head

noun

身体部位 part of body

1. 头；头部
   the part of the body on top of the neck containing the eyes, nose, mouth and brain
   1. She nodded her head in agreement.
      她点头表示同意。
   2. He shook his head in disbelief.
      他摇头表示不信。
   3. The boys hung their heads in shame.
      男孩子们羞愧地低着头。
   4. The driver suffered head injuries.
      司机头部受伤。
   5. She always has her head in a book (= is always reading) .
      她总是埋头读书。
   6. He still has a good head of hair (= a lot of hair) .
      他的头发依然很多。

头脑 mind

2. 头脑；脑筋
   the mind or brain
   1. I sometimes wonder what goes on in that head of yours.
      我有时不明白你脑子里想些什么。
   2. I wish you'd use your head (= think carefully before doing or saying sth) .
      我希望你凡事多用用脑筋。
   3. The thought never entered my head .
      我从未有过那种想法。
   4. I can't work it out in my head ─I need a calculator.
      我没法心算出来——我得用计算器。
   5. I can't get that tune out of my head .
      我忘不掉那个曲调。
   6. When will you get it into your head (= understand) that I don't want to discuss this any more!
      你何时才能明白我不想再谈论这件事了！
   7. For some reason, she's got it into her head (= believes) that the others don't like her.
      由于某种原因，她有一种感觉，认为其他人都不喜欢她。
   8. Who's been putting such weird ideas into your head (= making you believe that) ?
      是谁让你产生这种怪念头的？
   9. Try to put the exams out of your head (= stop thinking about them) for tonight.
      今晚尽量别想考试的事了。

量度 measurement

3. （人或动物的）一头长，一头高
   the size of a person's or animal's head , used as a measurement of distance or height
   1. She's a good head taller than her sister.
      她比妹妹足足高出了一个头。
   2. The favourite won by a short head (= a distance slightly less than the length of a horse's head) .
      最看好的那匹马以不足一马头的优势获胜。

疼痛 pain

4. （持续的）头痛
   a continuous pain in your head
   1. I woke up with a really bad head this morning.
      我今天早晨醒来时头痛得厉害。

团体；组织 of group/organization

5. 负责人；领导人
   the person in charge of a group of people or an organization
   1. the heads of government/state
      政府首脑；国家元首
   2. She resigned as head of department .
      她辞去了部门主管的职务。
   3. the crowned heads (= the kings and queens) of Europe
      欧洲各国君主
   4. the head gardener/waiter, etc.
      花匠负责人、餐馆服务员领班等
   5. the head boy/girl (= a student who is chosen to represent the school)
      学校男生 / 女生代表

学校；学院 of school/college

6. 校长；院长
   the person in charge of a school or college
   1. I've been called in to see the Head.
      我接到通知去见校长。
   2. the deputy head
      副校长

硬币的面 side of coin

7. 硬币正面（有人头像）
   the side of a coin that has a picture of the head of a person on it, used as one choice when a coin is tossed to decide sth

物体一端 end of object

8. 较宽大的一端；头
   the end of a long narrow object that is larger or wider than the rest of it
   1. the head of a nail
      钉子的头

顶 top

9. 顶端；上端
   the top or highest part of sth
   1. at the head of the page
      在页眉处
   2. They finished the season at the head of their league.
      赛季结束时他们在联赛中排名榜首。

河 of river

10. （河流）源头
    the place where a river begins

桌子 of table

11. 上座（桌子旁最重要的座位）
    the most important seat at a table
    1. The President sat at the head of the table.
       总统坐在桌子的上首。

人的行列 of line of people

12. 领头位置；排头
    the position at the front of a line of people
    1. The prince rode at the head of his regiment.
       王子骑马走在卫队的前头。

植物 of plant

13. （茎梗顶端的）叶球，头状花序
    the mass of leaves or flowers at the end of a stem
    1. Remove the dead heads to encourage new growth.
       把枯萎了的残花除掉以促使新的生长。

