/hɑ:t ||; hɑrt/noun1 [C] the organ inside your chest that sends blood round your body 心脏: When you exercise your heart beats faster. 运动加速心跳。heart disease/failure 心脏病;心力衰竭 ☞pictures at body and circulation 见body及circulation插图
2 [C] the centre of a person's feelings and emotions 内心;心肠: She has a kind heart (= she is kind and gentle). 她心肠好。They say he died of a broken heart (= unhappiness caused by sb he loved). 他们说,他因伤心而死。
3 -hearted (used to form compound adjectives 用于构成复合形容词) having the type of feelings or character mentioned 有…的心情或性格: kind-hearted 好心的cold-hearted 铁石心肠的
4 [sing] the heart (of sth) the most central or important part of sth; the middle 中心;核心: Rare plants can be found in the heart of the forest. 在森林的中央地带找得到罕有的植物。Let's get straight to the heart of the matter. 我们直接谈问题的核心吧。
5 [C] a symbol that is shaped like a heart, often red or pink and used to show love 心形图案(常为红色或粉红色,象征爱心): He sent her a card with a big red heart on it. 他寄给她一张贺卡,上面有一个大红心。
6 hearts [pl] the group (suit) of playing cards with red shapes like hearts (5) on them 红桃或红心花色的纸牌: the queen of hearts 红桃王后 ☞Look at the note and picture at card. 参看card的注释及插图。
7 [C] one of the cards from this suit (扑克中的一张)红桃牌,红心牌: Play a heart, if you've got one. 有红桃就出红桃。
after your own heart (used about people) similar to yourself or of the type you like best (指人)跟自己相似,合自己心意
at heart really; in fact 其实;实际上:
My father seems strict but he's a very kind man at heart. 我爸爸看似严厉,其实内心很和善。 break sb's heart to make sb very sad 令人心碎
by heart by remembering exactly; from memory 靠背诵;靠记忆:
Learning lists of words off by heart isn't a good way to increase your vocabulary. 背诵单词表不是扩大词汇量的好方法。 a change of heart→
CHANGE²
close/dear/near to sb's heart having a lot of importance and interest for sb 为某人所重视;为某人所关注:
a subject that is very dear to my heart 一个我很感兴趣的问题 cross my heart→
CROSS²
from the (bottom of your) heart in a way that is true and sincere 真诚;由衷:
I mean what I said from the bottom of my heart. 我说的是真心话。 have a heart of gold to be a very kind person 有美好的心灵;是个极好心的人
have/with sb's (best) interests at heart→
INTEREST¹
heart and soul with a lot of energy and enthusiasm 全心全意;竭诚
your heart is not in sth used to say that you are not very interested in or enthusiastic about sth (用于表示某人对某事物不大感兴趣或不大热情)
your heart sinks to suddenly feel disappointed or sad 突然感到失望或沮丧:
When I saw the queues of people in front of me my heart sank. 看见前面一行行排队等候的人,我的心就沉了下来。 in your heart (of hearts) used to say that you know that sth is true although you do not want to admit or believe it (用于表示心里明白,却不想承认或相信):
She knew in her heart of hearts that she was making the wrong decision. 她在作出错误的决定,这点她心里是明白的。 lose heart→
LOSEnot have the heart (to do sth) to be unable to do sth unkind 不忍心:
I didn't have the heart to say no. 我不忍心拒绝。 pour your heart out (to sb)→
POURset your heart on sth;have your heart set on sth to decide you want sth very much; to be determined to do or have sth 很想要某事物;决心做或拥有某事物
take heart (from sth) to begin to feel positive and hopeful about sth 受(某事物的)鼓舞;产生信心
take sth to heart to be deeply affected or upset by sth 受某事困扰
to your heart's content as much as you want 尽情;尽量
with all your heart;with your whole heart completely 全心全意:
I hope with all my heart that things work out for you. 我真心实意地希望,事情的结果会对你有利。 young at heart→
YOUNG¹