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?
AM?
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;
VXlit
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
iBfi?
12
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
i:;
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