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hippo-pot-amus /.hipa'pDtamas; NAmE -'paita-/ (also informal hippo) noun {pi. hippo-pot-amuses /-masiz/ or hip-popot-ami /-mai/) a large heavy
African animal with thick dark skin and short legs, that lives in rivers and
lakes
hippy = hippie
hip-sters /'hipstaz; NAmE -starz/ {BrE) (NAmE 'hip- huggers) noun [pi.] trousers/pants
that cover the hips but not the waist ( fftlKi&XWU ) : a pair of
hipsters ► hip-ster adj. [only before noun]:
hipster jeans
hira-gana /,hira'ga:na/
noun [U] (from Japanese) a set of symbols used
in Japanese writing ( 0 iltXEft )
— compare katakana
hire 0-w /'haia(r)/ verb, noun
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verb
1 [VN] {especially BrE) to pay money to borrow
sth
for a short time ; ffiff: to hire a
car/room/video IS/vX / I a] / A ft'3?
o note at rent 2 {especially NAmE) to give sb a job : [VN] She was hired
three years ago. M JSIH ^ mf ^ Eft 0
0 [V] He does
the hiring and firing in our company, jill/Efi'Cl XEftltR] 3 [VN] to employ sb for a short time
to do a particular job
itfiN'filffl : to hire a lawyer Hif WW 0 They hired a firm
of consultants to design the new system.
.hire
sth—'out to
let sb use sth for a short time, in return for payment .hire yourself ‘out (to
sb) to
arrange to work for sb %j ( MX ) X#; SUX;
: He hired himself out
to whoever needed his
services.
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noun 1 [U]
(especially
BrE) the act of paying to use sth for
a short time fiflf; ;
fflfC: bicycles
for hire, £2 an hour #/hN-
2 o a
hire car
o a car hire firm ^$£tj|g.£-^] o The price includes the
hire of the hall. 0
The
costumes
are on hire from the
local theatre. ft A Ml IN
o o note at rent 2 [C] {especially NAmE) a person who has
recently been given a job by a company §\
Iff
MX ITTO1 see ply v.
.hired
'hand noun
{NAmE) a person who is paid to work on a farm ^§1
hire-ling /'haialip;
NAmE 'haiarlirj/ noun {disapproving) a person who is willing
to do anything or work for anyone as long as they are paid
A;
tfjRfcB'WW*
.hire
'purchase noun [u] (BrE) {abbr. hp) {NAmE installment plan [U, C]) a method of
buying an article by making regular payments for it over several months or
years. The article only belongs to the person who is buying it when all the
payments have been made, ft$] a hire purchase
agreement ift 0
We’re buying a new cooker on hire purchase, fo C ill Et — compare credit(I)
hi -res (also high-res) /.hai ‘rez/ adj. {informal)
= high- resolution
hirsute /‘h3:sju:t;
NAmE 'h3irsu:t/ adj. (literary or humorous) (especially of a man Ala
MX) having a lot of hair on the face or body ;
#X;^Eft ETTCl
HAIRY
his 0-w /hiz/
udet. (the
possessive form of he * he Eft#rWl£fl2^!;) 1 of or
belonging to a man or boy who has already been mentioned or is easily
identified life (ft: James has sold his car. ® ^ffrlflftkEftXIrTo o He broke his leg
skiing.
2 His of or belonging to God
Ift;
JlX±3flft
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pron. of or belonging to him
jfe (ft; /H X life Eft: He took my hand in his. ftfeHijillcEftXo 0 The choice was his. jgfc
0 a friend of his jifclft—A o note at
GENDER
His-pan-ic
/hi'spaemk/
adj.,
noun
•
adj. of or connected with
)
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noun a person whose first
language is Spanish, especially one from a Latin American country living in
the
anada A ( IP
fxm^rmmx)
His-pano-
/hi'spaenau;
NAmE -nou/ combining form (in nouns and
adjectives ^Jfft£ia]f8^Wifl!)
Spanish Eft: the Hispano-French
border 0
Hispanophile AMJttXEft
hiss /his/
verb, noun
• verb 1 [V] ~ (at sb/sth) to make a sound like a
long ‘s’ A iff1: The steam escaped with
a loud hissing noise. M ^AFJ&ifiifflfTtBAo 0 The snake lifted its head
and hissed. 4E^^3^fcBiffifr^o 2 to make a sound like a long ‘s’ to show disapproval of sb/sth, especially an actor
or a speaker
WtX ) : [VN] He was booed and
hissed off the stage. #, [also V] 3 ~ (at sb) to say sth in a quiet
angry voice X ^ A
C X ift X ( M ) : [V] He hissed at them to
be quiet.
Ao
O [V speech]
‘Leave
me alone!’ she hissed.
UMM&\ ”
a noun a sound like a long ‘s’;
this sound used to show disapproval of sb iff iff X ; Ri f3 : the
hiss of the air brakes ^iTOffiffF 0 the snake’s hiss o
The performance was met with boos and hisses.
hissy fit noun [C, usually sing.] {informal) a state of being
bad-tempered and unreasonable if HT71 tan
trum : She threw a hissy fit because her dressing room wasn’t
painted blue.
his ta mine /'histamiin/ noun [U] {medical E) a chemical substance
that is given out in the body in response to an injury or an allergy ( iR ) Jg (
) — see also antihistamine
histogram /'histagraem/
noun
{technical A
in) = bar
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histology /hi'stDlad3i; NAmE -'stall-/ noun [U] the scientific
study of the extremely small structures that form living tissue ► his tolo gist /hi'stnlad3ist; NAmE
-'stall-/
noun
histo path ology /.histaupa'0Dlad3i; NAmE .histoupa- '0a:l-/ noun [U] the study of changes
in cells where disease is present
historian /hi'stoirian/
noun a person who studies or
writes about history; an expert in history Xl^X#^h liNU Some speakers do not
pronounce the ‘h’ at the beginning of historian and use ‘an’ instead of ‘a’
before it. This now sounds old-fashioned, A ift historian B^X^t h an MXffi a,
BtTo
WHICH WORD? llif
historic«historical
Historic is usually used to
describe something that is so important that it is likely to be remembered.
•
historic iiM Today
is a
historic occasion for our country. XXMWMWfiEh'X IjEXtft 0Xo Historical usually describes
something that is connected with the past or with the study of history, or
something that really happened in the past.
•
historical / have
been doing some historical research.
fflflo o Was Robin Hood a historical figure?
historic
/hTstDrik;
NAmE -'stair-; -'stair-/ adj. [usually before noun] 1
important in history; likely to be thought of as important at some time in the
future Jfj 5R ± H & a historic
building/ monument 0 The area is of
special historic interest, AitfeK Ao o a
historic
occasion/decision/day/visit/victory j/f X Eft N" M /ifj
|b]
/tt ffl 2 of a period during
which
history was recorded W 0t : in historic times W ^ W M — compare prehistoric IllalU Some speakers do not
pronounce the ‘h’ at the beginning of historic and use ‘an’ instead of ‘a’ before it. This now