(hard/hot)' on. sb’s/sth’s 'heels very dose behind sb/sth; very soon after
sth 紧跟；紧接在后：News of rising
unemployment followed hard on the heels of falling export_/iigures.出口数字下降之后紧接着就是失业率上升
的消息。.take to your ’hee|s to run away from sb/sth 逃是;溜掉，turn/,spin on your'heel to turn around suddenly so that
you are facing in the opposite direc- tion 急尚后转；突然转身 under the _heel of sb (//ferary) completely controlled
by sb 完全.受某人控制一more at
COOL V., DIG V., DRAG V., HEAD 11., KICK V., TREAD V.
■
verb
►
REPAIR SHOE 0^ 1 [VN] to repair the heel of a shoe, etc.
给（鞋等）修理后跟
►
OF BOAT 船 2 [V]〜（over) to lean over to one side 倾侧； 倾斜：77ie boat heeZed over in t/ie
strong wind.也在狂
风中倾侧了。
丨 heel bar now/? a small shop/store or stall where shoes are repaired while
you wait立等可取的修鞋店（或修
鞋摊）
hefty /'hefti/ adj. (heft-ier, hefti-est) 1 (of a person or an object 人或物体）big and heavy 大而重的：Her brothers were both men in their/orties.她的两个兄弟都是四
十多岁，身髙#壮。2 (of an amount of money _&数额） large; larger than usual or .expected 很大的.；超出一般 的；可观的：TTiey soZd it easiZy and made a he_/iy prq/iit. 他们毫不费力地卖掉了它，得到了一笔可观的利润。
3 using a lot
of force 用力的；猛烈的：He gave the door a /ie办 fcicfc•他猛踢了一下门。► heft.ily fldv.
he-gem-ony /hi'dsemani;
-’ge-; 'hed3im0ni; NAmE -mouni/ noun [U, C] {pi. -ies) (formal) control by one country, organization, etc. over
other countries, etc. within a particular group 支配权；霸权► hege’moivic /.hedsi'mDmk; ,hegi-; NAmE -'maimk/ adj. ： hegemonic contro〖霸权统?^
He-gi-ra
(also He-ji-ra) /'hed3ir0； hi'd3aira/ noun [sing.] 1 (usually the Hegira) the occasion when Muhammad left
heifer /'hef0(r)/ noun a young female cow, especially one that
has not yet had a calf (尤指未生育过的）小 母于
Height
/hart/ noun
►
MEASUREMENT 量專.1 丨U, C] the measurement of how tall a person
or thing is (人或物的）身高，高度： ffeighf: 220 mm. VWdth: 57 mm. Length: J70 mm.髙： 210毫米；宽:57毫米；长：170毫米。◊刊ease state your height and weight,
ii 说明身髙相体重。◊ It is aZmost 2 metres fn
height•它差不秦秦2 米高。◊ She
is the same height as her sister.她和她姐姐一样高。◊ to be 〇/ medfum/average heig/it 中等身材◊ Vou can
the
height 〇/ the chair.你可以调令_子的高度。◊ 77ie tabZe is avafiabie in
several dij^erent heights.这款桌子有
几种不同的高度供选择。一 picture O DIMENSION
►
BEING TALL 高 2 [U] the quality of being tall or
high 高：
She
worries about her height (= that she is too tall). M 为个子太高M烦恼。◊ TTie height 〇/ the mountain di'd not discourage them•山高并没有使他们泄气。
►
DISTANCE ABOVE GROUND 高度 3 [C, U] a particular distance above the ground.高度：The pkme 月ew at a height〇/3000
metres.飞机在3000米的高空飞行。◊ 77ie stone was dropped介om a great height•那块石头是
从很髙的地方掉瘗下籴的。◊ The
aircra片w〇5
gaining height.飞机在爬髙。◊ to be at
shouZder/chest^waist height齐肩/胸/腰高
►
HIGH PLACE 高处 4 [C，usually pi.] (often
used in names 常 用于名称）a high place or position高地；高处；高位：
Broo/dyn Heights %鲁克林嵩地◊ He doesn’t have a head /or
heights (= is afraid of high places)•他惧高。◊ a /ear 〇/ heights 恐高◊ We Zoofced out over the
city
the
heights 〇/Edinburgh CastZe.我们从爱丁堡城堡所在的
高处俯视整个城市。.◊ rhe pattern 〇/the ancientis cZearty visiWe_from a heig/it.古战盛的布局从高处清晰
可见。
STRONGEST
P0INT/LEVEL 最强点；最高水平 5 [sing.] the
point when sth is at its best or strongest 最佳点；最强
