$5 ) :
To
be honest, she was more of a
hindrance than a help.imm,J, O The high
price is a major hindrance
to potential buyers. [ii JH 2 [U] (formal) the act of making it more difficult for sb
to do sth or for sth to happen 4$ 5#; (Sft:
They
were able to complete their journey without further hindrance. ^JT IftifcfififeCISS:# :§£|J— see also hinder fTSTMl see let n.
hind-sight /'haindsait/ noun [u] the understanding that you have of a
situation only after it has happened and that means you would have done things
in a different way : With hindsight it is
easy to
say they should not have
released him. ^ftfti£fife,fnAT>
J& /ft fife, 0 What looks obvious in
hind
sight was not at all
obvious at the time. *
@T$(ft 0 It’s easy to
criticize with the benefit of hindsight. ¥ fs
W S 7 # if ft, & S B § %„ — compare foresight
Hindu /'hindu:; .hin'du:/
noun a person whose religion is Hinduism
EfiJjjffcffcfil ► Hindu adj.: a Hindu temple
Hin du ism /'hinduuzam/ noun [U] the main religion of
mm®
m.)
hinge
hinge /hind3/ noun, verb
m noun a piece of metal,
plastic, etc. on which a door, lid or gate moves freely as it opens or closes
l^Bf: The
door had been pulled off its hinges. HftftllAiltT *7o
mverb [VN] [usually passive] to
attach sth with a hinge ( ft$7 ) ► hinged adj.: a hinged door Aid fttg
IJ.1AVJ 'hinge on/upon sth (of an action, a result,
etc. frzjfi, *§^#) to depend on sth completely ft 7; $ #£ T: Everything hinges on
the outcome of these talks. 0
[+ wh-] His
success hinges on how well he
does at the interview. fife fig
hint /hint/ noun, verb
m noun 1 something that you say
or do in an indirect way in order to show sb what you are thinking B# tk ; #1 7 ; 7 E : He gave a broad
hint (= one that was obvious)
that
he was thinking of retiring. fife/t-7*$ 7
fife <, 0 Should I drop a hint (= give a hint) to Matt? IS jSt i£ ft # E ?
2 something that
suggests what will happen in the
future fiE % ; j|E JR H771 sign : At the first hint of trouble, they left, fifed — To 3 [usually sing.] ~ (of sth)
a
small amount of sth 7 if; All Hm suggestion, trace : a hint of a smile — M % E 0 There was more than a
hint of sadness in his voice. fifelft^ilfftMflfcbT 0 The walls were painted
white with a hint of peach. fi feo 4 [usually pi.]
~
(on sth) a small piece of
practical information or advice i£; (7 tip : handy hints on saving
money ITCTJ71 take a/the ’hint to understand
what sb wants you to do even
though they tell you in an indirect way A^BlfA: I thought they’d never
go—some people just can’t take a hint. IA A fifed AS
iHA^lft — o Sarah hoped
he’d take the hint and
leave her alone. |Fft#/lfifetPJ S
me®, „
■
verb ~ (at sth) to suggest sth in an
indirect way 0f tjs ; iff M; 7 E: [V] What are you hinting
at? fip ft B^ 7 ft
? o [V (that)] They hinted (that) there might be more job
losses,
fifed Bt
/7vof fig^A#c4k» [also V speech]
hin-ter-land /'hintalaend;
NAmE -tarl-/ noun [usually sing.] the
areas of a country that are away from the coast, from the banks of a large
river or from the main cities lAlft; flSJlfe; rtfife: the rural/agricultural
hinterland
|A Alfifefttf
hip N /hip/ noun, adj.,
exclamation
m noun 1 the area at either side
of the body between the top of the leg and the waist; the joint at the top of
the leg W
bP ;
ft: She
stood with her hands on her hips.
o 0 These jeans are too
tight around the hips. DllfjWnf$Af4
0
a hip replacement operation ft o the hip bone ft# o She broke her
hip in the fall. fc|fe}$#ij ft ft ®t 7 ft # o — picture o body 2 -hipped (in adjectives having hips of the
size or shape mentioned fjf •
(ft: large-hipped
Wr[5 Alft
0 slim-hipped 3 (also 'rose hip) the red
fruit that grows on some
types of wild rose bush ff |jf ITT71 see shoot v.
■
adj. (hip-per, hip-pest) (informal) following or knowing
what is fashionable in clothes, music, etc. ( A IS. ft
ft
h exclamation gTSTTil hip, hip, hoo'ray! (also
less
frequent hip, hip, hur'rah/hur'ray!) used by a group of people to
show their approval of sb. One person in the group says ‘hip, hip’ and the
others then shout ‘hooray5. ®,
m, ft& (■«#*) ( nfcjfttfjr.
^^--AiXhip,
hip,
ft fife A
Kt
Inhooray ):
Three
cheers for the bride and groom: Hip, hip ... ’ ‘Hooray!’ “ftfr
m, u1frW\ ”
'hip bath noun a small bath/BATHTUB
that you sit in rather than lie down in
'hip
flask {BrE) (also flask NAmE, BrE) noun a small flat bottle made
of metal or glass and often covered with leather, used for carrying alcohol
A/raMIS (
mm®)
'hip
hop noun [U] 1 a type of modem dance
music with spoken words and a steady beat played on electronic instruments,
originally played by young African Americans nfiftlf® (
*HB#IAA&,
)
2 the culture of the young African Americans and others who enjoy this type of
music, including special styles of art, dancing, dress, etc. n|| (%
xit (mm, mm)
hip-huggers noun (NAmE) = hipsters
'hip joint noun the joint that
connects the leg to the body, at the top of the thigh bone ft A1?
hip-pie (also
hippy)
/'hipi/
noun
{pi. -ies) a person who rejects the
way that most people live in Western society, often having long hair, wearing
brightly coloured clothes and taking illegal drugs. The hippie movement was
most popular in the 1960s. fcf&i ( ft
±i§^j£ 20 mi 6o mtmmi)
hippo /'hipau;
NAmE ’hipou/ noun {pi. -os) (informal) = HIPPOPOTAMUS
hippo-cam-pus /.hipa'kaempas/ noun {pi. hippo-campi /-par, -pi/) {anatomy $#) either of the two
areas of the brain thought to be the centre of emotion and memory
Mft ( )
,hip 'pocket noun a pocket at the back or
the side of a pair of trousers/pants or a skirt ( |l$T^I!!Tlft
) Jlrn
m, tJp^
the Hippo-crat-ic oath /.hipakraetik 'auB; NAmE 'ou0/ noun [sing.] the promise that doctors
make to keep to the principles of the medical profession #&^ft]^WW
hip po drome /'hipadraum; NAmE-drovm/ noun 1 (BrE) used in the names of
some theatres and concert halls ( ) J&J^, #^72 {NAmE) an arena, especially one used for horse shows ( Aft ) ftA
A'/H® 3 a
track in ancient Greece or Rome on which horse races or chariot races took place ( A
ftift) m-mm