ft* 'a %a ► hazily adv.: ‘Why now?’ she
wondered hazily. “hif'Amm?
” ifeB&JfeStto 'H-bomb noun = hydrogen bomb HCF /.eitj si: 'ef/ obbr. (mathematics f&) highest common
FACTOR
HCFC /.eitj si: ef 'si:/
noun a type of gas used
especially in aerosols (= types
of container that release liquid in the form of a spray) instead of CFC, as it is less harmful
to the layer of the gas ozone in
the earth’s atmosphere (the abbreviation for ‘hydrochlorofluorocarbon’)
( 4*^ A
hydrochlorofluorocarbon )
HDTV /.eitS di: ti: 'vi:/ noun [U] (technical *ift) technology that
produces extremely clear images on a television screen (the abbreviation for
‘high definition television’)
high definition television
)
HE [BrE) (also H.E.
2
HIGHER EDUCATION
he tH* /hi; i:; i; strong form hi:/ pron., noun m pron. (used as the subject
of a verb ft zfo M ± i|jj 1 a male person or animal that has
already been mentioned or is easily identified ; Is ( ft ft ]4 zft % ) : Everyone liked
my father—he was the perfect
gentleman. 0
He (= the man we are watching) went through that
door, ffe
T JP 11 H o 2 (becoming old-fashioned) a person, male
or female, whose sex is not stated or known, especially when referring to sb
mentioned earlier or to a group in general A ( ft'MJAiMft*
Every child needs to know that he is loved.
& & if A
(ft». 0 (saying) He who (= anyone
who) hesitates is lost. £> note at gender
3
He used when referring to
God ( ft±if ) —compare him(2)
mnoun /hi:/ 1 [sing.] (informal) a male lift: What a nice
dog—is it a he or a she?
(ft? 2 he- (in compound nouns a male
animal ft'&zb^: a he-goat — head (Hr /hed/ noun, verb mnoun
►
PART OF BODY /IftglHv 1 [C] the part of the
body on top of the neck containing the eyes, nose, mouth and brain A; A b|j: She nodded her head
in agreement. Mj£A
IU1L 0 He shook his head in disbelief. #, ft] All A *^0 o The boys hung their
heads in shame. li'f&ifef&l! A0 o The driver suffered
head injuries, fft/l AbP^^o
0 She always has her head in a book (= is always reading). o He still has a good
head of hair (= a lot of hair). ftk (ft A A ft ^
— picture o body
— see also death’s head
►
MIND AJJft 2 [C] the mind or brain A®; MS:
I
some
times wonder what goes on
in that head of yours. N" * !&-?*M'A o <> I wish you’d use your
head
(= think carefully before doing or saying sth).
0 The thought never
entered my head. 0 I can’t work it out in
my
head —I need a calculator.
if M
o 0
1 can’t get that tune out of my head,
S * ft
g|S ft Ift iH „ 0 When will you get
it into your head (= understand) that I don’t want to
discuss this any more! ft M H A t&W & ffc * M U ft
iA
A ^ ft A IP * K ZK
M o
O Who’s been putting such weird ideas
into your head (= making you believe
that)?
Alft ? o
Try
to put the exams out of your head (= stop thinking about
them) for
tonight. ftH&^MS^^ijtlftiTo —
see also hothead
►
MEASUREMENT g jf; 3 a head [sing.] the size of a
person’s or animal’s head,
used as a measurement of distance or height ( )
— AH£, — Ai^:
She’s a good head taller than her sister. ft
A AiSj lb T “f Ao 0 The favourite won by a short head (= a distance slightly
less than the length of a horse’s head).
PAIN 4 [C, usually sing.] (informal) a continuous pain
in your head ( ftH£ft ) A^S EEC] headache: I woke up with a
really bad head this morning.
WAiMio
4
OF GROUP/ORGANIZATION 0ft; £§$ 5 [C, U] the person in
charge of a group of people or an organization ft ft A; A : the heads of
government/state IBS:
ft
ffi; MMitH O She resigned
as head of department, ft Sfc A T l'1 ±Hr (ftIR# o
0 the crowned heads [= the kings and queens) of
gardener/waiter, etc. 0
[BrE)
the
head boy/girl (= a student who is
chosen to represent the school)
5
OF SCHOOL/COLLEGE 6 [C] (often Head) {BrE)
the person in charge of a
school or college ft-fe; !?&-]£
EEd HEADMASTER, HEADMISTRESS, HEAD TEACHER :
I’ve been called in to see the Head.
0 the deputy head gijft-|£
6
SIDE OF COIN if Fffrjcft® 7 heads [U] the side of a coin
that has a picture of the head of a person on it, used as one choice when a
coin is tossed to decide sth ® rp
IE ffi ( ^AA# ) — compare tail n.{7)
7
END OF OBJECT iftfls—ift 8 [C, usually sing.] ~ (of sth) the end of a
long narrow object that is larger or wider than the rest of it ft % A iW—; A: the head of a nail IT (ft A — picture o tool — see also bedhead
8
TOP M 9 [sing ] - of sth the top or highest
part of sth M
^ ; ± : at the head of the
page f£ M jf 0 They
finished the season at the
head of their league.
9
OF RIVER 'M 10 [sing ] the ~ of
the river the place where
a river begins ( ) JiA 0DCI source
10
OF TABLE if 11 [sing.] the ~ of
the table the most important seat at a table ±j£ ( Jl*)
: The
President sat at the head of the table.
iftAITo
11
OF LINE OF PEOPLE AW^ 12 [sing] the - of sth
the
position at the front of a
line of people Aft S; ft A: The prince rode at the head of his
regiment.
S,^fEdiPA^B<lAc
12
OF PLANT ft $} 13 [C] ~ (of sth) the mass of
leaves or
flowers at the end of a stem ( )
Bf^c, A4ft
ttlf: Remove the dead
heads to encourage new growth.
13
ON BEER 14 [sing.] the mass of
small bubbles on the
top of a glass of beer itSA
14
OF SPOT 3® 15 [C] the part of a spot on your
skin that contains a thick yellowish liquid (= pus) ]$ A — see also blackhead
15
IN TAPE/VIDEO RECORDER ^ / ifit M 16 [C] the part of a tape recorder or video recorder that touches the tape
and changes the electrical signals into sounds and/or pictures g£ A
16
NUMBER OF ANIMALS z^$C * 17 - of sth [pi.] used to say
how many animals of a particular type are on a farm, in a herd, etc. (
@ ) A : 200 head of sheep * 200 A
17
OF STEAM M H 18 a ~ of steam [sing.] the pressure
produced by steam in a confined space
18
SEX 14 19 [U] [taboo, slang) oral sex (= using the mouth to give sb sexual pleasure) P ft : to give head P ft:
19
LINGUISTICS if A * 20 [C] the central part of a
phrase, which has the same grammatical function
as the whole phrase. In the phrase ‘the tall man in a suit’, man is the head. (
IBM a/per ‘head for each person ^ A : The meal worked out at $20 a head. 20
760
bang/knock your/their 'heads together (informal) to force people to
stop arguing and behave in a sensible way -jSft ftlitbe banging, etc. your head against a brick
wall [informal) to keep trying to do
sth that will never be successful AS 1#; :
Trying
to reason with them
was like banging my head
against a brick wall. K fH ffl ftk ifl at M K
Ji h % P ^ o be/stand head and 'shoulders above
sb/sth to
be much better than other people or things *
Aft
bite/snap sb’s 'head off [informal) to shout at sb in an angry way, especially without
reason