啤酒 on beer

14. 啤酒泡沫；酒头
    the mass of small bubbles on the top of a glass of beer

斑 of spot

15. 脓头
    the part of a spot on your skin that contains a thick yellowish liquid (= pus )

录音 / 录像机 in tape/video recorder

16. 磁头
    the part of a tape recorder or video recorder that touches the tape and changes the electrical signals into sounds and/or pictures

动物数量 number of animals

17. （表示农场或牧群等的牲畜的数目）头
    used to say how many animals of a particular type are on a farm, in a herd , etc.
    1. 200 head of sheep
       200头绵羊

蒸汽 of steam

18. 蒸汽压力
    the pressure produced by steam in a confined space

性 sex

19. 口交
    oral sex (= using the mouth to give sb sexual pleasure)
    1. to give head
       进行口交

语言学 linguistics

20. （短语的）中心成分，中心词，主导词
    the central part of a phrase, which has the same grammatical function as the whole phrase. In the phrase ‘the tall man in a suit’, man is the head.

verb

移向 move towards

1. 朝（某方向）行进
   to move in a particular direction
   1. Where are we heading?
      我们要往哪儿去？
   2. Where are you two headed?
      你们两个去哪儿？
   3. Let's head back home.
      咱们回家吧。
   4. She headed for the door.
      她朝着门走去。
   5. Can you forecast where the economy is heading?
      你能预测经济的发展方向吗？

团体；机构 group/organization

2. 领导；主管
   to lead or be in charge of sth
   1. She has been appointed to head the research team.
      她受命领导研究小组。

名单；队列 list/line of people

3. 位于排行之首；排在前头
   to be at the top of a list of names or at the front of a line of people
   1. Italy heads the table after two games.
      两场比赛之后意大利队排名榜首。
   2. to head a march/procession
      在游行队伍 / 队伍前列

在顶端 be at top

4. 在（页或篇章的）顶端加标题
   to put a word or words at the top of a page or section of a book as a title
   1. The chapter was headed ‘My Early Life’.
      这一章的标题是“我的早年生活”。

足球 football

5. 用头顶（球）
   to hit a football with your head
   1. Walsh headed the ball into an empty goal.
      沃尔什把球顶进了空门。

Head is used in a large number of expressions which are explained under other words in the dictionary. For example, the expression ‘off the top of your head’ is explained at‘top’.
head 可以用于很多短语中，这些短语的释义列在本词典中其他词条下。例如，短语 off the top of your head 的释义就列在词条 top 之下。

