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    head 的英语意思

    headhead1 /hed/ noun 查看全部语言翻译1top of body [countable] the top part of your body that has your face at the front and is supported by your neck头部;身体最上方的部分,前面有脸,由颈部支撑:  He kissed the top of her head.他吻了她的头顶。 Alan fell asleep as soon as he put his head on the pillow.艾伦头一挨枕头就睡着了。 They dived head first into the water.他们头朝下跳入水中。 She was dressed in black from head to toe (=over all her body).她从头到脚(=全身)穿着黑色。 He still has a full head of hair (=has all his hair, even though he is getting rather old).他头发依然浓密(=尽管年纪不小,头发仍未脱落)。2mind [countable] your mind or mental ability头脑;思维或智力:  The problem only exists inside his head.这个问题只存在于他的脑子里。do something in your head (=calculate something mentally)(=心算某事) I can’t do those figures in my head.我无法心算那些数字。 Use your head to work out the answer.用你的脑子想出答案。come into/pop into your head Jackie said the first thing that came into her head.杰基说出了脑子里第一个想到的东西。get something into your head (=understand something)(=理解某事) ‘It’s over, Jake,’ she said. ‘Try and get that into your head.’"结束了,杰克,"她说,"努力把这个放到你脑子里去吧。"take/get it into your head (to do something) (=decide to do something, especially something stupid)(=决定做某事,尤指愚蠢的事) At about two in the morning, Alan took it into his head to go for a swim.大约凌晨两点,艾伦突然决定去游泳。get/put something out of your head (=stop thinking or worrying about something)(=停止思考或担忧某事) Try to put it out of your head for the time being.暂时试着把它从你的脑子里抹去。put something into somebody’s head (=make someone think or believe something)(=使某人以为或相信某事) What’s put that idea into her head?是什么让她脑子里产生了这个想法?get your head round something British English (=be able to understand something)(=能够理解某事) I just can’t get my head round what’s been going on here.我实在搞不明白这里究竟发生了什么。3calm/sensible a)keep your head to remain calm and sensible in a difficult or frightening situation在困难或令人恐惧的情况下保持冷静和理智:  We need a candidate who can keep his or her head even when clients get aggressive.我们需要一位即使客户变得强硬也能保持冷静的候选人。keep a clear/cool/calm head Get to sleep early tonight – you’ll need to keep a clear head tomorrow at the trial.今晚早点睡——你明天在庭审时需要保持头脑清醒。 b)lose your head to become unable to behave calmly or sensibly in a difficult or frightening situation在困难或令人恐惧的情况下变得无法保持冷静或理智:  You’ll be OK as long as you don’t lose your head and forget he’s the real enemy.只要你不慌乱、不忘记他才是真正的敌人,你就没事。 c)have your head screwed on (straight/right) informal非正式 to be sensible and able to deal with difficult situations理智且能应对困难局面:  He wondered what Gemma thought about it all. She seemed to have her head screwed on.他想知道杰玛对这一切有何看法。她似乎是个头脑清醒的人。4person in charge [countable] a)a leader or person in charge of a group or organization团体或组织的领导人或负责人head of You should discuss the matter with your head of department.你应该与你的部门主管讨论这件事。 A meeting of Commonwealth heads of state will be held next month.英联邦国家元首会议将于下个月举行。head waiter/chef/gardener etc (=the person in charge of a group of waiters etc)(=负责管理一组服务员等的人) b) (also head teacher) British English the person in charge of a school学校负责人;校长 SYN principal American English:  From now on all violent incidents should be reported directly to the head.从现在起,所有暴力事件都应直接向校长报告。 crowned head, head boy, head girl, headmaster, headmistress5front/leading position [singular] the front or the most important position最前面或最重要的位置(at) the head of something Jenny marched proudly at the head of the procession.珍妮自豪地走在队伍的最前面。 At the head of the table (=the place where the most important person sits) sat the senior partners.桌子的主位(=最重要的人所坐的地方)坐着高级合伙人。at something’s/somebody’s head The band of soldiers marched into the yard, their defeated captain at their head.一队士兵走进院子,败阵的队长走在最前面。6crazy [countable usually singular] used in particular phrases to talk about someone being crazy or very stupid用于特定短语,表示某人疯狂或非常愚蠢:  People going out in conditions like this need their heads examined.在这种天气下还要出门的人,脑子肯定有问题。