名複: heads
動變: 過去式:headed 過去分詞:headed 現在進行時:heading
head
KK:[hɛd] DJ:[hеd]
n.[C]
- 頭He was hit on the head.
他被擊中頭部。
- （東西的）頭；上端；前端；上首[the S][（+of）]The young man walked at the head of the parade.
那年輕人走在遊行隊伍最前面。
- 頭腦，才智Steve has a good head for mathematics.
史帝夫擅長數學。
- 頭痛[S1]I've got a bad head.
我頭痛得厲害。
- 能力；克制力[S][（+for）]She was able to keep her head in the crisis.
她在這次危機中保持了清醒的頭腦。
- 一個頭的長度[S]He is a head taller than his younger sister.
他比他妹妹高一頭。
- 人；個人It costs about $12 a head to eat here.
這裡吃飯一個人大約要花十二元。
- （牛羊等的）頭數[M]We keep 1,000 head of cattle.
我們養一千頭牛。
- 首腦；首長，頭目He is the head of a firm.
他是一家公司的經理。
- 標題；項目He arranged his speech under five heads.
他把講話分為五個部分。
- （蔬菜的）頭，結球；穗；花冠
- 酒沫
- 海角，岬
- （瘡等的）膿頭
- （硬幣的）正面[P1]
- 【文】中心詞
- 吸毒者；癮君子
vt.
- 作為……的首領；率領；站在……的前頭[（+up）]A car headed the procession.
一輛汽車為遊行隊伍開路。
- 用頭頂（球）
- 給……加……標題；放在……的頂部[O8][O9]
vi.
- （指果結實等）成頭狀物
- （向特定方向）出發，（船）駛往[Q]Our ship headed south.
我們的船朝南開。
片語
head and shoulders above
- 大大勝過As far as she was concerned, her husband stood head and shoulders above any other man.
在她看來，她丈夫比任何其他人都行。
head over heels
- 完全地She is head over heels in love.
她深墜愛河。
above/over sb.'s head
- 太高深而超出某人的理解力All that sort of thing is well above my head.
那種事都是我所不懂的。
bite sb.'s head off
- 嚴斥某人My mother bit my head off because I came home late last night.
我昨晚很晚回家，我母親嚴厲責備了我。
come to a head
- 達到緊要關頭Affairs came to a head then.
當時事情已到了嚴重關頭。
eat one's head off
- 大量地吃Jane ate her head off at the party.
珍在聚會上吃得很多。
go to sb.'s head
- 使某人醉The drinks went to his head.
他醉了。
- 沖昏某人的頭腦You mustn't let this success go to your head.
你不能讓這一成功沖昏頭腦。
hang one's head
- 感到羞愧He hung his head when the teacher discovered that he had stolen the money.
當老師發現他偷了錢時，他滿臉羞愧。
have a (good) head on one's shoulders
- 有見識She has a head on her shoulders.
她很有見識。
have a head for
- 有……的才能I've no head for business.
我沒有經商的才能。
have one's head screwed on
- 頭腦清醒；明智I often wonder whether you've got your head screwed on.
我常常不知道你是不是頭腦清醒。
hold one's head high
- 趾高氣揚He held his head high.
他趾高氣揚。
keep one's head
- 保持鎮定Keep your head!
保持鎮定！
keep one's head above water
- 不負債I need 50 dollars this month to keep my head above water.
這個月我需要五十元才能不負債。
knock on the head
- 使不可能實現My idea of taking Sue out to the cinema was knocked on the head.
我想約蘇出來看電影的計劃泡湯了。
make head or tail of
- 理解I can't make head or tail of it.
我對此不理解。
put out of one's head
- 不再想；放棄You'd better put the idea of marriage out of your head.
你最好放棄結婚的念頭。
scratch one's head
- 迷惑不解He was scratching his head over the question.
他對這一問題困惑不解。
take it into one's head
- 突然想到He took it into his head to become a politician.
他突然想到要成為一個政治家。
turn sb.'s head
- 使某人驕傲She has not allowed success to turn her head.
她沒有讓成功沖昏頭腦。
衍生
a.
headless
n.
headship
辨析
同義:
vt.站在……的前頭
lead precede initiate come firstvt.控制；管理；指揮
govern command lead direct manage supervise administer control rule dominate conduct runvi.出發，去
proceed go gravitate move towardn.頭；頂
pate crown topn.頭腦，才智
mind intelligence understanding mentality brainn.緊要關頭
crisis juncture反義:
n.「頭；上端；前端」的反義字
foot tail同義參見:
leader lead1 initiate1 administrator headmaster toilet headline topmost steer1 top1 conductor governor commander front foreland fore chief principal premier dome captain director antecede monarch master反義參見:
tail1以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》
n.
