/hed ||; hɛd/noun[C] 1 the part of your body above your neck 头: She turned her head to look at him. 她转过头去看他。 ☞picture at body 见body插图
2 -headed (used to form compound adjectives 用于构成复合形容词) having the type of head mentioned 有…的头: a bald-headed man 秃顶的男子
3 a person's mind, brain or mental ability 头脑;才智: Use your head!(= think!) 动动脑筋!A horrible thought entered my head. 我产生了一个可怕的想法。
4 the top, front or most important part 上端;前端;首要部份: to sit at the head of the table 坐在上座the head of a nail 钉子的头the head of the queue 队伍的最前面
5 the person in charge of a group of people 负责人: the head of the family 一家之主Several heads of state (= official leaders of countries)attended the funeral. 几位国家元首出席了葬礼。the head waiter 餐厅服务员领班
6 (also head teacher) the teacher in charge of a school 校长: Who is going to be the new head? 新校长会是谁?
7 heads the side of a coin with the head of a person on it (硬币上有人头像的)正面: Heads or tails? Heads I go first, tails you do. 正面还是反面?正面我先去,反面你先去。
8 the white mass of small bubbles on the top of a glass of beer (杯中啤酒上面的)泡沫
9 a head [sing] the height or length of one head 一个头的高度或长度: She's a head taller than her sister. 她比她妹妹高出一个头。
10 the part of a machine for playing tapes or videos(a tape/video recorder)that touches the tape and changes the electronic signal into sounds and/or pictures (录音机或录象机的)磁头
a/per head for each person 每人:
How much will the meal cost a head? 这顿饭每人要花多少钱? bite sb's head off→
BITE¹
come to a head;bring sth to a head if a situation comes to a head or if you bring it to a head, it suddenly becomes very bad and you have to deal with it immediately (使)某事达到紧要关头;(使)某事达到非马上解决不可的阶段
do sb's head in (
Brit 英) (
informal 非正式) to make sb upset and confused 使不高兴;使胡涂
get sth into your head;put sth into sb's head to start or to make sb start believing or thinking sth (使)开始相信或考虑(某事)
go to sb's head 1 to make sb too proud 使骄傲自满: If you keep telling him how clever he is, it will go to his head! 你老说他聪明,就会冲昏他的头脑!
2 to make sb drunk 使醉: Wine always goes straight to my head. 我一喝酒就醉。
have a head for sth to be able to deal with sth easily 有能力处理某事:
You need a good head for heights if you live on the top floor! 如果你住在顶层,你就需要有不怕高的本事!to have a head for business/figures 有能力做生意;善于计算 head first 1 with your head before the rest of your body 头在前: Don't go down the slide head first. 溜滑梯时不要头朝下。
2 too quickly or suddenly 太快;过急: Don't rush head first into a decision. 不要轻率作出决定。
head over heels (in love) loving sb very much; madly 完全或疯狂爱上某人:
Jane's fallen head over heels in love with her new boss. 珍妮的新老板使她神魂颠倒。 hit the nail on the head→
HIT¹
keep your head to stay calm 保持镇静
keep your head above water to just manage to survive in a difficult situation, especially one in which you do not have enough money 凑合着过日子,勉强维持(尤指在钱不多的情况下)
keep your head down to try not to be noticed 使自己不引人注目
laugh, scream, etc your head off to laugh, shout, etc very loudly and for a long time (长时间地)高声笑、喊叫等
lose your head→
LOSEmake head or tail of sth to understand sth 明白;弄清楚:
I can't make head or tail of this exercise. 这个练习把我弄胡涂了。 off the top of your head→
TOP¹
out of/off your head(
informal 非正式) crazy, often because of the effects of drugs or alcohol 发疯,精神错乱,说胡话(常常是毒品或酒精的作用)
put/get your heads together to make a plan with sb 共同商量(制订计划)
a roof over your head→
ROOFshake your head→
SHAKE¹
take it into your head to do sth to suddenly decide to do sth that other people consider strange 突然打算或决定(做别人认为很怪的事):
I don't know why Kevin took it into his head to enter that marathon! 我不知道凯文干吗心血来潮要参加那个马拉松赛跑!