heel bar
952 I
(hard/hot)
on sb’s/sth’s 'heels very close behind sb/sth; very soon after
sth 'M J?H; M
lie ft ft : News of rising unemployment followed hard on the heels
of falling export figures. Hi
P ffcAAPIAft EftMJL
.take to
your 'heels to run away from sb/sth $§ W .turn/,spin
on your 'heel to turn around suddenly so that you are
facing in the opposite direction J^lftftlt; If under the 'heel of sb (literary)
completely controlled by sb fEik'jkMA&U —more at
COOL V, DIG V., DRAG V., HEAD /?.,
KICK V, TREAD V.
m verb
►
REPAIR SHOE f£f| 1 [VN] to repair the heel of a shoe, etc.
& () mM^rn
►
OF BOAT 2 [V] ~ (over) to lean over to one
side Mfjj; MI4: The boat heeled over
in the strong wind. $&ft$£ MtMI'JTc
'heel bar noun a small shop/store or
stall where shoes are repaired
while you wait ft^ftftlftjEmft ( l
mm)
hefty /'hefti/ adj. (heft-ier, hefti-est) 1 (of a person or an
object big and heavy AMIIEft: Her brothers
were both hefty men in
their forties.
, MMfo'&c 2 (of an amount of
money WftWM)
large;
larger than usual or expected ft A Eft; JSft — 0 Eft; of $2, Eft: They sold it easily
and made a hefty profit.
r£,
nm r ^mmm0
3 using a lot of force ft A EtfJ; $£$[ Eft: He gave the door a hefty kick. J—ft H „ ► heft-ily adv.
hegemony /hi'd3emani; -'ge-; 'hed3imani; NAmE -mouni/ noun [u, C] {pi. -ies) {formal) control by one
country, organization, etc. over other countries, etc. within a particular
group A 02IX; HIX. ► hegemon-ic /,hed3i'mDmk;
,hegi-; NAmE -'maimk/
adj.:
hegemonic control HlXJftft
Hegi ra (also He ji ra) /'hed3ira; hi'd3aira/ noun [sing.] 1 (usually the Hegira) the occasion when Muhammad left
jt^A622 ) 2the
period which began at this
time; the Muslim era # ft
mt£, nmt% ( W&% 622 ftff & )
heifer /'hefa(r)/ noun a young female cow,
especially one that has not yet had a calf
( AIb AAWMEft ) A
height o-k /halt/ noun
►
MEASUREMENT 1| 1 [U, C] the measurement of how
tall a person or thing is
( A(ft ) , i^lt:
Height: 210 mm. Width: 57 mm. Length: 170 mm. [Sr. 210^A; %: 57 -fe: 170 0 Please state
your height and weight, it HE # [#[ IP # £ 0 0 It is
almost 2 metres in height. t:IIA^W2;ftifi!i0
o
She is the same height as her sister. 0
to
be
of medium/average height 4* ^r # II 0 You can adjust the
height of the chair. jftftWiJ§M$fftlftii[Ji:0 0 The table is
available in several different heights. /l#AIW]lftii)l£:f&j&jf o —picture o dimension
►
BEING TALL ft 2 [U] the quality of being
tall or high ft: She worries about her height (= that she is too tall),
AAftAitiffiiMI'Sio
0 The height of the
mountain did not discourage them.
►
DISTANCE ABOVE GROUND ft ® 3 [C, U] a particular distance above
the ground ^ f§;: The plane flew at a
height of 3 000 metres. “Isljl^ 3 000 A Eft ft $ Isfr 0 0 The stone was dropped
from a great height. IP Aft AH A IS iti M ft ^ ft A Eft <> 0 The aircraft was
gaining height. A l/l ft IN? ft 0 0 to be at
shoulder/chest/waist height fjjn/m/mn
►
HIGH PLACE ft&h 4 [C, usually pi.] (often used in
names # fr] A £ Ifc) a high place or position ft iffe; ft ;
ft jv: Brooklyn
Heights ftllj^ftitk O He doesn’t have a head
for heights (= is afraid of high
places), itfe 'tH ft 0
o a
fear of heights i©
ft o We
looked out over the city from the heights of
o 0 The pattern of the
ancient fields is clearly visible from a height.
«mo
STRONGEST POINT/LEVEL M ® M ; ft ft A ft 5 [sing.] the point when sth is at
its best or strongest ft-d^ft; Jt^M
M; MM: He is at the height of his career. MIEA♦ O She is still at the height
of her powers, jtfe 0 I wouldn’t
go there in the height of summer. fSA^-ft^HN'ftftiPiiMo o The fire reached
its height around
new heights, fill] ift Iti* 3\ fr ft 7jtft„ 0 She dreamed of
reaching the dizzy heights of stardom,
£MEfti&ft0
► EXTREME EXAMPLE #U«$]
j 7 [sing.] ~ of sth an extreme example of
a particular quality ISlf: It would be the height of folly {= very stupid) to change course now. JJEftt&i^ftlft0 She was dressed in the
height of fashion.
IRX1 draw yourself up/rise to your full height to
stand straight and tall in
order to show your determination or high status ( pi A A aX ffe fv
ft ) — more at dizzy
height-en /'haftn/ verb if a feeling or an
effect heightens, or sth heightens it, it becomes stronger or increases ( ) An®, lift, fff/JP H353intensify: [V]
Tension has heightened after the recent bomb attack, ft 0[VN] The campaign is
intended to heighten public awareness of the disease. &
heinous /'hemas/ adj. [usually before noun] (formal)
morally very bad ftSISEft; illliXfPEft: a heinous crime ► hein-ous-ly adv. hein-ous-ness
noun [U]
heir /ea(r); NAmE er/ noun ~ (to sth) | ~ (of sb) 1
a person who
has the legal right to receive sb’s property, money or title when that person
dies ^ A-A; ft : to be heir to a large
fortune JkA^MA^ft^^A
O the
heir to the throne (= the person
who will be the next king or queen) ZE jv tyk M. A 2 a person who is thought to
continue the work or a tradition started by sb else ( I
) &*#, ftA: the president’s
political heirs Use an, not a,
before heir. * heir an, Aft aD
,heir ap'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 ^AA; T^aE^tPcA 2 a person who is
expected to take the job of sb when that person leaves ( IE tv Eft ) Sift®
«h
heiress /'eares;
-ras; NAmE 'er-/ noun ~ (to sth) a female heir, especially one who has
received or will receive a large amount of money A^tRA; hld^il Use an, not a, before heiress. * heiress
Asuft an, Aft a0
heirloom /'ealuim; NAmE 'erl-/ noun a valuable object that has
belonged to the same family for many years # ItS; a family heirloom CUD
Use an, not a, before heirloom. * heirloom
AM ft an, Aft aD
,heir presumptive noun {pi. heirs presumptive) an heir who may lose his or her legal
right to receive sb’s property, money or title if sb with a stronger claim is
bom fgA»A (
)
heist /haist/ noun, verb
mnoun {informal, especially NAmE) an act of stealing sth valuable from a
shop/store or bank ( Xlftft,
$6(ft ) CTI71 ROBBERY: a bank heist i
■ verb [VN] (informal, especially NAmE) to steal sth valuable from a shop/store or
bank ( ft ft ft, IS It ) ( it It
M )
Hejira
= Hegira
held pt,
pp of hold
helical /'helikl; ‘hirl-/ adj. {technical Ain) like a helix
ttfliift; mtmt&
heli cop ter /'heliknpt0(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