heck /hek/ exclamation, noun
(informal) used to show that you are slightly annoyed or surprised (.表:示略微
烦恼或吃惊）：Oh hecfc，J’m
going to be kite/ 见我 要迟到了！ ◊ We
had to wait a hecfc o/a Zong time/ 我们 只好等了很长时间！ ◊ Who the hecfc are you?你究竟是 谁？ for the 'heck of it (informal) just for pleasure rather than for
a reason只是闹着玩；不为什么what the ' heck! {informal) used to say that you are going to
do sth that you know you should not do (表示明知不 应做某事，A偏要做 > :/t means be kzte/or wdrfc but vWmt t/ie
hecfc/那意味着我上班会迟到，不过管它的呢！
heckle /'hekl/ verb to interrupt a speaker at a public
meeting by shouting out questions or rude remarks (对演说者）责问，诘问，起哄003barrack: [VN】He was booed and hecfcZed throughout his
speech•他的演说 自始至终都遭到喝倒彩起哄。[also V] ► heck.ler /'hekla(r)/ noun heck-iing noun [U]
hec-tare /'hekte9(r); NAmE -ter; BrE also 'hektai(r)/ noun {abbr. ha) a unit for measuring
an area of land; 10 〇〇〇 square metres or about
2.5 acres 公顷土地丈量单
位，^于1万平方米或约2.5英亩） hec-tic /_hektik/ 〇办 very busy; full of
activity 忙碌的； 繁忙的：to iead a hectic hje生活十分忙碌◊ a hectic 安排很满的日程表
hecto- /'hektau; NAmE -tou/ combining form (in nouns; often used
in units of measurement 构成名福，.常用于 计量单位）one hundred 百：hectometre 百米 hecto-gram {BrE also hecto-gramme) /'hektagraem/ noun {abbr. hg) a unit for measuring
weight; l〇〇 grams 百克（重量单位）
hecto-litre (Sr£) [NAmE hecto-liter) /'hektaliita(r)/ noun {abbr. hi) a unit for measuring volume; l〇〇 litres W ^
(容量单& i
hecto-metre (8r£) {NAmE hecto-meter) /'hektami:ta(r)/ noun {abbr. hm) a unit for measuring distance; 100
metres百米（长度单位) .
hec-tor /'hekta(r)/ verb [W, y speech] (formal) to try to make sb do sth by
talking or behaving in an aggressive way 威逼;.威吓 HT?! bully ► hec-tor-ing adj. ： a hectoring tone 〇/
voice 威逼的口气 he^ /hi:d/ short form 1 he had 2 he would hedge /hed3/ noun, verb
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now/? 1 a row of bushes or small trees
planted close together, usually along the edge .of a field，garden/yard or road 树篤：a privet hedlge 女贞树篱一picture o fence 2 ~ against sth a way of protecting yourself
against the loss of sth，especially money 防止被失..（尤
指金钱）的手段：to buy g〇W os
a against
tion购买黄金以抵消通货膨胀造成的损失
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verfc 1 [V] to avoid
giving a direct answer to a question
or
promising to support a particular idea, etc. _ 免正面 回答；不直接许金；拐弯抹角：Just answer ^es’ or ‘no’一and stop hedging就回答“是”或“否”s——别再 闪輝其词 X。2 [VN] to put a hedge around a
field, etc. 在（田地等周围）植树篱；用树篱围住3 [VN] [usually passive】〜sb/sth (about/around) (with sth) to
surround or limit sb/sth 包围；限制：His religious beZie/was ahvays hedged with doubt•祕的宗教信仰一直
受到心不诚的局限。◊ TTzdr oj^er
was hedge) around with all sorts of conditions.他们菇建议附带了各种各样的
限制辛件。ITBTil .hedge your 'bets to reduce t±Le risk of losing or
making a mistake by supporting more than one side in a competition, an
argument, etc., or by having several choices available to you (为防止损吳
或出错）几面下注，有几项选择可选取imPI hedge against sth to do sth to protect yourself
against problems, especially against losing money 采取保护措 施（尤指为避免损失金钱）：a way 〇/hedging against currency risfcs避免货币风险的保值墙施，hedge sb/sth—
_in to surround sb^sth with sth 包_围；环绕 EWTl hem sb/sth in ： The cathedral is now
hedged in by other biddings.大教堂现在被其他建筑物包围着。◊
Married life made him feel hedged in and restless.
