白。
- heads-up display
the full form of the abbreviation; rarely used in casual speech
用法筆記
In car manuals and technical writing, often capitalized as HUD. In everyday conversation, people commonly say 'the hud' as a regular countable noun.
常見錯誤
2. The area on a computer or video game screen that shows the player's score, healt
遊戲介面
電玩螢幕上的狀態資訊顯示區
The area on a computer or video game screen that shows the player's score, health level, remaining ammunition, timer, map, or other information needed during gameplay without pausing the action.
The game shows Charlotte's health and coins in a hud at the bottom of the screen.
遊戲畫面在底部的小型介面上顯示 Charlotte 的生命值與金幣數量。
hud shows health and coins (collocation for game information display)
Players can customize the hud by moving the map to a different corner of the screen.
玩家可以自訂遊戲介面，將地圖移動到螢幕的另一個角落。
When Mei's character took damage, the hud flashed red around the edges as a warning.
Mei 的角色受到攻擊時，遊戲介面邊緣會閃紅光作為警示。
The game's hud felt too crowded after the update, so the developer moved some icons off-screen.
更新之後遊戲介面顯得太過擁擠，開發者於是將部分圖示移到了畫面之外。
Before the race starts, check the hud for your current lap time and position among the other drivers.
比賽開始前，先查看遊戲介面上的目前單圈時間以及與其他車手的排名。
- heads-up display
the full form; rarely used among gamers who prefer the abbreviation
- HUD overlay
emphasises that the information sits on top of the game world
用法筆記
In gaming forums and reviews, commonly written as HUD or hud. Gamers almost never use the full form 'heads-up display.' Can also be called 'game HUD' for clarity.
3. A branch of the US federal government that runs the country's housing programs —
聯邦住房部
美國聯邦政府住房政策主管部門
A branch of the US federal government that runs the country's housing programs — for example, giving money to build low-rent apartments, making sure landlords do not refuse tenants because of their background, and helping first-time home buyers get a mortgage. HUD is short for the government office that handles housing and city development.
The Watanabe family applied for a HUD grant to help with the down payment on their first home.
渡邊家申請了聯邦住房部的補助金，用來支付他們第一間房子的頭期款。
HUD + grant (collocation for financial assistance program)
Last week, HUD announced new funding for affordable housing projects in rural areas across five states.
上週聯邦住房部宣布將為五個州的鄉村地區提供新的平價住宅建設計畫經費。
Dr. Okafor works for HUD, reviewing affordable housing grant applications from small cities.
Okafor 博士在聯邦住房部任職，負責審查來自小城市的平價住宅補助申請案。
The Sunrise Apartments were built with HUD funding, which kept the rents affordable for local families.
Sunrise 公寓是透過聯邦住房部的經費所興建，因而維持了當地家庭能負擔的租金。
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
the full official name; used in formal writing and legal documents
用法筆記
Always capitalized as HUD in official documents and news reports. Refers only to the US federal department; other countries have separate housing agencies with different names.