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头重脚轻:head有几种用法

2018-10-23 21:05
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Who's to say what is proper?What if it was agreed that "proper" was wearing a codfish on your head

——Alice in Wonderland

谁来决定什么是得体?如果大家说在上戴鳕鱼才算得体呢?

——《爱丽丝梦游仙境》

一、你知道head有几种含义吗?

adj.

1.头的;在前头的;在顶端的 of, relating to, or intended for the head

This is an iron helmet to guard against head injury.

这是防止头部受伤的铁头盔。

 

2.主要的;首要的 principal, chief

Our head office is in Hangzhou.

我们的总部在杭州。

 

n.

1.头,头部 [C] the part of the body on top of the neck containing the eyes, nose, mouth and brain

he adjusted her hat on her head.

她调整了一下头上的帽子。

 

2.头痛 [C] headache

I've got a bad head.

我头痛得厉害。

 

3.理解力;头脑 [C]the mind or brain

I knew your head is better than mine, Judith, for mine is very weak, to be sure.

我知道你脑筋比我好,尤蒂丝。是的,我的智力很低。

 

4.首脑,首长 [C] the person in charge of a group of people or an organization

My head is a man who always acts up.

我的首长是一个总爱出风头的人。

 

v.

1.作为…的首领;站在…的前头 [T] to form the head or top of

The university is headed by a rector, its chief executive officer.

该大学由一个校长担任领导,他是学校的主要执行官员。

 

2.给…加标题 [T] to put a word or words at the top of a page or section of a book as a title

The chapter was headed My Early Life.

这一章的标题是我早年的生活。

 

3.出发;前进;驶往 [I,T] to move in a particular direction

I headed off for town.

我出发去城里。

 

4.用头顶 [T] to hit a football with your head

The centre forward headed the ball into goal.

中锋用头将球顶入球门。

 

二、词义辨析:还有哪些词能表示“有权力或者统治权的人”呢

chief, head, leader, boss

这些名词都指“拥有权力或统治权的人”。

chief最广泛用词,上可指最高统治者,下可指顶头上司,即可指任何一级的头头。

head多指一个机构或团体等的负责人或最高首长。

leader指国家、民族、政党、组织等的领导或领袖。强调领导能力、含有能够引导、指导、控制被领导者并获得其支持的意味。

boss非正式用词,多作口语用,可指任何负责人,也可指经理、老板或工头。

 

三、含有head的常见短语

acid head

服迷幻药的人

 

death's head

骷髅,刻骷髅的指环

 

head and shoulders above

ad. 远远超出

 

head for the hills

跑开,躲得远远的

 

head nurse

护士长

 

四、最后,来做个填词游戏吧

She banged her _____ on the low ceiling.

她的头砰地撞在低矮的天花板上。

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