head

1. N-COUNT Your head is the top part of your body, which has your eyes, mouth, and brain in it. 头部

She turned her head away from him. 她扭过头，不看他。

2. N-COUNT You can use head to refer to your mind and your mental abilities. 头脑

...an exceptional analyst who could do complex maths in his head. …一位能做复杂心算的杰出分析家。

3. N-SING The head of a line of people or vehicles is the front of it, or the first person or vehicle in the line. (人群或车辆的) 前端

He made his way to the head of the line. 他来到队伍的最前端。

4. N-COUNT The head of a company or organization is the person in charge of it and in charge of the people in it. (公司、团体的) 负责人

Heads of government from more than 100 countries gather in Geneva tomorrow. 来自一百多个国家的政府首脑明天将聚集在日内瓦。

5. N-COUNT The head of something long and thin is the end which is wider than or a different shape from the rest, and which is often considered to be the most important part. (长而细的物体的) 顶部

There should be no exposed screw heads. 螺钉头不应暴露在外。

6. ADV If you flip a coin and it comes down heads, you can see the side of the coin which has a picture of a head on it. (硬币) 有头像的一面

"We might flip a coin for it," suggested Ted. "If it's heads, then we'll talk."

“我们来掷硬币决定这件事”，特德建议说，“如果是人头，我们就说。”

ADV

1. V-T If someone or something heads a line or procession, they are at the front of it. 行进在…的前头

The parson, heading the procession, had just turned right toward the churchyard. 走在行列最前头的那位牧师，刚朝右转走向了教堂墓地。

2. V-T If something heads a list or group, it is at the top of it. 居…之首

Running a business heads the list of ambitions among the 1,000 people interviewed by Good Housekeeping magazine. 在《好管家》杂志对1000人关于事业志向的采访中，开公司位列名单之首。

3. V-T If you head a department, company, or organization, you are the person in charge of it. 掌管

...Michael Williams, who heads the department's Office of Civil Rights. …迈克尔•威廉姆斯，他掌管着部门的民事权利办公室。

4. V-T/V-I If you are heading or are headed for a particular place, you are going toward that place. 朝着…行进

He was headed for the bus stop. 他朝公交车站走去。

It is not clear how many of them will be heading back to Saudi Arabia tomorrow. 尚不清楚他们当中有多少人明天将折回沙特阿拉伯。

5. V-T/V-I If something or someone is heading for or is headed for a particular result, the situation they are in is developing in a way that makes that result very likely. 朝…发展

The latest talks aimed at ending the civil war appear to be heading for deadlock. 旨在结束内战的最新谈判看来要走入僵局。

6. V-T If a piece of writing is headed a particular title, it has that title written at the beginning of it. 加标题于…[usu passive]

One chapter is headed, "Beating the Test."

有一章的标题是“战胜考验。”

7. V-T If you head a ball in football, you hit it with your head in order to make it go in a particular direction. 用头顶 (球)

He headed the ball across the face of the goal. 他用头顶球，球越过了门框。

8. →see also heading

V-T

1. PHRASE You use a head or per head after stating a cost or amount in order to indicate that that cost or amount is for each person in a particular group. 每人

This simple chicken dish costs less than $3 a head. 吃这道简单的鸡肉菜肴，每人的花费还不到$3。

2. PHRASE If you a have a head for something, you can deal with it easily. For example, if you have a head for figures, you can do arithmetic easily, and if you have a head for heights, you can climb to a great height without feeling afraid. 有…的才能

I don't have a head for business. 我没有做生意的才能。

3. PHRASE If you get a fact or idea into your head, you suddenly realize or think that it is true and you usually do not change your opinion about it. 充分理解并接受

Once they get an idea into their heads, they never give up. 他们一旦接受了某个想法，就永远不会放弃。

4. PHRASE If you say that someone has got something into their head, you mean that they have finally understood or accepted it, and you are usually criticizing them because it has taken them a long time to do this. 终于明白

