You don’t have to knock—just walk in. iffi
A
It JS 7 o 0 I haven’t got to
leave till seven.
JA 0 First, you have to think logically about
your fears, f ill. 0
1
have to admit, the idea of marriage scares
me. Ai#
Xfcik, „ o Do you have to
go? #;
o
(especially BrE) Have you got to go?
A
? 2 (also have got to especially in BrE) used to give
advice or recommend sth ( ) :
You simply have to get a new job.
0
You’ve got to try this recipe—it’s delicious.
AiMAft o 3 (also have got to especially in BrE)
used to say that sth must be true or must happen ( ) : There has to be a
reason for his strange behaviour. tB0 0 This war has got to
end soon.
^ o 4 used to suggest that
an annoying event happens in order to annoy you, or that sb does sth in order
to annoy you ( Jf|
H
) : Of course, it had to start raining as soon as we got to the beach.
nraKMW,
Ao 0 Do you have to hum so loudly? (= it is annoying)
A # HI & ^ A Sn# B1 A?OT ? . £> note at modal, must
havoc
/'haevak/
noun [U] a situation in which there is a lot of damage, destruction or
confusion AiiF; MB; fn gj: The floods caused havoc throughout the
area. #t 7JC „ o Continuing
strikes are beginning to play havoc with the national economy. W
IA
M AItU-iF HI o o These insects
can wreak
havoc on crops.
haw
/ho:/ verb ffflTfl see hum v.
Ha
wai ian shirt /ha.waian
'J3:t; NAmE 'J3:rt/ (also a loha shirt) noun a loose cotton shirt
with a brightly coloured pattern and short sleeves K$cMH
& (m$mm, )
hawk/ho:k/
noun, verb
mnoun 1 a strong fast bird of
prey (=
a bird that kills other creatures for food) M; 4^: He waited, watching
her like a hawk (= watching her very closely),
#, —see also spar-
rowhawk 2 a person,
especially a politician, who supports the use of military force to solve
problems 0 MAA; ±$AA H33DOVE
verb 1 [VN] to try to sell things by going
from place to place asking people to buy them Wfffw\ M Hffll peddle
2
[V, VN] to get phlegm in your mouth when you cough
rnrrfrl see EYE n.
hawk-er/'hoikaft)/
noun a person who makes
money by hawking goods Wfa nH ; XffiL
,
hawk-'eyed adj. (of a person A)
watching closely and carefully and noticing small details ; § AJ?
f'JSij BEEI EAGLE-EYED
hawk
ish /'horkij-/
adj. preferring to use
military action rather than peaceful discussion in order to solve a political
problem EDDdovish
hawser /'ho:za(r)/ noun (technical Ain) a thick rope
or steel cable used on a ship ( $j|gB
haw-thorn
/'horGoin;
NAmE -0o:rn/ noun [U, C] a bush or
small tree with thorns, white or
pink flowers and small dark red berries
hay
/hei/
noun [U] 1 grass that
has been cut and dried and is used as food for animals ( ) AIA
$4 ; a bale of hay —• A iffl A ^ —
compare straw 2 (NAmE, informaf) a small amount of
money IT»TO1 make hay while the sun shines (saying) to make good use
of opportunities, good conditions, etc. while
they last *!&&&
— more at hit v., roll
n.
'Hay
diet noun a diet in which carbohydrates (bread, rice, etc.) are
eaten at different times to other foods
m&nfr (
i ittlUSHflBlftA )
'hay
f ever noun
[U] an illness that affects the nose, eyes and throat and is caused by pollen from plants that is
breathed
in from the air ( ftA'KAAlH
hay-loft
/'heilDft;
NAmE -laift/ noun
a place at the top of a farm building used for storing hay ( rI$I$
) A
hay
making /'heimeikirj/
noun [U] the process of cutting and drying grass to make hay ffrJA^ hay-ride /'heiraid/ noun
(NAmE) a ride for pleasure on a cart
filled with hay, pulled
by a horse or tractor
hay-stack/'heistaek/ (also less frequent hay-rick/’heirik/) noun a large pile of hay, used as a way of storing it until
it is needed A^^t; A^& IFf?l see needle n. hay-wire /'heiwaia(r)/ adj. IR71 go 'haywire (informal) to stop working
correctly or become out of control ft SfcH; AAS®: After that, things started to
go
haywire.
haz-ard/'haezad; NAmE -ard/ noun,
verb noun ~ (to sb/sth) | - (of sth/of doing sth) a thing that can be
dangerous or cause damage fj| p& ; fa HF : a fire/safety
hazard A A / A A [il M 0 Growing levels of pollution represent a
serious health hazard to the local population.
o
Everybody is aware of the hazards of smoking. A M
■ verb 1 to make a suggestion
or guess which you know may be wrong 1A H ft; [VN]
Would you
like to hazard a guess? 0 [V speech] ‘Is it
Tom you’re going with?’ she hazarded. '
”
MU <, [also V that] 2 [VN] (formal)
to
risk
sth or put it in danger f
ETfll endanger : Careless drivers hazard other people’s lives as
well as their own. i
haz
ard ous /'haezadas;
NAmE -ardas/ adj. involving risk or danger, especially to sb’s
health or safety ff
A: hazardous waste/chemicals no
0
a hazardous journey fa ^ 0
It would be
hazardous to invest so much. 0 a
list of products that are potentially hazardous to
health
'
hazard pay noun [u] (US) = danger money haze /heiz/ noun, verb
mnoun 1 [C, U] air that is
difficult to see through because it contains very small drops of water,
especially caused by hot weather ( ) MM,
S: a heat
haze 2
[sing.] air containing sth that makes it
difficult
to see through it cl
haze of smoke/dust/steam M/X/MKM- 3 [sing.] a mental state in which your
thoughts, feelings, etc. are not clear MM;
Mil: an alcoholic haze mverb 1 [V, VN] to become covered or to
cover sth in a haze ( ) %W-f£W^X 2 [VN] (NAmE) to play
tricks
on
sb, especially a new student, or to give them very unpleasant things to do,
sometimes as a condition for entering a fraternity
or sorority $;#,
$;$?( Iff A.
hazel
/'heizl/
noun, adj.
mnoun [C, U] a small tree
that produces small nuts (called hazelnuts) that can be eaten )
*
adj. (of eyes BUBi)
greenish-brown or reddish-brown in
colour
hazel-nut
/'heizkiAt/
(also ftl-bert
especially
in NAmE)
noun the
small brown nut of the hazel tree
A — picture o nut
hazy
/'heizi/
adj. (hazi-er,
hazi-est) 1
not clear because of HAZE liifclft; MMMMtft:
a hazy aftemoon/sky # MMtfJ A A / o hazy light/sunshine / K
ft 0 The mountains were hazy in the distance. izs&lLlft ft 2
not clear because of a lack of memory, understanding or detail iB A ?§ #J; HiS Baa VAGUE: a
hazy memory/idea ^ 0 What happened next is all very hazy. &A A %.
AW # iB A if /t T o 3 (of a person A) uncertain or confused about sth ± M A a£ W; ffi S : I’m a little
hazy about what to do next.