1. N-COUNT （人的）头，头部
   Your head is the top part of your body, which has your eyes, mouth, and brain in it.
   1. She turned her head away from him...
      她把头别过去，不再看他。
   2. He took a puff on his pipe and shook his head.
      他抽了口烟斗，摇了摇头。
   3. You can also use head as a measure of distance, equal to the length of a person's or animal's head.
      头（长度单位，相当于人或动物头的长度）
   4. The third gorilla was taller by a head.
      第三只大猩猩要高出一头。
2. N-COUNT 头脑;心智;才智
   You can use head to refer to your mind and your mental abilities.
   1. I can't get that song out of my head.
      那首歌在我脑海中挥之不去。
   2. ...an exceptional analyst who could do complex maths in his head.
      会心算复杂数学题的杰出分析家
3. N-SING （队伍中的）领头位置;队首;排头
   The head of a line of people or vehicles is the front of it, or the first person or vehicle in the line.
   1. ...the head of the queue...
      队首
   2. We took our place at the head of the convoy.
      我们排在护送队伍的最前面。
4. VERB 排在（队列等）的最前面
   If someone or something heads a line or procession, they are at the front of it.
   1. The parson, heading the procession, had just turned right towards the churchyard.
      走在行进队伍最前面的教区牧师刚刚向右转弯，朝着教堂墓地走去。
5. VERB 居…之首;在…名列首位
   If something heads a list or group, it is at the top of it.
   1. Running a business heads the list of ambitions among the 1,000 people interviewed by Good Housekeeping magazine.
      在《好管家》杂志采访过的1,000人中，创立自己的公司在理想抱负中列在首位。
6. N-SING 顶部;上端
   The head of something is the highest or top part of it.
   1. ...the head of the stairs...
      楼梯的顶部
   2. Every day a different name was placed at the head of the chart.
      每天都有一个不同的名字被列在这张表的最上端。
7. N-COUNT （细长物体的）头部，顶端
   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.
   1. There should be no exposed screw heads...
      螺钉顶端不应该外露。
   2. Keep the head of the club the same height throughout the swing.
      整个挥杆过程中要使杆头始终保持在同一高度。
   3. ...a flower head.
      头状花序
8. N-COUNT （中小学的）校长
   The head of a school is the teacher who is in charge.
   1. She is full of admiration for the head and teachers.
      她对校长和教师们满心钦佩。
9. N-COUNT （公司、组织的）负责人，领导人，首脑，长，主任
   The head of a company or organization is the person in charge of it and in charge of the people in it.
   1. Heads of government from more than 100 countries gather in Geneva tomorrow.
      来自100多个国家的政府首脑明日将齐聚日内瓦。
   2. ...the head waiter.
      侍者领班
10. VERB 掌管;主管;负责
    If you head a department, company, or organization, you are the person in charge of it.
    1. ...Michael Williams, who heads the department's Office of Civil Rights.
       负责该部民权处的迈克尔·威廉斯
    2. ...the ruling Socialist Party, headed by Dr Franz Vranitzky.
       由弗朗兹·弗拉尼兹基博士领导的执政社会党
11. 脓头
    The head of an infected spot is its white or yellow centre.
12. （啤酒表层的）泡沫;酒头
    The head on a glass of beer is the layer of small bubbles that form on the top of the beer.
13. （表示牲畜的数目）头
    You can use head to say how many animals of a particular type a farmer has. For example, if they have fifty head of cattle, they have fifty cows.
14. N-COUNT 头痛
    If you have a bad head, you have a headache.
    1. I had a terrible head and was extraordinarily drunk.
       我头很痛，已经酩酊大醉。
15. ADV （硬币的）有人头像的一面，正面
    If you toss a coin and it comes down heads, you can see the side of the coin which has a picture of a head on it.
    1. 'We might toss up for it,' suggested Ted. 'If it's heads, then we'll talk.'...
       “我们可以掷硬币来决定。”特德建议道，“如果是正面，我们就谈谈。”
    2. Heads or tails?
       你猜是正面还是反面？
16. VERB 朝着（某一地点）行进（美国英语中亦作 are headed）
    If you are heading for a particular place, you are going towards that place. In American English, you can also say that you are headed for a particular place.
    1. He headed for the bus stop...
       他朝着公共汽车站走去。
    2. ...an Iraqi vessel heading for the port of Basra...
       开往巴士拉港的一艘伊拉克船
    3. It is not clear how many of them will be heading back to Saudi Arabia tomorrow...
       还不清楚他们中间有多少人明天要回沙特阿拉伯。
    4. She and her child boarded a plane headed to where her family lived...
       她带着孩子登上了一架回家的飞机。
    5. He could just as well have hitched a ride on a train or a truck headed west.
       他还可能已经顺路搭上了西去的火车或卡车。
17. VERB 很可能要遭受，会招致（美国英语中亦作 is headed for）
    If something or someone is heading for a particular result, the situation they are in is developing in a way that makes that result very likely. In American English, you can also say that something or someone is headed for a particular result.
    1. The latest talks aimed at ending the civil war appear to be heading for deadlock...
       为结束内战而进行的最新谈判好像要陷入僵局。
    2. He said anyone giving orders without respecting the wishes of his people is heading for disaster...
       他说任何不尊重人民意愿而发号施令的人都注定会走向灭亡。
    3. The centuries-old ritual seems headed for extinction.
       延续了几个世纪的仪式似乎要面临消亡。
18. VERB 标题为
    If a piece of writing is headed a particular title, it has that title written at the beginning of it.
    1. One chapter is headed, 'Beating the Test'.
       有一章的标题为“战胜考试”。
19. VERB （足球比赛中）用头顶（球）
    If you head a ball in football, you hit it with your head in order to make it go in a particular direction.
    1. He headed the ball across the face of the goal.
       他一个头球，球从球门前横飞而过。
20. See also: heading
21. PHRASE 每人/人均
    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.
    1. This simple chicken dish costs less than £1 a head...
       这道简单的鸡肉菜肴每人的花费还不到1英镑。
    2. Ethiopia, for instance uses the equivalent of just twenty kilos of oil per head a year.
       比如说，埃塞俄比亚每年的人均消费支出仅相当于20公斤的石油。
22. PHRASE 让人生气;让人沮丧
