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makes you feel proud and happy WAMS
M: May
I have the honour of the next dance?
(there
is) honour among thieves (saying) used to say that even criminals have
standards of behaviour that they respect Wifi (feel) honour bound to do sth (formal) to feel that you must do
sth because of your sense of moral duty ( iSfiJ ) HA-kJS' M ^ : She felt honour bound to attend as she
had
promised to. the honours
are 'even no particular person, team, etc. is doing better than the others in a
competition, an argument, etc. fit in 'honour of sb/sth | in
sb’s/sth’s honour in order to show respect and admiration for sb/sth AM
• • • A®#: a ceremony in
honour
of those killed in the explosion fj A M /E/f #
0 A
banquet was held in her honour. on your ‘honour (old-fashioned) 1 used
to promise very seriously that you will do sth or that sth is true Mi
A]&tlH£; I swear on my honour
that I knew nothing about this. !£IM
2 to
be trusted to do sth ^3\fitii;
: You’re
on your honour not to go into my room. ® — more at point n.
m verb [VN]
►
SHOW RESPECT ^A®f: 1 ~ sb (with sth) to do sth that
shows great respect for sb/sth ^®, ^Jr ( MX ) : The President honoured us
with a personal visit. % life, ❖ our honoured guests
0 (ironic)
I’m glad to see that you’ve decided to honour us withyourpresence!
►
GIVE AWARD ^ 2 ~ sb/sth (with sth) (for sth) to give
public praise, an award or a title to sb for sth
they have done m ( ) : He
has been
honoured with a knighthood for his scientific
work, #, 0
►
KEEP PROMISE M Ait A 3 to do what you have agreed
or promised to do , #1# ( Ait ) : I have
every intention of honouring our contract. flcO
lA'cHtJo
0 to honour a cheque (= to keep an agreement to pay it)
yiTDTM be/feel honoured (to do sth) to feel proud and happy ( I was honoured to have
been mentioned in his speech. JlJH
hon ourable (BrE) (NAmE hon or able) /’nnarabl; NAmE ’aina-/
adj. 1 deserving respect and admiration nj ® lA ; ft # W (ft : a long
and honourable career in government They
managed an
honourable 2-2 draw. iMl&tltlf&T
2 showing
high moral standards pp j&jfli M (ft: an honourable man it)
jnj (ft A 3 allowing sb to keep their good name and the respect of
others f^A j^lKft; an honourable
compromise
0 They urged her to do the honourable thing and resign, ftfc f|] A A M SI ?R UZ f£ A £ A „ 0 He received an honourable discharge
from the army.
PU3 dishonourable 4 the Honourable (abbr. Hon) [only before noun] (in Britain) a title
used by a child of some ranks of the nobility
( ^S^lMjnl^AA'lft^ $T ) 5 the/my Honourable ... (abbr. Hon) [only before noun] (in
Britain) a title used by Members of Parliament when talking about or to another
Member during a debate ( i£flt*@£|0]
iftlf^ ) : If my
Honourable Friend would give me a chance to answer,
...
e (abbr. Hon) a
title of respect used by an official of high
rank ( |Wj
) : the Honorable Alan Simpson,
able ibiau Use an, not a, before honourable.
* honourable Zfjffi an, AM a0 ► honourably (BrE) (NAmE hon or ably) /-abli/ adv.: to behave
honourably
Hons
/xmz;
NAmE a:nz/ abbr. (BrE) honours
(used after the name of a university degree) AAAA
ffr%ffiZB ) : Tim Smith BA (Hons) (
m
hooch /huitj/ noun [U] (informal, especially NAmE) strong alcoholic drink, especially sth
that has been made illegally ( ) W
hood /hud/ noun 1 a part of a coat, etc. that you can pull
up to cover the back and top of your head MIS, ■3te*l ( A'Alft-M', vttmm&ikM
) : a jacket with a detachable hood —picture
o hat
►
picture o page R20 2 a piece of cloth put over sb’s
face and head so that they cannot be
recognized or so that they cannot see ( AM ) 3
a piece of coloured
silk or fur worn over an academic gown
to show the kind of degree held by the person wearing it Afv)£45t iff ( AAAfv#A ) 4 (especially BrE) a folding cover over a
car, etc. ( ^ Adrift ) Mr it AH: We drove all the way with the hood
down, ltfn“j$Ai®lrAlSJFAo
►
picture o pushchair
5 (NAmE) =
bonnet(2) 6 a
cover placed over a device or machine, for
example, to protect it ( a lens hood &
jk iS ft H 0 an extractor hood (= one that removes cooking smells
from a kitchen) ( ) ]# AA 7 (slang,
especially NAmE) = hoodlum(I) 8 (also
’hood)
(slang,
especially NAmE) a neighbourhood, especially a person’s own neighbourhood
-hood
suffix (in nouns 1 the state or quality of
: childhood o falsehood
ft
flit 2 a group of people of the type mentioned
( A (Hj ) MW: the priesthood
hood ed /'hudid/ adj. 1 having or wearing a hood A ( SKJK.) 5teH-W: a
hooded jacket % ft afl A % 0 A hooded figure waited in the
doorway. — AUl&'l’iWAft nPf*.
2 (of eyes Bf) having large eyelids that
always look as if they are partly closed
i[|,F£$fe ( M A
W
hood-1 um /'huidlam/ noun (informal) 1 (also slang hood especially in NAmE) a violent criminal, especially one who
is part of a gang HH, )
2 a violent and noisy young man AH A; AtfittK H771
HOOLIGAN
hoo-doo /'hu:du:/ noun (pi. -doos)
(especially
US) a
person or thing that brings or causes bad luck A;
hood-wink /‘hudwirjk/ verb [VN] ~ sb (into doing sth) to trick sb ( A A ) : She had been hoodwinked
into buying a worthless necklace. MSIIAT
hoody (also hoodie) /'hudi/ noun (pi. -ies) (BrE, informal) a jacket or a sweatshirt with a hood A,
A ( ) — picture c> page R22
hooey /'hu:i/
noun [U] (informal, especially NAmE) nonsense; stupid talk|gi$; hoof/hu:f/ noun, verb
a noun (pi. hoofs or hooves /huivz/) the hard part of the foot of some
animals, for example horses ( Sj ^ ^ % W ) ^ —picture c> page R28 ITiTOl on the 'hoof 1 meat that is sold, transported, etc. on the hoof is sold, etc. while the cow
or sheep is still alive (
flW2 (BrE, informal) if you do sth on the hoof, you do it quickly and
without giving it your full attention because you are doing sth else at the
same time jliftfjg
mverb [VN] (informal) to kick a ball very hard or a long way
mm ( m '(■■■#.-) SihfBii H 'hoof it
(informal) to go somewhere on foot; to walk somewhere ( M
) : We hoofed it all the way to
hoof-and- mouth disease noun [u] (NAmE)
= foot- and-mouth DISEASE
hoo-ha /'hu: ha:/ noun [U, sing.] (BrE, informal) noisy excitement, especially about sth unimportant
H #; $$
%}; ( ) AMA®, A^A't^ eeHfuss
hook Ch» /huk/ noun, verb
mnoun 1 a curved piece of metal,
plastic or wire for hanging things on, catching fish with, etc. ;
; :S.f£|:
a
picture/curtain/coat hook Ji ® / W^ / o a fish hook Ji.^ o Hang your
towel on the hook. fB
# (ft % A — picture c> knitting