straight up from the ground and can also stay in one position in the air. i f\ #1 : He was rushed to the hospital by helicopter. #, & M ft til A M it 3\ E » 0 a police helicopter jlAfJl 0 a helicopter pilot JCAIJUl M -r- picture o page Rii

he-lio-cen-tric /.hiilia'sentrik/ adj. (astronomy A) with the sun as the centre 0      the heliocentric model of

the solar system W 0

he lio graph /‘hiiliagraif; NAmE -graef/ noun 1 a device which gives signals by reflecting flashes of light from the sun 0 *£&**##»*  0 XiX 2 (also

helio-gram /'hiiliagraem/) a message which is sent using signals from a heliograph 0        ® Afi

Xr 3 a special camera which takes photographs of the

sun (maimw) Arairaw

he lio trope /'hiiliatraup; NAmE -troop/ noun 1 [C, U] a garden plant with pale purple flowers with a sweet smell     ) 2 [U] a pale purple

colour

heli pad /'helipaed/ (also 'helicopter pad) noun a small area where helicopters can take off and land jfiAfJl

mm

heli-port /'heliport; NAmE -porrt/ noun a place where helicopters take off and land

heli-skiing /’heliskinr)/ noun [U] the sport of flying in a helicopter to a place where there is a lot of snow on a mountain in order to ski there ICR-fllttH

helium /'hirliam/ noun [U] (symb He) a chemical element. Helium is a very light gas that does not burn, often used to fill balloons and to freeze food. M; MH

helix

helix /'hirliks/ noun (pi. heli-ces /'hirlisirz/) a shape like a spiral or a line curved around a cylinder or cone H M(:&) — see also double helix hell 0-w /hel/ noun

1 [sing.] (usually Hell) (used without a or the A-^f a ^ the jStffi) in some religions, the place believed to be the home of devils and where bad people go after death j&M 2 [U, sing.] a very unpleasant experience or situ­ation in which people suffer very much 1# W if : The last three months have been hell RtAW HAR :<l   o He went through hell during the trial

AiflSf] |h]  70 Her parents made her life hell.

o Being totally alone is my idea of hell on earth.     m sEUS^Ala]

3 [U] a swear word that some people use when they are annoyed or surprised or to emphasize sth. Its use is offensive to some people. ( W A iA A A S' XM ) vX¥i, EE: Oh hell, I’ve burned the pan. MiMfE, f£tE 7 o 0 What the hell do you think you are doing?

0 Go to hell!        0

I can’t really afford it, but, what the hell (= it doesn’t matter), I’ll get it anyway.    1: A A^,

%,     o 0 He’s as guilty as hell j&fPH

O (NAmE) ‘Do you understand?’ ‘Hell, no. I don’t.’ “imm? ” “«AE= HcWAlio ” EEIall hell broke loose (informal) suddenly there was a lot of noise, arguing, fighting or confusion A ^ Pi \M ( ^ AT4)          MNAL#—0: There was a loud bang

and then all hell broke loose. g   fl

beat/kick (the) hell out of sb/sth | knock hell out of sb/sth (informal) to hit sb/sth very hard 3M ; MX: He was a dirty player and loved to kick hell out of the opposition.

XiAo (Just) for the 'hell of it (informal) just for fun; for no real reason R Jt M # U; & A M IE hfll: They stole the car just for the hell of it.

from 'hell (informal) used to describe a very unpleasant person or thing; the worst that you can imagine RAhfA; HA: They are the neighbours from hell. get the hell 'out (of ...‘ )

(informal) to leave a place very quickly   -Jf: Let’s

get the hell out of here, fll  ± ^ JF & M BE 0 give sb

'hell (informal) 1 to make life unpleasant for sb ih^A AA£F3£: He used to give his mother hell when he was a teenager, ffe A/l#

Mo O My new shoes are giving me hell (= are hurting me).      2 to shout at or speak

angrily to sb PrI jy ; fy: Dad will give us hell when he sees that mess. ££f?Ji#EllPfL*S*f 10 Wo go to hell in a 'handbasket (NAmE, informal) = go to the dogs at dog /i. hell for leather (old- fashioned, BrE, informal) as quickly as possible      to

ride hell for leather     hell hath no 'fury (like a

woman 'scorned) (BrE) used to refer to sb, usually a woman, who has reacted very angrily to sth, especially the fact that her husband or lover has been UNFAITHFUL ( Ate A AH A A^'lf A A&W )Atf ft; StStlA^t (come) hell or high 'water despite any difficulties A ife A ft" IS *£: I was determined to go, come hell or high water. fSiAAllA, AEAA&IS^to Hell’s 'teeth (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) used to express anger or surprise ( ) rT3K, A

$P like ‘hell 1 (informal) used for emphasis       Wt

^: She worked like hell for her exams. M A 7 ffrM ^ o O My broken finger hurt like hell.   W Ajf #

tlf, fiifll'nPo 2 (informal) used when you are refusing permission or saying that sth is not true ££t A; AX7 ‘I’m coming with you.’ ‘Like hell you are (= you certainly are not).’  ^A0 ” “.IfcUMMho ” a/one

hell of a ... | a/one helluva ... /‘helava/ (slang) used to give emphasis to what a person is saying The firm was in a hell of a mess when he took over.

0 It must have been one hell of a party.        —       0 That’s one helluva

big house you’ve got. #WJ^7EJiAM7o play (merry) 'hell with sth/sb (BrE, informal) to affect sth/sb badly X7--iaJ$/n£l£l^lR];       scare, annoy, etc. the

'hell out of sb (informal) to scare, annoy, etc. sb very much ^AAA^m (        ) to 'hell and back

(informal) used to say that sb has been through a diffi­cult situation Mil Bit;    We’d been to hell

and back together and we were still good friends. $£{0 It1 o to hell with sb/sth (informal) used to express anger or dislike and to say that you no longer care about sb/sth and will take no notice of them ( A#*A )

BE, PHffl: ‘To hell with him,’she thought, ‘I’m leaving.’ “iHlkE&AnE, ” MU, “^kj0 ” —moreatBAT /?., CAT, CATCH V., HOPE n., PAY V., RAISE V., ROAD, SNOW­BALL n.

he’ll /hi:l/ short form he will

hell-'bent adj. ~ on sth/on doing sth determined to do sth even though the results may be bad      ( #

) : He seems hell-bent on drinking himself to death.

hel le bore /'helibo:(r)/ noun a poisonous plant with divided leaves and large green, white or purple flowers

(A#)

Hel lene /'heli:n/ noun a person from Greece, especially ancient Greece A; ( XEb ) A

Hel len ic /he'lemk; -'li:n-/ adj. of or connected with ancient or modern Greece #J}fW;     W

Hellen •is-tic /.heli'mstik/ adj. of or connected with the Greek history, language and culture of the 4th-lst centuries BC ( AAfT 4 Ittu 11££E )          ( HM ) W

hell-fire /'helfaia(r)/ noun [u] the fires which are believed by some religious people to burn in hell, where bad people go to be punished after they die ffe