    If something or someone does your head in, they make you angry or frustrated.
    1. Living with my parents is doing my head in.
       和父母住在一起让我很沮丧。
23. PHRASE 从头到脚;全身
    From head to foot means all over your body.
    1. Colin had been put into a bath and been scrubbed from head to foot.
       科林被放进浴缸，从头到脚仔仔细细洗了个干净。
24. PHRASE 擅长
    If you 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.
    1. I don't have a head for business.
       我没有生意头脑。
    2. ...an extraordinarily effective organiser with a remarkable head for figures.
       很有算术头脑、工作效率极高的组织者
25. PHRASE 充分理解并接受;打定（主意）
    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.
    1. Once they get an idea into their heads, they never give up.
       一旦接受了一个想法，他们就永远不会放弃。
26. PHRASE 终于明白
    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.
    1. Managers have at last got it into their heads that they can no longer accept inefficient operations.
       管理者们终于意识到自己不能再安于低效率的运营了。
27. PHRASE 让…自由行动;对…不加约束
    If you give someone their head, you allow them to do what they want to do, without trying to advise or stop them.
    1. He recognised ability and gave people their heads.
       他发现别人的才能，并且让他们自由发挥。
28. PHRASE （酒）使人感到醉，上头
    If alcoholic drink goes to your head, it makes you feel drunk.
    1. That wine was strong, it went to your head.
       那酒劲儿很大，喝了会上头。
29. PHRASE （赞扬或成功）冲昏…的头脑，使…骄傲自满
    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.
    1. Ford is definitely not a man to let a little success go to his head.
       福特绝对不是那种会被一点点成功冲昏头脑的人。
30. PHRASE 深陷情网
    If you are head over heels or head over heels in love, you are very much in love.
    1. I was very attracted to men and fell head over heels many times.
       我很容易被男性吸引，曾多次深陷情网。
31. PHRASE 保持镇静/张皇失措
    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.
    1. She was able to keep her head and not panic...
       她设法保持镇静，没有陷入恐慌。
    2. She lost her head and started screaming at me.
       她惊慌失措，开始向我大声尖叫。
32. PHRASE 停止;结束
    If you knock something on the head, you stop it.
    1. When we stop enjoying ourselves we'll knock it on the head.
       等玩够了，我们就会结束。
33. PHRASE （表示强调）大笑/大声尖叫
    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.
    1. He carried on telling a joke, laughing his head off.
       他继续讲笑话，自己笑得前仰后合。
34. （吸毒后）昏头昏脑的，神志不清的
    If you say that someone is off their head, you mean that they have taken so many drugs that they do not know what they are doing.
35. PHRASE 昏了头的;愚蠢的
    If you say that someone is off their head, you think that their ideas or behaviour are very strange, foolish, or dangerous.
    1. He's gone completely off his head.
       他已经完全昏了头了。
36. PHRASE 倒过来想;从全新的角度理解
    If you stand an idea or argument on its head or turn it on its head, you think about it or treat it in a completely new and different way.
    1. Their relationship turned the standard notion of marriage on its head.
       他们的关系完全颠覆了传统的婚姻观念。
37. PHRASE 超过…的理解力
    If something such as an idea, joke, or comment goes over someone's head, it is too difficult for them to understand.
    1. I admit that a lot of the ideas went way over my head.
       我承认那些想法中有很多远远超出了我的理解力。
38. PHRASE 未与…商量地;(尤指)越级
    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.
    1. He was reprimanded for trying to go over the heads of senior officers.
       他因试图越过高层官员自作主张而受到斥责。
39. PHRASE （不好的事情）再次出现，重新抬头
    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.
    1. There was a problem which reared its ugly head about a week after she moved back in...
       她搬回来大约一周之后，一个问题又重新出现了。
    2. The scourge of racial tyranny should never again be allowed to raise its ugly head.
       永远不能让种族主义暴政的祸患重新抬头。
40. 倒立;竖蜻蜓
    If you stand on your head, you balance upside down with the top of your head and your hands on the ground.
41. PHRASE 理解;弄明白
    If you say that you cannot make head nor tail of something or you cannot make head or tail of it, you are emphasizing that you cannot understand it at all.
    1. I couldn't make head nor tail of the damn film.
       这部该死的影片我一点儿都看不懂。
42. PHRASE 突然决定（做某事，尤指古怪或愚蠢的事）；心血来潮
    If somebody takes it into their head to do something, especially something strange or foolish, they suddenly decide to do it.
    1. He suddenly took it into his head to go out to Australia to stay with his son.
       他突然心血来潮，打算去澳大利亚和儿子一起住。
43. PHRASE 到了危急关头;到达关键点
    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.
    1. These problems came to a head in September when five of the station's journalists were sacked.
       这些问题在9月变得十分尖锐，当时该台有5名记者遭到辞退。
44. PHRASE 严厉训斥
    If you bang peoples' heads together or knock their heads together, you tell them off severely for doing something wrong or for not doing something they were asked to do.
    1. It is now high time he banged his colleagues' heads together.
       现在该是他敲打敲打同事们的时候了。
45. PHRASE 集体商讨;集思广益
    If two or more people put their heads together, they talk about a problem they have and try to solve it.
    1. So everyone put their heads together and eventually an amicable arrangement was reached.
       因此大家集思广益，最终作出了妥善的安排。
46. PHRASE （尤指在生意方面）勉强逃脱困境
    If you keep your head above water, you just avoid getting into difficulties; used especially to talk about business.
    1. We are keeping our head above water, but our cash flow position is not too good.
       我们正努力避免陷入困境，但我们的现金流动情况不太好。
47. PHRASE 有人会遭殃，有人会（因此）受到惩罚（尤指被解雇）
    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.
    1. The group's problems have led to speculation that heads will roll.
       已经有人猜测，该集团的问题会导致一些人被解雇。

