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huge
O-w /hju:d3/ adj.
1
extremely large in size or amount; great
in degree g
AW; ® ^ W; H
It: i§i
A„ o The
party was a huge success.
0
This is going to be a huge problem
for us.
HISCI
W—A *1 IS o 2 (informal) very successful A # W;
^AlW: I think this band is going to be huge. ^PA^^ITo
huge-ly/'hju:d3li/ adv. 1 extremely hugely
entertaining/important/popular/successful S
^/^M/lM2verymuch«; AAife:
They intended to invest hugely in new technology, fj
#£§r&AAffil£AAilW:£0 0 He turned around,
grinning
hugely.
huh /hA/ exclamation 1 people use Huh? at the
end of questions, suggestions, etc., especially when they want sb to agree with
them ( fBA XtAIWIH ) : So you
won’t be coming tonight, huh?
ffc T ,
PI? 0 Let’s get out of here, huh? ^ Clr^JF&lPE,
Hi? 2 people
say Huh! to show anger, surprise, disagreement, etc. or to show
that they are not impressed by sth ( ^UA
A 'SWA A A® ) : Huh! Is that all you’ve done? ! A fflfr] £ T °$ ? 3
people say Huh? to show
that they have not
heard what sb has just said (
) : ‘Are
you feeling OK?’ ‘Huh?’ “ nij? ” “PH?”
hula hoop /‘hu:la hu:p/ noun a large plastic
ring that you spin around your waist by moving your hips Rf o$|H hulk /hAlk/ noun 1 the main part of
an old vehicle, especially a ship, that is no longer used (A, W ) 0s m : the hulk of a
wrecked ship i§
)f lt& W 0s H
2
a very large person, especially one who
moves in an
awkward way A W A; ( Xim ) itJAI&^WA: a great
hulk of a man fI ^ W A 3 a very
large object,
especially one that causes
you to feel nervous or afraid
(tMAIMIttW ) *&a*&
hulk ing /'hAlkirj/
adj.
[only before noun] very
large or heavy, often in a way that causes you to feel nervous or afraid tliAW; IM/ftitW; AtWAW: a
hulking figure crouching in the darkness MBf
1
don’t want
that hulking great computer in my office.
hull/hAl/ noun, verb
• noun the
main, bottom part of a ship, that goes in the water a wooden/steel hull Afii /
o They
climbed onto the upturned hull and waited to be rescued. Mm±TimmVf, fMio ■ verb [VN]
to remove the outer covering of peas,
beans, etc. or the ring of leaves attached to strawberries fij
a ( ms, as^w) tm-,
mw (m#w) m
hul la ba loo /.hAlaba'lu:/ noun [sing.] a lot of
loud noise, especially made by people who are annoyed or excited about sth uf
^; Rg |4] ; Up |gj A H771 commotion, UPROAR
hullo (especially
BrE) = hello hum /hAm/ verb, noun
m verb (-mm-)
1 to sing a tune with your lips closed Ry ( ffi A ) : [V] She was
humming softly to herself MAI? ^ R? 4f tt A o 0 [VN] What’s
that tune you’re humming? #; R1^ W H A A ft A ? 2 [V] to
make a low continuous sound A R® f$i P: The computers were humming away.
3
[V] to be full of
activity H
ft: The
streets were beginning to hum with life. toiS®3|fo ITT?! ,hum and 'haw {BrE) (NAmE ,hem
and 'haw) (informal) to take a long time to make a
decision or before you say sth A A; iiaf;
R,® R,®RJeRJB
a noun [sing.] ~ (of sth) a low
continuous sound ;
nf P : the
hum of bees/traffic/voices SI W <$i ^
r; AWRi^l*
O The room filled with
the hum of
conversation. ARf&WiAiglA
human /’hjuiman/ adj., noun madj. 1 [only
before noun] of or connected with people rather than animals, machines or gods
AW: the human body/brain A fa / j$i o human anatomy/
activity/behaviour/experience AAMn'JA; AWtgsfr/ fj A / 0 a terrible loss
of human life
A O Contact with
other people is a basic human need. ftHlkASMUAWSAfll^c
o This food is not fit for human consumption. 0
human
geography (= the
study of the way different people live around the world) A A itfe S A 0 The
hostages were used as a human shield (= a person or group of people that
is forced to stay in a particular place where they would be hurt or killed if
their country attacked it). Aj^M^J&AAftJiWo 0 Firefighters formed a human
chain (= a
line of people) to carry the children to safety. fg
BfrPAM£&$ A$£fE&A did1] 7o Human remains (= the body of a
dead person) were found inside the house. lEJ^-All
X M A P # „ 2 showing the weaknesses that are
typical of people, which
means that other people should not criticize the person too much A A A!£#^f M
A W; A A A. W: human weaknesses/failings A ft WiA£ / Sfed, 0 We must
allow for human error. f£ff]i& M
# ill3\ yVA W A "p o 0 It’s only human to want the best
for your children. A i £ Ai£AHfr W^#JiA 3 having the same feelings and
emotions as most ordinary people W A tf W ; 11 A 'If W
: He’s really very human when you get to know him. Jffl ftfe, 0 The public is
always
attracted to
politicians who have the human touch (= the ability to
make ordinary people feel relaxed when they meet them).
—compare inhuman,
non-human 117171 the 'human face of ... a person who is
involved in a subject, issue, etc. and makes it easier for ordinary people to
understand and have sympathy with it (
: He is the human face of party politics. jlJi % JJfc jg W # tt A ^ 0 with a human iface that
considers the needs of ordinary people itA«W;
WA14W: This
was science with a
human face.
— more at milk n.
mnoun (also .human being) a
person rather than an animal or a machine A: Dogs can hear much better than
humans. ^WR/r^ttAM-^^f^o o That is no
way to treat another human being.
hu mane /hjui'mein/ adj. showing
kindness towards people and animals by making sure that they do not suffer more
than is necessary HH.W; AilW:
a caring and humane
society Ail Wit^
0 the
humane treatment of refugee A it
fife M M S 0 the humane killing of animals )tfz^WAiII&A E22 inhumane ► hu-mane-ly adv.: to treat sb
humanely )ltilAo meat that has been humanely produced iiji o The
dog was humanely destroyed.
3l^«AiI§£ATo
.human
‘interest noun [U] the
part of a story in a newspaper, etc. that people find interesting because it
describes the experiences, feelings, etc. of the people involved ( frlWit^AW )
AltBfc hu manism /'hjuimamzam/
noun [U] a
system of thought that considers that solving human problems with the help of
reason is more important than religious beliefs. It emphasizes the fact that
the basic nature of humans is good. AX£.X ► hu man-is tic /.hjuima'mstik/
adj.: humanistic
ideals AXXXMM hu man ist
/'hjurmamst/ noun a person who believes in humanism AjtiAC^
hu mani tarian /hju:,maem'tearian;
NAmE -'ter-/
adj. [usually
before noun] concerned with reducing suffering and improving the conditions
that people live in A il
±AW ( ±**fcA£#*, &#A%*.%)
■,
,€#W;
to provide humanitarian
aid to the war zone £pAjcEtl ^AilAXSW o humanitarian
issues AilAXl'fjM 0 a humanitarian organization M. # t/l 0 They
are calling for the release of the hostages on humanitarian grounds.
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