be off your head British English You must be off your head if you think that.你要是这么想,一定是脑子有问题。 If I walk in looking like that, they’ll think I’m not right in the head.如果我那副模样走进去,他们会觉得我脑子不正常。7a head/per head for each person每人;按人头计算:  Dinner works out at $30 a head.晚餐每人折算下来要30美元。 average incomes per head人均平均收入8river/valley [countable usually singular] the place where a river, valley etc begins河流、山谷等的发源地;源头9come to a head (also bring something to a head) if a problem or difficult situation comes to a head, or something brings it to a head, it suddenly becomes worse and has to be dealt with quickly如果问题或困难局面到了危急关头,或某事使其激化,则情况突然恶化,必须迅速处理:  Things came to a head in the summer of 1997.事态在1997年夏天到了危急关头。10flower/plant [countable] the top of a plant where its flowers or leaves grow植物的顶部,花或叶片生长的地方:  She was outside cutting the dead heads off the roses.她在外面剪去玫瑰上已经枯萎的花头。head of a head of lettuce一棵生菜11height/distance [singular] the length of a head, used to measure height or distance一个头的长度,用来测量高度或距离:  She saw her father, a head above the rest of the crowd.她看见她的父亲,比周围的人高出一个头。by a (short) head (=used to say that a horse won or lost a race but only by a small amount)(=用来表示一匹马在比赛中以微弱差距获胜或落败)12coin heads the side of a coin that has a picture of a person’s head on it硬币印有人头像的那一面;正面heads or tails? British English spoken口语 (=used to decide something, by asking someone which side of a coin they guess will be showing when you throw it in the air and it lands)(=通过让某人猜硬币抛到空中落下后哪一面朝上来决定某事) tails at tail113laugh/shout/scream etc your head off informal非正式 to laugh, shout etc very loudly放声大笑、高声喊叫等;尽情大喊大叫:  Fans were screaming their heads off.粉丝们拼命地尖叫。14 have a good/fine/thick etc head of hair to have a lot of hair on your head头发浓密15 get/put your head down informal非正式 a)to start working in a quiet determined way以安静坚定的方式开始工作:  It’s time you got your head down and did some revision.是时候埋头好好复习了。 b)British English to sleep睡觉16 keep your head down to try to avoid being noticed or getting involved in something尽量避免引起注意或卷入某事:  Do what you’re told and keep your head down.照吩咐去做,别出风头。17 as soon as your head hits the pillow if you fall asleep as soon as your head hits the pillow, you fall asleep as soon as you lie down如果你头一碰枕头就睡着了,意味着你一躺下就立刻入睡18be out of/off your head informal非正式 to not know what you are doing because you have taken drugs or drunk too much alcohol因为吸毒或饮酒过量而不知自己在做什么:  He was off his head on various drugs.他因为各种毒品而神志不清。19go to somebody’s head informal非正式 a)if alcohol goes to your head, it quickly makes you feel drunk如果酒精上头,会很快让你感到醉意 b)if success goes to someone’s head, it makes them feel more important than they really are如果成功冲昏了某人的头脑,会让他感觉自己比实际上更重要:  She never let fame go to her head.她从不让名声冲昏头脑。20tool [countable usually singular] the wide end of a long narrow tool or piece of equipment细长工具或器械的宽头端21put your heads together to discuss a difficult problem together共同商讨棘手问题:  The next morning, we all put our heads together to decide what should be done.第二天早上,我们大家聚在一起商量该怎么办。22go over somebody’s head a)to be too difficult for someone to understand对某人来说太难理解:  The explanation went completely over my head.那个解释我完全没有听懂。 b)to do something without discussing it with a particular person or organization first, especially when you should have discussed it with them不与某特定人员或组织事先商量就做某事,尤指本应与其商量时;越级行事23can’t make head or/nor tail of something informal非正式 to be completely unable to understand something完全无法理解某事24have your head in the clouds to think about something in a way that is not practical or sensible, especially when you think things are much better than they really are以不切实际或不理性的方式思考某事,尤指将情况想得比实际好得多;脱离现实25have a (good) head for figures/facts/business etc to be naturally good at doing calculations, remembering facts etc天生擅长计算、记忆知识等26head for heights the ability to look down from high places without feeling ill or nervous从高处俯视而不感到不适或紧张的能力;不恐高27a big head informal非正式 the opinion that you are much better, more important, more skilful etc than you really are认为自己比实际上更好、更重要、更有能力等的自负心态;傲慢自大:  I suppose I did do OK, but I’d be silly to get a big head about it.