1. She turned her head away from him
   她把头别过去，不再看他。
2. I can't get that song out of my head.
   那首歌在我脑海中挥之不去。
3. We took our place at the head of the convoy.
   我们排在护送队伍的最前面。
4. The parson, heading the procession, had just turned right towards the churchyard.
   走在行进队伍最前面的教区牧师刚刚向右转弯，朝着教堂墓地走去。
5. Running a business heads the list of ambitions among the 1,000 people interviewed by Good Housekeeping magazine.
   在《好管家》杂志采访过的1,000人中，创立自己的公司在理想抱负中列在首位。
6. Every day a different name was placed at the head of the chart.
   每天都有一个不同的名字被列在这张表的最上端。
7. There should be no exposed screw heads
   螺钉顶端不应该外露。
8. She is full of admiration for the head and teachers.
   她对校长和教师们满心钦佩。
9. Heads of government from more than 100 countries gather in Geneva tomorrow.
   来自100多个国家的政府首脑明日将齐聚日内瓦。
10. I had a terrible head and was extraordinarily drunk.
    我头很痛，已经酩酊大醉。
11. 'We might toss up for it,' suggested Ted. 'If it's heads, then we'll talk.'
    “我们可以掷硬币来决定。”特德建议道，“如果是正面，我们就谈谈。”
12. He headed for the bus stop
    他朝着公共汽车站走去。
13. The latest talks aimed at ending the civil war appear to be heading for deadlock
    为结束内战而进行的最新谈判好像要陷入僵局。
14. One chapter is headed, 'Beating the Test'.
    有一章的标题为“战胜考试”。
15. He headed the ball across the face of the goal.
    他一个头球，球从球门前横飞而过。
16. This simple chicken dish costs less than £ 1 a head
    这道简单的鸡肉菜肴每人的花费还不到1英镑。
17. Living with my parents is doing my head in.
    和父母住在一起让我很沮丧。
18. Colin had been put into a bath and been scrubbed from head to foot.
    科林被放进浴缸，从头到脚仔仔细细洗了个干净。
19. I don't have a head for business.
    我没有生意头脑。
20. Once they get an idea into their heads, they never give up.
    一旦接受了一个想法，他们就永远不会放弃。
21. Managers have at last got it into their heads that they can no longer accept inefficient operations.
    管理者们终于意识到自己不能再安于低效率的运营了。
22. He recognised ability and gave people their heads.
    他发现别人的才能，并且让他们自由发挥。
23. That wine was strong, it went to your head.
    那酒劲儿很大，喝了会上头。
24. Ford is definitely not a man to let a little success go to his head.
    福特绝对不是那种会被一点点成功冲昏头脑的人。
25. I was very attracted to men and fell head over heels many times.
    我很容易被男性吸引，曾多次深陷情网。
26. She was able to keep her head and not panic
    她设法保持镇静，没有陷入恐慌。
27. When we stop enjoying ourselves we'll knock it on the head.
    等玩够了，我们就会结束。
28. He carried on telling a joke, laughing his head off.
    他继续讲笑话，自己笑得前仰后合。
29. He's gone completely off his head.
    他已经完全昏了头了。
30. Their relationship turned the standard notion of marriage on its head.
    他们的关系完全颠覆了传统的婚姻观念。

