名複: hearts
n.
- 心臟;胸[C]The boy's heart gave a jump.
這男孩的心猛地一跳。
- 內心;心腸[C]He has a cold heart.
他冷酷無情。
- 感情;愛情;愛好[U]She gave her heart to him.
她真心愛他。
- 心形的東西[C]She wore a diamond heart around her neck.
她脖子上佩帶著一顆心形的鑽石。
- (紙牌的)紅心[C]
- 中心;要點[the S][(+of)]Let's get to the heart of the problem.
讓我們來談談問題的核心吧。
- 勇氣;精神[U]I didn't have the heart to tell you about it.
我沒有勇氣將此事告訴你。
片語
heart of gold
- 美好的心靈He is a man with a heart of gold.
他是一位心地非常善良的人。
at heart
- 本質上;實際上He seems nice, but he's dishonest at heart.
他表面上很好,實際上並不誠實。
- 心裡;內心是
break one's heart
- 傷心I broke my heart over her death.
我為她的去世感到傷心。
by heart
- 背下來地;確實記得The children all had to learn the poem by heart.
孩子們都得把這首詩背出來。
do somebody's heart good
- 使某人高興It did her heart good to see the children playing happily outside.
看到孩子們在外面快樂地玩耍她很欣喜。
have one's heart in the right place
- 心地好She has her heart in the right place and will help anyone in trouble.
她有副好心腸,會幫助任何有困難的人。
have one's heart in one's boots
- 非常驚恐;非常緊張I had my heart in my boots when I went to see my boss.
我去見老板時心裡非常緊張。
in one's heart of hearts
- 在內心深處I said I loved her, but in my heart of hearts I knew it wasn't true.
我說我愛她,可是在內心深處我知道這不是真的。
lose heart
- 喪失信心Don't lose heart.
別洩氣。
lose one's heart to
- 傾心於She lost her heart to another man.
她愛上了別人。
set one's heart on something
- 決心得到某物I've set my heart on that new coat.
我已打定主意要得到那件新外套。
take to heart
- 認真關注I hope you will take the warning to heart.
我希望你注意這個告誡。
- 對……想不開She is a very sensitive person, who takes her troubles and disappointments to heart.
她是個敏感的人,總把煩惱和失望往心裡放。
with all one's heart
- 真心誠意地With all my heart I hope you'll be happy.
我真心誠意地希望你快樂。
辨析
同義:
n.心臟;胸
body pump chestn.感情;性情;精神
feelings soul spirit temperamentn.愛情;同情
kindness sympathy warmth love affectionn.勇氣;熱情
courage enthusiasm staminan.中心
middle center core nucleus hubn.要點
substance meat gist main partn.情人
valentine beloved person同義參見:
breast interior highlight basis confidence seat centre以上來源於:《英漢大辭典》
n.
- a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.
- the central, innermost, or vital part of something.
- a conventional representation of a heart with two equal curves meeting at a point at the bottom and a cusp at the top.
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(hearts)
one of the four suits in a conventional pack of playing cards, denoted by a red figure of such a shape. ▸a card of this suit.
- a person's feeling of or capacity for love or compassion. ▸mood or feeling:they had a change of heart.▸courage or enthusiasm:you may lose heart as the work mounts up.
- the close compact head of a cabbage or lettuce.
- the condition of agricultural land as regards fertility.
Phrase
- after one's own heart
sharing one's tastes. - at heart
in one's real nature, in contrast to how one may appear. - break someone's heart
overwhelm someone with sadness. - by heart
from memory. - close
(or dear)
to one's heart
of deep interest and concern to one. - from the
(or the bottom of one's)
heart
with sincere feeling. - have a heart
show pity. - have a heart of gold
have a generous or compassionate nature. - have one's heart in one's mouth
be greatly alarmed or apprehensive. - have one's heart in the right place
be sincere or well intentioned. - one's heart's desire
something that one greatly wishes for. - one's heartstrings
used in reference to one's deepest feelings of love or compassion. - in one's heart of hearts
in one's innermost feelings. - take something to heart
take criticism seriously and be affected by it. - wear one's heart on one's sleeve
make one's feelings apparent.
Derivative
- -hearted adj.
Etymology
OE heorte, of Gmc origin.
以上來源於:《簡明牛津英語詞典》