我想我干得还不错,但要是为此自大起来就太傻了。28keep your head above water to manage to continue to live on your income or keep your business working when this is difficult because of financial problems在经济困难的情况下,设法维持生计或维持生意运转;勉强度日:  For years they struggled to keep their heads above water.多年来他们苦苦挣扎,勉强维持生计。29be/stand head and shoulders above somebody to be much better than other people比他人出色得多:  One contestant stood head and shoulders above the rest.有一位参赛者远远超出其他所有人。30hold up your head (also hold your head high) to show pride or confidence, especially in a difficult situation展现骄傲或自信,尤其在困难处境中:  If you do this, you’ll never be able to hold your head up again.如果你这样做,你将再也无法抬起头来。31be (like) banging/bashing etc your head against a brick wall spoken口语 used to say that you are making no progress at all in what you are trying hard to do用来表示你努力尝试的事情毫无进展;徒劳无功:  I’ve tried to talk some sense into them, but it’s like banging my head against a brick wall.我试图说服他们,但简直是对牛弹琴,毫无效果。32bang/knock somebody’s heads together spoken口语 used to say that two people or groups should be forced to stop arguing and start to behave sensibly用来表示两人或两个团体应被迫停止争吵、开始理智行事33bite/snap somebody’s head off to talk to someone very angrily with no good reason无缘无故地对某人大发脾气:  I offered to help her, but she just bit my head off.我主动提出帮她,她却对我大发雷霆。34turn/stand something on its head to make people think about something in the opposite way to the way it was originally intended使人们以与原意相反的方式来看待某事;颠覆原有观点:  The attorney quickly turned his main defense argument on its head.律师迅速将其主要辩护论点颠覆了。35give somebody their head to give someone the freedom to do what they want to do给予某人做自己想做的事的自由36be/fall head over heels in love to love or suddenly start to love someone very much深深爱上或突然爱上某人:  Sam was head over heels in love with his new bride.萨姆疯狂地爱上了他的新娘。37heads will roll spoken口语 used to say that someone will be punished severely for something that has happened用来表示某人将为所发生的事受到严厉惩罚:  Heads will roll for this!这件事会有人为此付出代价!38on your own head be it spoken口语 used to tell someone that they will be blamed if the thing they are planning to do goes wrong用来告诉某人,如果他们计划做的事出了问题,责任将由他们承担39do your head in British English spoken口语 informal非正式 to make you feel confused and annoyed使你感到困惑和烦恼:  Turn that noise down – it’s doing my head in!把那噪音调低——它快把我逼疯了!40be/get in over your head to be or get involved in something that is too difficult for you to deal with卷入或陷入超出自己能力范围的事情:  In business, start small and don’t get in over your head.做生意,从小事做起,不要深陷超出自己能力的事情。41be over your head in debt American English to owe so much money that there is no possibility of paying it all back欠下多到根本无法全部还清的债务42go head to head with somebody to deal with or oppose someone in a very direct and determined way以非常直接而坚决的方式应对或对抗某人:  Rather than go head to head with their main rivals, they decided to try a more subtle approach.他们没有与主要对手正面交锋,而是决定采取更为巧妙的方法。43heads up! American English spoken口语 used to warn people that something is falling from above用来警告人们有东西从上面落下44beer [countable] the layer of small white bubbles on the top of a glass of beer啤酒杯顶部的一层细小白色泡沫45electronics [countable] a piece of equipment that changes information on something magnetic, such as a recording tape or computer hard disk, into electrical messages that electronic equipment can use一种将磁性介质(如录音磁带或计算机硬盘)上的信息转换为电子设备可用的电信号的装置;磁头46head of cattle/sheep etc [plural] a particular number of cows, sheep etc一定数量的牛、羊等(用于计数):  a farm with 20 head of cattle一个有20头牛的农场47head of water/steam pressure that is made when water or steam is kept in an enclosed space水或蒸汽被封闭在密闭空间内所产生的压力;水头压力48get/build up a head of steam to become very active after starting something slowly在缓慢开始后变得非常活跃;逐渐加速49land [singular] British English a high area of land that sticks out into the sea – used in names伸入海中的高地;海角;岬(用于地名):  Beachy Head比奇角(英国地名)50infection [countable] the centre of a swollen spot on your skin皮肤上肿大痘痘的中心;脓点51give (somebody) head informal非正式 to perform oral sex on someone对某人实施口交 bury your head in the sand at bury(8), → knock something on the head at knock1(16), → off the top of your head at top1(18), → somebody can do something standing on their head at stand1(40), → turn somebody’s head at turn1(18), → two heads are better than one at two(8)COLLOCATIONS词语搭配verbs动词turn your head· John turned his head to look at the boy.