  leader chief head【导航词义：首领】

  leader n. 领袖，领导人

〔辨析〕指国家、民族、政党、组织等的领袖或领导，强调领导能力，含有能够引领、控制被领导者并获得其支持的意味。

  chief n. 领导，首领

〔辨析〕尤用于职位头衔和新闻报道中，指公司或机构中地位很高或最高的人；也指部落首领。

  head n. 领导，首脑

〔辨析〕指机构、团体等的负责人或最高领导。

be heading for sth

1. 很可能遭受（不幸）；会招致
   to be likely to experience sth bad

head sb↔off

1. 拦挡某人；使改变方向
   to get in front of sb in order to make them turn back or change direction

head sth↔off

1. 阻止，防止（某事发生）
   to take action in order to prevent sth from happening

head sth↔up

1. 领导，主管（某部门或机构分支等）
   to lead or be in charge of a department, part of an organization, etc.

n.

a/per head

• 每人
  for each person
  1. The meal worked out at $20 a head.
     这餐饭合计每人20元。

bang/knock your/their heads together

• 强行制止人们争吵并使之恢复理智
  to force people to stop arguing and behave in a sensible way

be banging, etc. your head against a brick wall

• 用头撞墙；徒劳无益；枉费心机
  to keep trying to do sth that will never be successful
  1. Trying to reason with them was like banging my head against a brick wall.
     试图和他们讲道理只是白费口舌。

be/stand head and shoulders above sb/sth

• 比其他人（或事物）好得多；出类拔萃；鹤立鸡群
  to be much better than other people or things

bite/snap sb's head off

• 气愤地对某人大喊大叫；（尤指毫无道理地）呵斥某人
  to shout at sb in an angry way, especially without reason

bring sth to a head

come to a head

• （使）事情达到紧要关头，需要当机立断
  if you bring a situation to a head or if a situation comes to a head , you are forced to deal with it quickly because it suddenly becomes very bad

bury/hide your head in the sand

• 采取鸵鸟政策；不正视现实；回避问题
  to refuse to admit that a problem exists or refuse to deal with it

can't make head nor tail of sth

• 不理解某事；不明白某事
  to be unable to understand sth
  1. I couldn't make head nor tail of what he was saying.
     我弄不懂他在说些什么。

