/heə(r) ||; hɛr/noun1 [U] [C] the mass of long thin things that grow on the head and body of people and animals; one of these things （人的）毛发；（动物的）毛: He has got short black hair. 他长着黑色的短发。Dave's losing his hair (= going bald). 戴夫在脱发了。The dog left hairs all over the furniture. 家具上都是狗的毛。 ☞picture at body 见body插图
2 -haired adj (used in compounds 用于构成复合词) having the type of hair mentioned 有…毛发的:
a dark-haired woman 乌发女子a long-haired dog 长毛狗 Some special words for the colour of hair are: auburn, blonde, fair, ginger and red. In order to look after or style your hair you brush, comb, wash (or shampoo) it and then blow-dry it. You can part it (or have a parting) in the middle or on one side. When you go to the hairdresser's you can have your hair cut or permed. 一些专指头发颜色的词有auburn（红褐色）、blonde（金色）、fair（浅色）、ginger（姜黄色）和red（红色）。护理头发或设计发式，可以刷(brush)、梳(comb)、洗（wash或shampoo），然后吹干(blow-dry)。梳分界或分头（part或have a parting）可以分在中间或旁边。在理发店(hairdresser's)里可以剪发(cut)或烫发(perm)。 3 a thing that looks like a very thin thread that grows on the surface of some plants （某些植物的）毛，茸毛: The leaves and stem are covered in fine hairs. 叶子和梗上都长满细毛。
keep your hair on(
spoken 口语) (used to tell sb to stop shouting and become less angry) calm down （用于叫某人不要大喊大叫、发脾气）镇静下来
let your hair down(
informal 非正式) to relax and enjoy yourself after being formal （拘谨之后）放松心情
make sb's hair stand on end to frighten or shock sb 使人毛骨悚然；吓唬某人
not turn a hair to not show any reaction to sth that many people would find surprising or shocking （对令人吃惊之事）没有反应，毫不惊惶
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