heck /hek/
exclamation,
noun (informal) used to show that you
are slightly annoyed or surprised (
) : Oh heck, I’m
going to be late! JJtL5&,
3?
jgfij T! 0 We had to wait a heck of a long time!
f£CI #7liicNia]! 0 Who the heck are you? it? for the 'heck of it (informal) just for pleasure
rather than for a reason R jl 1^1 it 5c; 7 A ft* what the ' heck! (informal) used to say that you
are going to do sth that you know you should not do (
£fMlw
r!cf$ ) : It means I’ll be late for
work but what the heck! tTflWS!
heckle /'hekl/
verb to interrupt a speaker
at a public meeting by shouting out questions or rude remarks itR 0Dd BARRACK: [VN] He
was booed and heckled
throughout his speech. #, (ft jj| ij£ i[also
V] ►
heckler /'hekla(r)/
noun heck-ling noun [U]
hec tare /'hektea(r); NAmE -ter; BrE also ‘hekta:(r)/ noun
(abbr. ha) a unit for measuring
an area of land; 10 000 square metres or about 2.5 acres ( ±J4tl#- liL, 1 7] mtm*) 2.5 )
hec tic /'hektik/ adj. very busy; full of
activity tt#£ft; *|t (ft: to lead a hectic life £ fS 7 ft
ft # 0 a hectic schedule
hecto- /'hektau;
NAmE -too/ combining form (in nouns; often used
in units of measurement R|, li'ffi 7
ifUT-lv)
one hundred Hf: hectometre WA hectogram (BrE also hectogramme) /'hektagrsem/ noun {abbr. hg) a unit for measuring
weight; 100 grams
hecto-litre (BrE)
{NAmE hecto-liter) /'hektaliita(r)/ noun {abbr. hi) a unit for measuring
volume; 100 litres Hf f\
{mmmk)
hecto metre {BrE) {NAmE hecto-meter)
/'hektami:ta(r)/
noun {abbr. hm) a unit for measuring
distance; 100 metres l-A () .
hec
tor /'hekta(r)/
verb [VN, V speech] (formal) to try to make sb do
sth by talking or behaving in an aggressive way jg ; tff HT?f bully ► hec-tor-ing adj. : a hectoring tone of voice J^jiSlft P H he*d /hi:d/ short form 1 he had 2 he would hedge /hed3/ noun, verb
a noun 1 a row of bushes or
small trees planted close together, usually along the edge of a field,
garden/yard or road a privet
hedge ic M M M — picture o
fence 2 ~ against sth a way of
protecting yourself against the loss of sth, especially money KflhMA ( jt ) (ft 717 to buy gold
as a hedge against inflation
u verb 1 [V] to avoid giving
a direct answer to a question or promising to support a particular idea, etc. jgf&IE®
0 ^; A ll }£ it; : Just
answer yes’ or
‘no’—and stop hedging. “Ji” & “U” ^i]#
|XJ^:g;ig]To 2 [VN]
to put a hedge around a field, etc. * () iiwm; 3 [vn] [usually
passive] ~ sb/sth
(about/around) (with sth) {formal) to surround or limit sb/sth ^
SI ; K $'] : His religious belief was always hedged with doubt.
life (ft ~M llfth A M W M PI o 0 Their offer was hedged
around with all sorts of conditions. (MllftlliSlPft^T ####(ft PS
rfrj^#0 IlTITn ,hedge your 'bets to reduce the 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 ( fj ±
© A
B3H3'hedge
against sth to do sth to protect
yourself against problems, especially against losing money 3S ty.
# M fa (
currency risks .hedge sb/sth~
'in to surround sb/sth with sth £[01; If HTFl hem sb/sth in : The cathedral is now hedged in by
other buildings. Wo o (figurative)
Married life made him feel hedged in and restless.
hedge-hog /'hed3hng; 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
a ball to defend
themselves when they are attacked.
mm
hedgehog
hedge-row /'hed3rau;
NAmE -roo/ noun (especially in
'hedge-trimmer noun a piece of equipment
used for cutting hedges #3?til
he-don-ism /'hiidamzam/ noun [U] the belief that
pleasure is the most important thing in life ^ A ± X ► hedonistic /.hiida'mstik/ adj. he-don-ist /'hiidamst/ noun a person who believes
that pleasure is the most important thing in life ^7 A A# the heebie-jeebies /,hi:bi 'd3i:biz/ noun [pi.] (old- fashioned,
informal) a feeling of nervous fear or worry afeiEA#; ^£A£ heed /hi:d/
verb,
noun
n verb [VN] (formal)
to pay careful attention to sb’s advice or warning ©7, off fk ( )
KID
TAKE NOTICE OF
mnoun [U] HiTJl give/pay 'heed (to
sb/sth) | take 'heed (of sb/sth) (formal) to pay careful
attention to sb/sth g
4'; o/f
heedful /'hirdfl/ adj. ~ (of sb/sth) (formal) paying careful
attention to sb/sth {§7-(ft; ft.Ufft heed-less /‘hiidlas/ adj. [not usually before
noun] ~ (of sb/sth) (format) not paying careful
attention to sb/sth A WMfe'L' ► heed lessly adv.
hee-haw /'hi: ho:/ noun the way of writing
the sound made by a donkey
JK’nij# heel 0-w /hi:l/ noun, verb m noun
►
PART OF FOOT B (ft $ fV 1 [C] the back part of
the foot below the ankle AiH; MJoSi
— picture o body
►
PART OF S0CK/SH0E f / ^ ^ 2 [C] the part of a
sock, etc. that covers the
heel ( 3 [C]
the raised part on the
bottom of a shoe, boot, etc. that makes the shoe, etc. higher at the back ( H,
fft f ^
) jgiES: shoes with a low/high
heel / iUUll ii 0
a
stiletto heel 0 The
sergeant clicked his heels and
walked out. — picture
0
shoe — compare sole n.(2)
►
-HEELED fci ^ - ^ 4 (in adjectives M^^
the type of heel
mentioned ■ Jfj £& £Hj : high-heeled shoes — see also well heeled
►
SHOES H; 5 heels [pi.] a pair of
women’s shoes that have
high heels She doesn’t often wear
heels. M'F
— see also kitten
heels
►
PART OF HAND ]' IT-J ff[S f6 [C] ~ of your hand/palm the
raised part of the inside of
the hand where it joins the wrist )
►
UNPLEASANT MAN XM7A 7 [C] (old-fashioned,
informal) a man who is unpleasant to other people and cannot be
trusted WW
— see also Achilles
heel, down at heel fl»T31 at/on sb’s 'heels following closely
behind sb He
fled from the stadium with
the police at his heels.
bring sb/sth to heel
1
to force sb to obey you and accept
discipline (5^^ A
(iS# ) 2 to make a dog come
close to you i± $1H l!j come to ' heel
1 (of a person A) to agree to obey sb and accept their
orders A ) ; JK/A 2 (of a dog ft]) to come
close to the person who has
called it