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n.头发,毛发,毛状物,绒毛,些微

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hair


/heə(r); hɛr/
n
1 (a) [C] one of the fine thread-like strands that grow from the skin of people and animals (人或动物的)毛发(指单根)
*two blonde hairs on his coat collar 留在他外衣领子上的金发女子的两根头发
* There's a hair in my soup. 我的汤里有根毛.
(b) [U] mass of these, esp on the human head 毛发; (尤指)头发
*have one's `hair cut 理发
* have long, black hair 长着一头长、黑发
* a cat with a fine coat of hair 长着一身好毛的猫.
(c) [C] thread-like growth on the stems and leaves of some plants (某些植物的茎和叶上长的)茸毛.
2 (idm 习语) (by) a `hair/a ,hair's `breadth (by) a very small amount or distance (以)极少的数量或极短的距离
*She won by a `hair. 她以微弱的优势获胜.
* We escaped by a hair's `breadth. 我们从九死一生的险境中逃出.
* [attrib 作定语] a ,hair's-breadth e`scape 九死一生的逃亡. get/have sb by the short hairs => short1. get in sb's `hair be a burden to or annoy sb 给某人添麻烦; 惹恼某人. a/the hair of the `dog (that `bit you) (infml 口) another alcoholic drink to cure the effects of drink 可解酒的另一种酒. hang by a hair/a thread => hang1. (not) harm, etc a hair of sb's `head (not) injure sb, even in the slightest way (不)损某人一根毫毛. have a good, etc head of hair => head1. keep your `hair on (catchphrase 警语) don't become angry; remain calm 别发火; 保持冷静. let one's `hair down (infml 口) relax after a period of being formal (不再拘谨之後)放松一下. make sb's `hair curl (infml 口) horrify sb 使某人感到惊骇
*The clothes some young people wear nowadays really make your hair curl. 现今有些年轻人穿的衣服的确令人惊诧. make one's `hair stand on end fill one with fright or horror 使人毛骨悚然. neither hide nor hair of sb/sth => hide2. not turn a `hair not show fear, dismay, surprise, etc when such a reaction might be expected 竟然一点也不畏惧、惊慌、惊奇等. split hairs => split. tear one's hair => tear2.

hair


n
[Language: Old English;Origin: hAr]
[U]
the mass of things like fine threads that grows on your head
 She put on her lipstick and brushed her hair .
I must get my hair cut - it's getting very long.
 You've had your hair done differently.
His hair was short and dark.
a young woman with short blonde hair
 Her long wavy hair was tied back with a bow.
 He's a tall, fair-haired guy.
He had a mop of curly black hair .
Men are always worrying about losing their hair .
She kissed him on the cheek and ruffled his hair .
[C]
one of the long fine things like thread that grows on people's heads and on other parts of their bodies, or similar things that grow on animals
 The cat has left white hairs all over the sofa.
 I'm starting to get a few grey hairs.
 I found a hair in my meal.
long-haired/short-haired
 long-haired cats
be tearing/pulling your hair out
to be very worried or angry about something, especially because you do not know what to do
 Anyone else would have been tearing their hair out trying to work it out.
let your hair downinformal
to enjoy yourself and start to relax, especially after working very hard
 The party gave us all a chance to really let our hair down.
bad hair day
a day when your hair does not look tidy or neat even when you try to arrange it carefully - used humorously
 I'm having a bit of a bad hair day .
keep your hair on
BrE spoken used to tell someone to keep calm and not get annoyed
 All right, all right, keep your hair on! I'm sorry.
get in sb's hairinformal
to annoy someone, especially by always being near them
make sb's hair stand on end
to make someone very frightened
make sb's hair curl
if a story, experience etc makes your hair curl, it is very surprising, frightening, or shocking
 tales that would make your hair curl
not have a hair out of place
to have a very neat appearance
not turn a hair
to remain completely calm when something bad or surprising suddenly happens
not harm/touch a hair of/on sb's head
to not harm someone in any way
the hair of the dog (that bit you)
alcohol that you drink to cure a headache caused by drinking too much alcohol the night before - used humorously
have a good/fine/thick etc head of hairathead1 (14)
not see hide nor hair ofathide2 (5)
split hairsatsplit1 (8)
COLLOCATES for sense 1
brush/comb your hair
do your hair (=arrange it in a style)
have/get your hair cut/done (=by a hairdresser)
short/long hair
shoulder-length hair
fair/blonde hair (=hair that is yellowish-white in colour)
dark hair
red/auburn hairalso ginger hairBritish English (=hair that is orangey-brown in colour)
straight/curly hair
frizzy hair (=hair that is tightly curled)
wavy hair (=hair with loose curls)
fine/thick hair
lank hair (=hair that is thin, straight, and unattractive)
dark-haired/fair-haired/long-haired etc
strand of hair (=a thin piece of hair)
lock of hair (=a fairly thick piece of hair)
mop of hair (=a large amount of thick untidy hair)
be losing your hair (=be going bald)
run your fingers through your/somebody's hair
ruffle/tousle somebody's hair (=make it untidy by rubbing your hand through it)
HINT sense 1
When you mean 'all the hair on a person's head', hair is an uncountable noun: He has black hair (NOT He has black hairs).

1. Beautiful combs, pure tortoiseshell, with jewels set in-just the colour to wear in her beautiful hair.
    多么好看的梳子,纯玳瑁做的,镶着铢宝,颜色恰好配上她那美丽的头发.

2. But as I leaned over to stroke her forehead, what she said was, "I wish I had your hair" and "I wish I was well."
    然而就在我俯身轻抚她的前额时,她说了两句话:"我希望我有你这样的头发!"和"我希望我能好起来。"

3. Behind me someone switched on a light, and I could see his thick silvery hair and strong, square jaw.
    我身后有人打开了灯,我看到了他浓密的银发,还有方正有力的下巴。

4. The barber clipped Murray´s hair short.
    理发师把默里的头发剪短。

5. The cream dissolves facial hair.
    这种化妆品能清除脸上的汗毛.

6. The color of a person´s hair is often predetermined by that of his parents.
    一个人头发的颜色常是由父母的头发颜色所决定的.

7. There are a few straws in your hair.
    你的头发上有几根稻草.

8. The reader´s hair stands on end when he reads in the final pages of the novel that the heroine, a dear old lady who had always been so kind to everybody, had, in her youth, poisoned every one of her five husbands.
    当读者到小说最后几页了解到书中女主人公,那位一向待大家很好的可爱的老妇人年轻时一连毒死了她的5个丈夫时,不禁会毛骨悚然。

9. The owner hands out AIDS information to all her clients when they enter the shop and shows videos on AIDS prevention while they wait for their hair to dry.
    美发店老板在顾客进来时向他们散发艾滋病资料,在他们等着头发晾干时,向他们放映有关预防艾滋病的录像片。

10. That version — a tall man with white hair and a small white beard on his chin, a dark blue coat and a tall hat with stars on it — was a self-portrait of Flagg.
    山姆大叔的形象是:高个子,白头发,下巴上有一小撮白胡子,身着深蓝色外套,头戴一顶高帽,上有星星点缀。这模样其实就是弗拉格的自画像。

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