Her-cu-lean /,h3:kju'li:8n; NAmE ,h3:rk-/ adj. [usually before noun] needing a lot of strength, determination or effort A    & W: a Herculean task

Eel (ft f£ MdMkM From the Greek myth in which Hercules proved his courage and strength by completing twelve very difficult tasks (called the Labours of Hercules). M & # flt fifeig 0 #    % it) $r

( Hercules )

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herd /h3id; NAmE h3:rd/ noun, verb m noun 1 a group of animals of the same type that live and feed together # f$; tfc : a herd of cows/deer/ elephants A / jg| / % 0 a beef/dairy herd A / #5 A compare flock(I) 2 (usually disapproving) a large group of people of the same type A1$; H H Xk 4 : She pushed her way through a herd of lunchtime drinkers. m-^AWi&WMlAA4W7M£„ 0 the common herd (= ordinary people) f lift o Why follow the herd (= do and think the same as everyone else)?       iT>T771 see ride v.

m verb 1 [+adv./prep.] to move or make sb/sth move in a particular direction ( fife ) III ■■■&%]: [V] We all herded on to the bus. & d £ f P M ± 7 & & ft A o O [VN] They were herded together into trucks and driven away, fifed 2 [VN] to make animals move together as a group 1A   ) •: a shepherd

herding his flock IE£

'herd instinct noun [sing.] the natural tendency in people or animals to behave or think like other people or animals ( A^^Jtl^Eff£

herds man /’h3:dzman; NAmE 'h3:rd-/ noun {pi. -men /-man/) a man whose job is to take care of a group of animals, such as cows ft A here 0"w /hia(r); NAmE hir/ adv., exclamation a adv. 1 used after a verb or preposition to mean ‘in, at or to this position or place’ ( ) &

M M , ft M M: I live here. fife M JL 0 0 Put the box here. feEfl A$tftEMMo 0 Let’s get out of here.

M M DE c O Come over here. M A ng o 2 now; at this point JJfiftE; AM—The countdown to Christmas starts here. M A A -£ UII ff!]it H 0 0 Here the speaker paused to have a drink, ifiAJMJi, M i# A A A "i 7 P 7jc o 3 used when you are giving or showing sth to sb ( ) : Here’s the money I

promised you. M0 Here’s a dish that is simple and quick to make. MJife—jf fti-AM fifcW A0 0 Here is your opportunity, fip fell # A 7 e O Here comes the bus. AMftAA70 0 I can’t find my keys. Oh, here they are. it, ]£&&&So o Here

we are (= we’ve arrived).   4 ~ to do sth used

to show your role in a situation (       AffijffeU! )

I’m here to help you.  5 (used after a

noun, for emphasis jfl 7 & Z B , AiS): My friend here saw it happen. MfHjMfvIlIl A @ Bt 7^ If Mo CTITCl by 'here (WelshE) here; to here ftMJi; M& M: Come by here now! ijS fiE M M JL A ! .here and there in various places       ; 3\  : Papers were

scattered here and there on the floor. fife^AfiJ&lfciflt 3tfife0 .here 'goes (informal) used when you are telling people that you are just going to do sth exciting, dangerous, etc. (     )

# fi7 here’s to sb/sth used to wish sb health or success, as you lift a glass and drink a toast (

M ) 3? —WiMt ( sScJM ) A#: Here’s to your future happiness! !          ,here, .there and

'everywhere in many different places; all around ftEfell ^ fife A; H9&h. .here we 'go (informal) said when sth is starting to happen ( If ) Jf jtp 7 : ‘Here we go,thought Fred, ‘she’s sure to say something.’ “MtfcAftq 7o ”        .here we go

a'gain (informal) said when sth is starting to happen again, especially sth bad ( A fee A V ) XJfhnTX — iXtt'kT .here you 'are {informal) used when you are giving sth to sb tajff: Here you are. This is what you were asking for.          ]UfW3vISo .here

you 'go (informal) used when you are giving sth to sb tu % : Here you go. Four copies, is that right? # if 0 0 jtj-iE,? neither here nor 'there not important A

S H irrelevant : What might have happened is neither here nor there.

7 o — more at out adv., prep.

exclamation 1 {BrE) used to attract sb’s attention ( bX H: Here, where are you going with that ladder? flgg, ^ M JfiM A ffli MM M ? 2 used when offering sth to sb (        ) : Here, let me carry

that for you. A,

hereabouts /.hiara'bauts; NAmE ,hir-/ {NAmE also here-about) adv. near this place   There aren’t

many houses hereabouts,

here-after /,hiar'a:fta(r); NAmE .hir'aef-/ adv., noun

madv. 1 (also here-in-after) (in legal documents, etc. ^ in the rest of this document |E A WT 2 {formal) from this time; in future ifcfe/s;

A H A — compare thereafter 3 {formal) after death IE/S: Do you believe in a life hereafter?

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mnoun the hereafter [sing.] a life believed to begin after death      M

here-by /.hia'bai; NAmE .hir'bai / adv. (in legal documents, etc. h! A & # fife #) as a result of this statement, and in a way that makes sth legal # jit;

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her-edi-tary /ha'reditri; NAmE -teri/ adj. 1 (especially of illnesses X is ^) given to a child by its parents before it is born  a hereditary

illness/disease/condition/problem iiiA/ |b]M o Epilepsy is hereditary in her family.

M o 2 that is legally given to sb’s child, when that person dies MU: a hereditary title/monarchy MM A# / J 3 holding a rank or title that is heredi­tary  ( sJcAltr ) #J: hereditarypeers/rulers

her ed ity /ha'redati/ noun [U] the process by which mental and physical characteristics are passed by parents to their children; these characteristics in a particular person fitf# ( MU ) ;      the debate

over the effects of heredity and environment

here-in /.hiar'in; NAmE .hir'in/ adv. (formal or law W) in this place, document, statement or fact ^EjJt^h; AM.A fife ( ^ 7* ^ , ♦ A ) A : Neither party is willing to compromise and herein lies the problem.

here-in-after /,hiarin'a;fta(r); NAmE .hirin'aef-/ adv. (law #) = hereafter(I)

here-of /.hiar'nv; NAmE .hir'Av; -'a:v/ adv. (law W) of this A AM A;.       a period of 12 months from the

date hereof (= the date of this document) /AAAfife 0 M

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her-esy /'herasi/ noun [U, C] {pi. -ies) 1 a belief or an opinion that is against the principles of a particular religion; the fact of holding such beliefs         ; fa

# JPift: He was burned at the stake for heresy, fife @ A ff i     Jg. 0 ffiUU A A fit o o the heresies of the early

Protestants A M Hr it # 69 # ^ ffl M 2 a belief or an opinion that disagrees strongly with what most people believe     ) : The idea is heresy

to most employees of the firm. M#)®^7rl^AA^]A^

her-et-ic /'heratik/ noun a person who is guilty of heresy    her-et-ical /ha'retikl/

od/'.: heretical beliefs

here-to /.hia'tu:; A/Amf .hir'tu:/ oc/v. (/ow #) to this fijjlt MM; AM

here-to-fore /,hiatu'fa:(r); NAmE ,hirt-/ adv. (formal) before this time

here upon /.hiara'pDn; NAmF .hira’pain/ odv. (literary) after this; as a direct result of this situation M Ip ; A

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here-with /.hia'wiQ; -'wi0; NAmE .hir’w-/ odv. (formal) with this letter, book or document BtlWJjJtfil (        X

fife ) : I enclose herewith a copy of the policy. MKtftllM