tlfio o We hit the tree
head-on. TWi.
<> to tackle a problem
head-on (- without trying to avoid it)
head-phones
/'hedfaunz;
NAmE -founz/ (also earphones) noun [pi.] a piece of
equipment worn over or in the ears that makes it possible to listen to music,
the radio, etc. without other people hearing it ^|Jl; Aiti a pair/set of
headphones -11] A til head quartered /,hed'kwo:tad; NAmE 'hedkwairtard/ adj. [not before noun] having headquarters in
a particular place &bPAXM: News Corporation was
headquartered in Sydney. frMHf
headquarters /.hed'kwoitaz; NAmE 'hedkwairtarz/ noun [U+sing./pl. v., t] {pi. head-quar-ters) (abbr. HQ) a place from which an
organization or a military operation is controlled; the people who work there
& §P;
A AH; ^]4nfE The firm’s headquarters is/are in
head-rest /'hedrest/ noun the part of a seat or
chair that supports a person’s head, especially on the front seat of a car (
A^nAM#Jl{£lft ) Alt, AS
—
picture o
head-room /'hedrurm; -rum/ noun [U] 1 the amount of space
between the top of a vehicle and an object it drives under ( III
2 the amount of space between the top of
your head and the roof of a vehicle ( |Jl gfj A f*j )
A ± $ fa]: There’s a lot of headroom for such a small car. & A 60
—^^£ftA±£M®A&A
head-Scarf /'hedskaif; NAmE -skairf/ noun {pi. head- scarves) a square piece of
cloth tied around the head by women or girls, usually with a knot under the
chin ( fc
W ) iTffsjp
head-set /'hedset/ noun a pair of headphones, especially one with a microphone attached to it (
) A*5$«ai, ^lii
head-ship
/'hedjip/ noun ~ (of sth) 1 the position of being
in charge of an organization ilfIRfv: the headship of the
department bP H ^
(ft IR fv 2 {BrEj
the position of being in charge of a school j^AIRfi head-stand /'hedstaend/ noun a position in
which a person has their head on the ground and their feet straight up in the
air A#JX
.head
'start noun [sing.] ~ (on/over sb) an advantage that sb
already has before they start doing sth AM Eft Being
able to speak French gave her a head start over the other candidates. Ai&F&Tfff£iti]ll£^ftkfi;i&A£
vt%0
head-stone /'hedstaun; NAmE -stoun/ noun a piece of stone
placed at one end of a grave, showing the name, etc. of the person buried there
$5$ H771 gravestone
—
compare
head-strong /'hedstrm]; NAmE -strorr)/ adj. {disapproving) a headstrong person is determined
to do things their own way and refuses to listen to advice 0
.head
'table noun
{NAmE) = top table .head 'teacher noun (BrE) (NAmE prin-ci-pal) a teacher who is in
charge of a school
,
head-to- head adj. [only before noun] in which two people or
groups face each other directly in order to decide the result of a disagreement
or competition IE ® X # Eft ; ® M ffi Eft : a head-to-head
battle/clash/ contest IE®$cA/M]X/:re;#->' .head-to-1 head adv. ■. They are
set to meet head-to-head in next week’s final. fMl#£AAMEft&«*IEffiX#o
head-waters
/'hedwoitaz;
NAmE -tarz/ noun [pi.] streams forming the source of a river MM; head-way /‘hedwei/ noun [U] ITiTOil make 'headway to make progress,
especially when this is slow or difficult ( tilt )
jtttji: We
are making little
headway with the
negotiations. ft] 60 i&M M # ft- /
—
o The boat was unable to
make much headway against the tide.
head-wind
/'hedwind/
noun a wind that is blowing
towards a person or vehicle, so that it is blowing from the direction in which
the person or vehicle is moving SiJRL; Mixl — compare tailwind head-word /'hedw3:d; NAmE -W3:rd/ noun {technical A iH) a word that
forms a heading in a dictionary,
under which its meaning is explained ( M^AEft ) is] @, It is] heady /'hedi/ adj. (head-ier,
headi-est) 1 [usually before noun] having
a strong effect on your senses; making you feel excited and confident Lilli’Eft; f&A
^Eft; f£Wfil'l>lft intoxicating: the heady days of
youth A A PI Eft A S M ft 0 the heady scent of hot
spices M !4 Eft # A 5^ 0 a heady mixture of
desire and fear g£j$ltXlF'l0 O note at exciting
2 [not before noun] (of a person A) excited in a way
that makes you do things without worrying about the possible results IF A: She felt heady with
success.
heal On /hi:l/ verb
1
~ (up) to become healthy again; to make sth
healthy
again ( {£ ) JCJK: M It took a long time
for the
wounds to heal, ft; p ji 7 fS A: M Ihi
A A „ 0 The cut healed up without leaving a scar, ft; P
0
[VN] This will help to heal your cuts and scratches, A
AWfflAMftFSilftjIfligffto 0 {figurative) It was
a chance to heal the wounds in the party {= to repair the damage
that had been done). L^Mfi'lftjEftlJlAo
2
[VN] ~ sb (of sth) {old use or formal) to cure sb who is
ill/sick; to make sb feel happy again ( ^A ) ; if.
the story of Jesus
healing ten lepers of their disease AAfifcM^AMiW
01
felt healed by his
love. ftkEft:g{£$SXftiA;73£3fco 3 to put an end to
sth or make sth easier to bear; to end or become easier to bear ( ££ ) [VN] She was never able
to heal the rift between
herself and her father, bfc 'll A fgf!Afn£feX^2:|B]#JMMo 0 [V] The breach between
them never really healed. M fll A iM M ^ f&A A M ^ IE
heal-er
/'hiila(r)/
noun 1 a person who cures
people of illnesses and disease using natural powers rather than medicine M ) MlAS'JA#:
a
faith/
spiritual healer EM ft# / 7' A Eft A 2 something that makes a
bad situation easier to deal with IH&ftiSEft# %: Time is a great healer. MMH heal-ing /’hiilirj/ noun [U] the process of
becoming or making sb/sth healthy again; the process of getting better after an
emotional shock ; Mfr; (
1#[ISM
ftiEft ) M o’: the healing process 0 emotional
healing ]j§1#±^#4“ — see also faith healing health On /hel0/ noun [U]
1
the condition of a person’s body or mind A
Fft
( Exhaust fumes are bad
for your
health. H M ft ^ W # o o to be in poor/good/
excellent/the best of health / ft?/®#?/#?
M 0 Smoking can seriously
damage your health. URMfZ riffiSSIo o mental health MMft— see also
—
health 2 the state of being
physically and mentally healthy fttiA: He was nursed back to
health by his wife, m 7 ift M MT ^ % T 1*0 „ o She was glowing with health and clearly
enjoying life.
A , o 0 As long as you have your
health, nothing else matters. ffc ft 0, ^ftfeff M
♦ IP fn A %
^ o — pictures and vocabulary notes on pages R25, R26, R27 3 the
work of providing medical services gff; f£#t; LEA: All parties
are promising to increase spending on health.
Xo 0 the Health Minister LEA bPA: 0 the Department of Health LE A bP 0 health insurance 0 health
and safety regulations {= laws that protect the
health of people at work) 4 how
successful sth
is ASM:
the
health of your marriage/finances
ITCTffl see clean adj., drink v., propose,
RUDE
'health care noun [U] the service of
providing medical care E ff ( IR # ) : the costs of health
care for the