活使他感觉受到束缚而且心烦。
hedge-hog /'hed3hDg; NAmE -ho:g; -ha:g/ noun a small brown European animal with
stiff parts like needles (called spines) covering its back. Hedgehogs are nocturnal (= active mostly at night) and can roll into
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a ball
to defend themselves when they are attacked.
刺猬
hedgehog 刺猬
hedge-row /'hed3r0u; NAmE -rou/ noun (especially in
he-don-ism /'hiidamzam/ noun [U] the belief that
pleasure is the most important thing in life 享乐主义 ► he-don-is-tic /.hiida'mstik/ adj. he-don4st /'hiidemst/ noun a person who believes
that pleasure is the most important thing in life 享乐主义者 the heebie-jeebies /,hi:bi 'd3i:biz/ noun [pi.] [old- fashioned,
informal) a feeling of nervous fear or worry 忐忑不安；坐立不安
heed
/hi:d/ verb, noun
鼸 ve冰[VN]
(/bmjfl/) to pay careful attention to.sb’s advice or warning留心，注意，听从（劝告或警告’）EEE3
TAKE NOTICE OF
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noun [U] HTfJl give/pay 'heed (to sb/sth) | take 'heed
(of sb/sth) (/bwjfl/) to pay careful attention to sb/sth 留
心;注意；听从
heed.ful /'hi:dfl/
adj.
~ (of sb/sth) [format) paying careful
attention to s^/sth 齒心的;.注意命 heed-less /'hiidlas/ adj. [not usually before
noun] ~ (of sb/sth) (formal) not paying careful
attention to sb/sth 加注意；掉以会心►heed.less.ly fldv. hee-haw /'hi: ho:/ noun the way of writing
the sound made by a donkey 驴叫声 heel /hi:l/ noun, verb
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PART OF FOOT 脚的部松：1 [C] the back part of the
foot below the ankle 足跟；脚后跟一picture o body
►
PART OF S0CK/SH0E 袜子 / 鞋的部分 2 [C] the part of a sock, etc.
that covers tiie heel (袜子_的）涪跟 3 [C] the raised part on the
bottom of a shoe, boot, etc. that makes the shoe, etc. higher at the back (鞋、靴子等
的）后跟：s/ioes with a Zovv/high hee〖低 / 高跟鞋◊ a sriZetto heeZ 细高跟◊ 77ie sergeant dicfced his
beds and waWced out. + 士将鞋跟咔哒一并，走了出去。一 picture 〇 shoe —
compare sole /?. (2)
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-HEELED 后跟…的 4 (in adjectives 构成形容词）having
the type
of heel mentioned 有…后跟的：high-heeZed shoes see
also well heeled
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SHOES ‘鞋 5 heels [pi.] a pair of women’s
shoes that have high heels 女高跟备：She doesn’t q/iten
wear heeZs•她不
常穿高跟鞋。一see also KITTEN HEELS
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PART OF HAND 手吟部6 [C]〜of your hand/palm the raised part
of the inside of the hand where it joins the wrist手掌根（手掌靠近腕部的隆起部分）
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UNPLEASANT MAN 可恶的.人 7 [C] (〇W-/fls/?/〇r?d，/n/o/Wfl/) a man who is unpleasant to
other people and cannot be trusted卑鄙的家k;浑蛋
—see also Achilles
heel, down at heel iTi!?l at/on sb’s 'heels following closely
behind sb 紧跟某人：He fled from the
stadium with the police at his heels.
了运动场，瞀察在后面紧追不舍。bring sb/sth to’heel 1 to force sb to obey
you and accept discipline 使某人 就范；迫使某人服众（纪律）2 to
make a dog come close to you让狗靠近；唤狗来到身边come to _heel 1 (of a person A) to
agree to obey sb and accept their orders惫意听从（某人）；顺从2 (of a dog狗）to come close to the person who has called
it 走运唤狗人