Managers have at last got it into their heads that they can no longer rest content with inefficient operations. 经理们最后终于明白不能再满足于低效率的运作。

5. PHRASE If alcoholic drink goes to your head, it makes you feel drunk. (酒) 使人感到醉

That wine was strong, it went to your head. 那种酒很烈，喝了会上头。

6. PHRASE If you say that something such as praise or success goes to someone's head, you are criticizing them because you think that it makes them too proud or confident. (成功等) 冲昏…的头脑[表不满]

Ford is definitely not a man to let a little success go to his head. 福特绝不是那种会被一点点成功冲昏头脑的人。

7. PHRASE If you are head over heels or head over heels in love, you are very much in love. 深陷情网

I was very attracted to men and fell head over heels many times. 我那时很容易被男性吸引，多次深陷情网。

8. PHRASE If you keep your head, you remain calm in a difficult situation. If you lose your head, you panic or do not remain calm in a difficult situation. 镇定自若; 张皇失措

She was able to keep her head and not panic. 她当时能够镇定自若、不慌张。

9. PHRASE Phrases such as laugh your head off and scream your head off can be used to emphasize that someone is laughing or screaming a lot or very loudly. 大笑[强调]

He carried on telling a joke, laughing his head off. 他不停地说笑话，大笑着。

10. PHRASE If something such as an idea, joke, or comment goes over someone's head, it is too difficult for them to understand. 超过…的理解力

I admit that a lot of the ideas went way over my head. 我承认有许多想法我都不能理解。

11. PHRASE If someone does something over another person's head, they do it without asking them or discussing it with them, especially when they should do so because the other person is in a position of authority. 越级

He was reprimanded for trying to go over the heads of senior officers. 他因试图越过上级官员而遭严斥。

12. PHRASE If you say that something unpleasant or embarrassing rears its ugly head or raises its ugly head, you mean that it occurs, often after not occurring for some time. (不好的事情) 再次出现

There was a problem which reared its ugly head about a week after she moved back in. 在她搬回去约一周后，有个问题又冒出来了。

13. PHRASE If you stand on your head, you balance upside down with the top of your head and your hands on the ground. 倒立

He was photographed standing on his head doing yoga. 他倒立着做瑜伽时被拍了下来。

14. PHRASE If you say that you cannot make head nor tail of something or you cannot make heads or tails of it, you are emphasizing that you cannot understand it at all. 理解[非正式]

I couldn't make head nor tail of the damn film. 我压根儿看不懂这部该死的电影。

15. PHRASE If somebody takes it into their head to do something, especially something strange or foolish, they suddenly decide to do it. 突然决定 (做某事，尤指做古怪或愚蠢的事)

He suddenly took it into his head to go out to Australia to stay with his son. 他突然心血来潮决定去澳大利亚同他儿子一起住。

16. PHRASE If a problem or disagreement comes to a head or is brought to a head, it becomes so bad that something must be done about it. 到了紧要关头

These problems came to a head in September when five of the station's journalists were fired. 这些问题在9月份变得十分尖锐，当时台里有5名记者被解雇。

17. PHRASE If two or more people put their heads together, they talk about a problem they have and try to solve it. 集思广益

So everyone put their heads together and eventually an amicable arrangement was reached. 因此大家集思广益并最终作出了妥善的安排。

18. PHRASE If you keep your head above water, you just avoid getting into difficulties; used especially to talk about business. (尤指生意上) 避免陷入困境

We are keeping our head above water, but our cash flow position is not too good. 我们虽然还未陷入困境，但资金流转状况不太好。

19. PHRASE If you say that heads will roll as a result of something bad that has happened, you mean that people will be punished for it, especially by losing their jobs. 要有许多人掉脑袋 (尤指失去工作)

The group's problems have led to speculation that heads will roll. 该集团的问题已经引发有些人将会失业的猜测。