head
n
1
(a) [C] part of the body containing the eyes, nose, mouth and brain 頭; 頭部
He fell and hit his head. 他摔著了腦袋.
The ball hit her on the head. 那球打在她頭上了.
My head aches. 我頭痛. =>illus 見插圖.
(b) a head [sing]
this as a measure of length 一個頭部之長度(量度單位)
The Queen's horse won by a head. 女王的馬以一馬頭之距領先獲勝.
Tom is taller than John by a head. 湯姆比約翰高一個頭.
2 [C] (infml 口) headache 頭痛
I've got a terrible head this morning. 我今早頭痛得厲害.
3 [C] ability to reason; intellect; imagination; mind 理解力; 智力; 想像力; 頭腦
Use your head, ie Think. 動動腦筋.
The thought never entered my head. 我從來沒有過這種想法.
4 [sing] mental ability or natural talent as specified 某方面的才智或天資
have a good head for business, figures, etc 很有經商、 計算等的天才
have no head for heights, ie feel giddy and frightened in high places, eg on top of a cliff 登高(如身臨懸崖之上)會頭暈和膽怯.
5 heads [sing v]
side of a coin with the head of a person on it 漫面(硬幣有人頭像的一面)
We tossed a coin (eg to decide sth by chance) and it came down heads. 我們把硬幣一擲(如以此法決定某事), 落下後是漫面朝上. Cf 參看 tails (tail 6).
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(a) a head [sing]
individual person 一人
dinner at 15 a head 每人15英鎊的飯菜.
(b) [pl v] individual animal in a herd or flock (禽獸群中的)頭, 只
50 head of cattle 50頭牛.
7 [C] thing like a head in form or position, eg the flattened end of a pin etc, the striking or cutting part of a tool, the mass of leaves or flowers at the top of a stem 形狀或位置似頭之物(如大頭針等之平端、 工具之打擊或切割部分、 植物莖梗頂部之葉或花)
the head of a nail, hammer, axe, etc 釘子、 錘子、 斧子等的頭
cut off the dead heads (of the roses) 把枯萎了的(玫瑰)花從莖梗上割掉
a cabbage-head 一棵洋白菜.
8 [C] foam on the top of poured beer, etc (倒出的啤酒等上面的)泡沫.
9 [C] device on a tape-recorder that touches the moving magnetic tape and converts the electrical signals into sound (錄音機的)磁頭.
10 [C] top part of a boil or swelling on the skin 癤子或皮膚上的膿腫的隆起部分
The pimple came to a head before bursting. 丘疹長成膿包後才破裂.
11 [C usu sing 通常作單數]
top or highest part 上端; 頂端
the title at the head of the page 該頁上端的標題
stand at the head of the stairs 站在臺階的頂部
at the head of the poll, ie having received most votes in an election 獲得最多的選票.
12 [C] more important or prominent end 較重要或較突出的一端
My father took his place at the head of the table. 我父親坐在上首.
Place the pillows at the head of the bed. 把枕頭放置在床頭.
the head of the lake, ie where a river enters it 湖的源頭(河水流入該湖之處).
13 [sing]
(a) leading part in a procession or army; front (行列或軍隊的)領頭部分, 前列
be at the head of a queue 位居排頭
march at the head of the regiment 在團隊的前排行進.
(b) (fig 比喻) chief position 領導地位
be at the head of one's profession 在本專業中居領先地位.
14 [C]
(a) chief person of a group or organization, etc 某集體或組織等的領導人
the head of the family 家長
a meeting of the heads of government 政府首腦會議
a gathering of the crowned heads (ie kings or queens) of Europe 歐洲各國國王的聚會
[attrib 作定語]
head waiter 服務員的領班
head office, ie chief place of a business 總公司.
(b) (also Head) chief person in a school or college; ...
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*[hed]n. 頭, 頭腦, 領袖, 腦袋, 最前的部分vt. 為首, 朝向, 前進, 用頭頂vi. 朝特定方向行進, (作物)結穗a. 頭的, 在頂端的, 主要的【計】 磁頭; 沖頭【化】 頂蓋【醫】 頭【經】 領導階層; 領導相關詞組: beat sb's head off head for sth head sb off be light in the head be off of one's head be weak in the head bring sth to a head bury one's head in the sand come to a head from head to foot eat one's head off gather head get sth out of one's head give one's head for the washing go to sb's head have a cool head have a good head for have a hard head have a head have a head like a sieve have a long head have one's head in a tar barrel have one's head in the clouds have one's head screwed on the right way have swelled head head and ears head and shoulders above head on head over heels head over heels in love head to head head up hide one's diminished head hold one's head high keep one's head keep one's head above water knock sb's head off laugh one's head off run one's head off scream one's head off lift up one's head lose one's head make head make head with sth make head against make neither head nor tail of sth over sb's head put a head on sb put sth into sb's head put sth out of sb's head put sth out of one's head ram sth into sb's head run one's head against a wall scratch one's head show one's head talk sb's head off turn sb's head above someone's head at the head of