点；顶点：He is at the height 〇/his career.他正处于事 ik.的◊ She is stiH at the height o/her powers.也 仍—处—最佳状态。◊ / wouldn’t go there in the
heig/it ojsummer.我不4在盛夏时节去那里的。◊ITie戶re reached its height around 2 a.m.大火在半夜两点钟左右
烧得最猛。◊ rhe
crisis was at its height in May..危机在 五月‘到了最严重的关头。6 heights [pL]
a better or greater level of sth; a situation where sth is very good 更好;_更高水平；运佳状况：rheir success had reached new
heights.彳4们尚成諕到新髙水平。◊ She dreamed 〇/reaching t/ie diz^y heights 〇/stardom•她梦想达到超级
:巨星的地位。
► EXTREME EXAMPLE 极襌例:/ 7 [sing.]〜of sth an extreme example of a particular quality 极‘；极度：ftwouWbe the height of folly (= very stupid) to change course now. 现在改变方向可谓愚蠢至极。◊ She was dressed in the height o//〇5hfon•她穿着最时髦的衣服。
n»1?l draw yourself up/rise to your full height to stand straight and tall in
order to show your determin- ation or high status昂首挺胸地站立（‘d示决心或地位 高）一 more at dizzy
height-en /'haitn/ verb if a feeling or an effect heightens, or sth heightens it, it becomes stronger or
increases (使）加强，提高，增加 intensify： [V]
Tension has heightened after the recent bomb attack, ft 近的炸弹袭击之后，情势更加紧张。◊[VN]77ie campaign is intended to
heighten public awareness of the disease.
场jg动的目的是使公众更加了解这种疾病。
hein*ous /'hemas/
adj. [usually before noun] (formal)
morally very
bad 极恶毒的；德败环的：a heinous crime +恶禾赦的罪行►hein-ous-lyfli/v. hein.ous.ness noun [U]
heir
/ea(r); AMmf
er/ /iow/7 〜（to sth) | 〜（of sb) 1 a person who has the legal right to
receive sb^ property, money or title when that person dies 继承人；后藏：to 'be heir fo a kzrge/ortune 备大笔财产&继承乂 ◊ tAe heir to the throne (= the person who will be the
next king or queen)王位继承又 2 a person who is thought to
continue the work or a tradition started by sb else ( iL 作或传统的）继承者，承袭者，传人：the president’s poiirica〖 heirs 总统的政治继承者 ibldHJ Use an, not a, before heir. * heir 之前治 an,不用 a。
,heir ap1 parent noun {pi. heirs apparent) ~ (to sth) 1 an heir whose legal right to receive sb’s
property, money or title cannot be taken away because it is impossible for sb
with a stronger claim to be bom 当然 继系人；.法定继承人 2 a person who is
expected to take the job of sb when that person leaves (职位的■)确定接 替者；确定接班者
heiress /'eares; -ras; NAmE 'er-/ noun ~ (to sth) a female heir, especially one who
has received or will receive a large amount of money 女继承人；嗣女 Use an,
not a,
before heiress.
* heiress 之前用 an,不用 a。
heir-loom /'edluim; NAmE 'erl-/ noun a valuable object that has
belonged to the same family for many years # 家宝；世代相传之物：a/amify heirioom传家宝E3S3 Use an, not
a, before heirloom.
* heirloom 之前用 an, 不用a。
,heir pre'sumptive noun {pi. heirs presumptive) an heir who may lose his or her legal
right to receive sb^ property, money or title if sb with a stronger claim is
bom假定继承人（其继承权会因有血统更近的继承人出生
而♦丧失）
heist /haist/ noun, verb
mnoun {informal, especially
■ verb [VN] {informal, ^specially
NAmE) to steal sth valuable from a
shop/store or bank (在商店、银行）盗窃（贵重
物品）
Hejira
=Hegira
held pt, pp of hold
hel-ic-al /'helikl; 'hi:l-/ adj. {technical like a helix
螺旋的；螺旋形的
heli-cop-ter /'helikDpta(r);
NAmE -ka:p-/ (also informal cop-ter, chop-per) noun an aircraft without wings that has
large blades on top that go round. It can fly