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herit able /'heritabl/ adj. {law W) (of property f$t J^) that can be passed from
one member of a family to another rT#AW
heri
tage /'heritid3/ noun [usually sing.] the
history, traditions and qualities that a country or society has had for many
years and that are considered an important part of its character ( la J& W
M fP 4# -fe ) : Spain’s rich cultural
heri
tage MI&AWAHAjfciST* O The building is part
of our national heritage.
‘heritage centre noun {BrE) a place where there are
exhibitions that people visit to learn about life in the
pastit^&r*^;
herm
aph ro dite /h3:'maefradait; NAmE h3:r'm-/ noun a person, an animal or a
flower that has both male and female sexual organs or characteristics ittfi |W]
A W A W&91) ► herm aph ro dite adj. her men eut ic /,h3:ma'nju:tik; NAmE ,h3:rm0‘nju:tik; -'nu:-/
adj. (technical 7[t i§) relating to the
meaning of written texts ( ZTftffiAA ) iWW;
MISW
her men eut ics /,h3:ma'nju:tiks; NAmE ,h3:rma'nju:- tiks; -'nu:-/
noun [pi.] (technical 7ft if[) the area of
study that analyses and explains written texts ( ffi A A
W) mmA; M&WM
hermet ic /h3i'metik; NAmE h3ir'm-/ adj. 1 (technical A i§) tightly closed so
that no air can escape or enter ^
#^B|rI W: the strange, hermetic world of the theatre # M\ ►
her-met-ic-al-ly /-kli/ adv.: a
hermetically sealed container
hermit /'h3:mit;
NAmE 'bairmit/ noun a person who, usually
for religious reasons, lives a very simple life alone and does not meet or talk
to other people Bi±;
mm-, mm
hermit-age /'h3:mitid3; NAmE 'h3:rm-/ noun a place where a hermit
lives or lived
'hermit crab noun a crab (= a sea creature with eight legs and, usually, a hard
shell) that has no shell of its own and has to use the empty shells of other
sea creatures jUrlS
hernia /'h3:nia;
NAmE 'h3:rnia/ noun [C, U] a medical
condition in which part of an organ is pushed through a weak part of the body
wall ; ^4} hero 0-w/'hiarau; NAmE 'hirou; 'hi:-/ noun {pi. -oes)
1
a person, especially a man, who is admired by many people for doing sth brave
or good { jtfiaM
14 ) : a war hero {= sb who was very brave
during a war) 0 The Olympic team were
given a hero’s
welcome on their return home.
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fj i ± ^ : The hero of the novel
is a ten-year
old boy. 3 a person,
especially a man, that you admire
because of a particular quality or skill that they have \m ( A4£l!14 ) : my childhood hero 4
{NAmE) = submarine(2) — see also heroine hero-ic /ha'rauik; NAmE -'rou-/ adj. 1 showing extreme courage
and admired by many people ^[ft 0031 courageous : a heroic figure o Rescuers
made heroic efforts to
save the crew. Ifcig AM AIBIIP& ^Alflfc^AllaMo
2 showing great
determination to succeed or to achieve sth, especially sth difficult W i&14
>t> [ft ; A H *11M 1$ : We watched our team’s
heroic struggle to win back the cup. f£Cl
SBfTfSPAAEtH^IF
ffj W A if I? A „ 3 that is about or involves a hero
( W: a heroic story/poem
o heroic deeds/myths / ft if WiM-
4 very
large
or great A # A W; SAW: This was foolishness on a
heroic scale. > heroically /-kli/
adv.
he.roic
'couplet noun
{technical A
i«) two
lines of poetry one after the other that rhyme
and usually
contain ten syllables and
five stresses ( ft
hero-ics /ha'rauiks; NAmE -'rou-/ noun [pi.] 1 {disapproving) talk or behaviour that
is too brave or dramatic for a particular situation A ) :
Remember, no heroics, we just go in there and do our
job.
left, A3£A#m,
To 2 actions that are
brave and determined f§ifcA$T WlfA: Thanks to Bateman’s
heroics in the second half, the team won 2-0. 3$
BUA 2:0 $J340
her
oin /'herauin;
NAmE -rou-/ noun [u] a powerful illegal
drug made from morphine, that
some people take for pleasure and can become addicted
to 'M @: a heroin addict
hero
ine /'herauin;
NAmE -rou-/ noun 1 a girl or woman who
is admired by many for doing sth brave or good A f&Mthe heroines of the
revolution A I 2 the
main female character in a story,
novel, film/movie, etc. ( /Ju£, )
A
±
AA, A±^: The
heroine is played by Demi Moore. ici-M
Eh HA • HAifrMo 3 a woman that you admire because of a
particular quality or skill that she has
W
A A; ft{(%{$.: Madonna was her
teenage heroine,
hero-ism /‘herauizam;
NAmE -rou-/ noun [U] very great courage
heron /'heran/ noun a large bird with a
long neck and long legs, that lives near water
'hero worship noun [u] great admiration for
sb because you think they are extremely beautiful, intelligent, etc. AAilf?
'hero-worship verb (-pp-) [VN] to admire sb very
much because you think they are extremely beautiful, intelligent, etc. ( ^A )
her pes /'h3:pi:z; NAmE 'h3:rp-/ noun [U] one of a group of infectious
diseases, caused by a virus, that cause painful spots on the skin, especially
on the face and sexual organs
.herpes
'simplex noun [u] an infection caused by
a virus, which can cause sore areas around the mouth or on the genitals
herpes zoster /,h3:pi:z 'zDsta(r); NAmE ,h3:rpi:z 'za:star/ noun [U] {medical @E) 1 = shingles 2 a virus which causes shingles and chickenpox
her-ring /‘heriq/
noun
{pi. her-ring or her-rings) [U, C] a
0 pickled herrings —see also red
HERRING
her-ring-bone /'herirjbaun; NAmE -boun/ noun [U] a pattern used, for
example, in cloth consisting of lines of V-shapes that are parallel to each
other ( ) A
'herring gull noun a large
#,
^A, )
hei*S 0-w /h3:z; NAmEh3:rz/ pron. of or belonging to her
MW; If iW: His
eyes met hers. jtfeW @ AZuMW+@iST0
0
The choice was hers. IP 0 afriendof hers
her self <>■» /h3:'self; weak form ha'self; NAmE h3:r's-; har's-/ pron.
1 (the reflexive
form of she * she W lx. A) used when
the woman or girl who
performs an action is also affected by it ( )
MSB, UB:
She hurt herself. | Bo
0 She
must be very
proud of herself, A # S 2 used to emphasize
the female subject or
object of a sentence (
A14±illill ) : She told me the news herself.
Afq o Jane herself was at
the meeting.
ft] A
woman or girl A14) to be in a normal state of health
or happiness; not influenced by other people VtRiEK; &ffljAl*»fc: She didn’t