- the upper part of the human body, or the front or upper part of the body of an animal, typically separated from the rest of the body by a neck, and containing the brain, mouth, and sense organs. ▸ (heads) the side of a coin bearing the image of a head (used when tossing a coin to determine a winner).
- the front, forward, or upper part or end of something. ▸the source of a river or stream.▸the end of a lake or inlet at which a river enters.▸ [usu. in place names] a promontory:Beachy Head.▸the top of a ship's mast.▸the bows of a ship.▸the foam on top of a glass of beer.
- the cutting or operational end of a tool or mechanism. ▸the flattened or knobbed end of a nail, pin, screw, or match.
- a person in charge; a director or leader.
- a compact mass of leaves or flowers at the top of a stem, especially a capitulum. ▸the edible leafy part at the top of the stem of vegetables such as cabbage and lettuce.▸one saleable unit of certain vegetables such as cabbage or celery.
- a person considered as a numerical unit:they paid fifty pounds a head.▸ [treated as pl.] a number of cattle or game as specified:seventy head of dairy cattle.
- a component in an audio, video, or information system by which information is transferred from an electrical signal to the recording medium, or vice versa. ▸the part of a record player that holds the playing cartridge and stylus.
- a body of water kept at a particular height in order to provide a supply at sufficient pressure:an 8 m head of water in the shafts.▸the pressure exerted by such water.
- Grammar the word that governs all the other words in a phrase in which it is used.
- nautical slang a toilet on a boat.
- the antlers of a deer.
- Geology a superficial deposit of rock fragments, formed at the edge of an ice sheet by repeated freezing and thawing and then moved downhill.
adj.
chief; principal.v.
- be or act as the head of.
- give a title or heading to.
-
(also be headed)
move in a specified direction:he was heading for the exit.
- (head someone/thing off) intercept and turn aside someone or something; forestall.
- Soccer shoot or pass (the ball) with the head.
- lop off the upper part or branches of (a plant or tree).
- (of a lettuce or cabbage) form a head.
- (head up) Sailing steer towards the wind.
Phrase
- be banging one's head against a brick wall
be doggedly attempting the impossible. - bang
(or knock)
people's heads together
reprimand people in an attempt to stop them arguing. - be hanging over someone's head
threaten to affect someone at any moment. - be on someone's
(own)
head
be someone's sole responsibility. - by the head
Nautical (of a boat or ship) deeper in the water forward than astern. - come to a head
reach a crisis. - do someone's head in
Brit. informal cause someone to feel annoyed, confused, or frustrated. - get one's head down
Brit. informal- sleep.
- concentrate on the task in hand.
- get one's head round
(or around)
informal understand or come to terms with. - give someone his
(or her)
head
allow someone complete freedom of action. - give someone head
vulgar slang perform oral sex on someone. - go to someone's head
- (of alcohol) make someone slightly drunk.
- (of success) make someone conceited.
- head first
- with the head in front of the rest of the body.
- without sufficient forethought.
- a head for
an aptitude for or tolerance of:he's never had a head for heights. - —— one's head off
informal talk, laugh, shout, etc. unrestrainedly:he was yelling his head off. - head over heels
- turning over completely in forward motion, as in a somersault.
- madly in love.
- a head start
an advantage granted or gained at the beginning. - heads will roll
people will be dismissed or forced to resign. - in one's head
by mental process without use of physical aids. - keep one's head
remain calm. - keep one's head above water
avoid succumbing to difficulties. - lose one's head
lose self-control. - make head or tail of
[usu. with neg.] understand at all. - off
(or out of)
one's head
Brit. informal mad. - off the top of one's head
without careful thought or investigation. - over someone's head
- (also above someone's head) beyond someone's ability to understand.
- without consultation or involvement.
- put their
(or our or your)
heads together
consult and work together. - stand
(or turn)
something on its head
completely reverse an idea or argument. - turn someone's head
make someone conceited. - turn heads
attract a great deal of attention.
Derivative
- -headed adj.
- headless adj.
- headward adj. & adv.
- headwards adv.
Etymology
OE hēafod, of Gmc origin.
以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》
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