· 约翰转过头看了看那个男孩。shake your head (=move it from side to side, especially to show disagreement)· ‘It’s too much,’ he said, shaking his head.· "太过分了,"他说,一边摇头。nod your head (=move it up and down, especially to show agreement)· The audience nodded their heads enthusiastically.· 观众热情地点头。somebody’s head hurts/aches/throbs· Her head was throbbing and she needed to lie down.· 她头痛欲裂,需要躺下来。raise/lift your head (=look up)· Tom raised his head to listen, then went back to his book.· 汤姆抬起头听了一下,然后重新低头看书。bow/bend/lower your head (=look down)· He bowed his head and tried not not to look at her.· 他低下头,努力不去看她。hang your head (=look down, especially because you are ashamed)· She hung her head, not sure how to reply.· 她低下头,不知如何回答。scratch your head (=especially because you do not understand something)· He scratched his head and started looking through the drawers again.· 他挠了挠头,又开始翻抽屉。cock your head (=hold your head at an angle)· The big dog cocked his head to one side and raised his ears.· 那只大狗把头歪向一边,竖起了耳朵。adjectives形容词bare· The sun beat down on her bare head.· 阳光直射在她裸露的头上。bald· His bald head shone with sweat.· 他的秃头在汗水的映衬下闪着光。somebody’s blonde/dark/grey etc head (=with blonde etc hair)· I saw my son’s blond head sticking out from the car window.· 我看到我儿子金黄色的脑袋从车窗探出来。head + NOUNhead + 名词head injury· Wearing a helmet reduces the risk of head injuries.· 佩戴头盔可降低头部受伤的风险。
    headhead2 verb 1go towards (also be headed) [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to go or travel towards a particular place, especially in a deliberate way朝特定地点前进或行进,尤指有目的地head for/towards/back etc The ship was heading for Cuba.那艘船正驶向古巴。 It’s about time we were heading home.我们差不多该回家了。head north/south etc We headed south towards the capital.我们向南朝着首都前进。 Where are you guys headed?你们要去哪里?2future be heading (also be headed) [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if you are heading for a particular situation, especially a bad one, it seems likely to happen如果你正走向某种特定处境,尤指不好的处境,则似乎很可能发生head for Forecasters predict the region’s economy is heading for disaster.预测人士预测该地区经济正走向灾难。 Where is your life heading?你的人生走向何方?3be in charge (also head up) [transitive] to be in charge of a team, government, organization etc领导团队、政府、组织等:  David was asked to head up the technical team.大卫被邀请领导技术团队。 an interim government headed by the former prime minister由前总理领导的临时政府4at top [transitive] a)to be at the top of a list or group of people or things位于名单或一组人或事物的首位:  The movie heads the list of Oscar nominations.这部电影名列奥斯卡提名名单之首。 b)be headed if a page is headed with a particular name, title, image etc, it has it on the top如果一个页面以特定名称、标题、图像等为标题,则该内容位于页面顶部:  The page was headed ‘Expenses’.该页面的标题是"费用"。 officially-headed writing paper印有正式抬头的信纸5at front [transitive] to be at the front of a line of people位于一列人的最前面:  a procession headed by the Queen由女王领头的游行队伍6football [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] to hit the ball with your head, especially in football用头顶球,尤指在足球运动中head off phrasal verb1to leave to go to another place离开前往另一个地方:  I’m heading off now.我现在要走了。2head something ↔ off to prevent something from happening, especially something bad防止某事发生,尤指不好的事情:  The president intervened to head off the conflict.总统出面干预以防止冲突的发生。3head somebody ↔ off to stop someone going somewhere by moving in front of them通过走到某人前面来阻止他们去某处:  Soldiers headed them off at the border.士兵们在边境拦截了他们。