do sb's head in

• 使某人困惑（或烦恼、生气）
  to make you feel confused, upset and/or annoyed
  1. Shut up! You're doing my head in.
     闭嘴！你让我烦死了。

do sth standing on your head

• 做某事不费吹灰之力
  to be able to do sth very easily and without having to think too much

from head to foot/toe

• 从头到脚；遍布全身
  covering your whole body
  1. We were covered from head to foot in mud.
     我们浑身是泥。

get your head down

• 睡觉
  to sleep
• 睡觉
  to sleep

get your head round sth

• 能够理解；接受得了
  to be able to understand or accept sth
  1. She's dead. I can't get my head round it yet.
     她死了。我仍然无法相信这事。

give sb their head

• 让某人随心所欲
  to allow sb to do what they want without trying to stop them

go head to head (with sb)

• （与某人）面对面直接谈判
  to deal with sb in a very direct and determined way

go to your head

• 上头；使醉
  to make you feel drunk
  1. That glass of wine has gone straight to my head.
     那杯酒一下子就把我弄得头晕脑胀。
• 使人过于骄傲；冲昏头脑
  to make you feel too proud of yourself in a way that other people find annoying

have a good head on your shoulders

• 头脑清醒；理智
  to be a sensible person

have a head for sth

• 擅长某事
  to be good at sth
  1. to have a head for figures/business
     长于算术；有生意头脑
• 不惧（高）；无恐（高）症
  if sb does not have a head for heights , they feel nervous and think they are going to fall when they look down from a high place

have your head in the clouds

• 心不在焉；走神
  to be thinking about sth that is not connected with what you are doing
• 有不切实际的想法（或计划等）；想入非非
  to have ideas, plans, etc. that are not realistic

have your head screwed on (the right way)

• 头脑清醒；理智
  to be a sensible person

head first

• 头在前；头朝下
  moving forwards or downwards with your head in front of the rest of your body
  1. He fell head first down the stairs.
     他倒栽葱摔下楼梯。
• 未经深思；轻率；鲁莽
  without thinking carefully about sth before acting
  1. She got divorced and rushed head first into another marriage.
     她离婚后又仓促再婚了。

head over heels in love

• 深深爱着某人；迷恋
  loving sb very much
  1. He's fallen head over heels in love with his boss.
     他深深迷恋上了他的上司。

heads or tails?

• （掷硬币作决定时说）正面还是反面
  used to ask sb which side of a coin they think will be facing upwards when it is tossed in order to decide sth by chance

heads will roll (for sth)

• 有些人将（为某事）受到惩罚
  used to say that some people will be punished because of sth that has happened

hold your head high

hold up your head

• 昂首挺胸；抬起头来
  to be proud of or not feel ashamed about sth that you have done
  1. She managed to hold her head high and ignore what people were saying.
     她勉力昂首挺胸，不理会人家的闲言碎语。

in over your head

• 卷入棘手的事
  involved in sth that is too difficult for you to deal with
  1. After a week in the new job, I soon realized that I was in over my head.
     新工作刚做了一个星期，我便意识到自己做不了。

keep/get your head down

• 避免引起注意；保持低姿态
  to avoid attracting attention to yourself

keep your head

keep a clear/cool head

• （在困境中）保持冷静
  to remain calm in a difficult situation

keep your head above water

• 勉强逃脱困境；设法不举债；挣扎求存
  to deal with a difficult situation, especially one in which you have financial problems, and just manage to survive

laugh, scream, etc. your head off

• 大笑（或大叫等）
  to laugh, etc. a lot and very loudly

lose your head

• 慌乱；昏了头；失去理智
  to become unable to act in a calm or sensible way

on your (own) head be it

• 你（自己）必须承担任何后果
  used to tell sb that they will have to accept any unpleasant results of sth that they decide to do
  1. Tell him the truth if you want to, but on your own head be it!
     你想把真相告诉他就告诉他吧，但后果自负。

out of/off your head

• 发疯
  crazy
• （酒后或使用药物后）胡言乱语，行为乖张，神志不清
  not knowing what you are saying or doing because of the effects of alcohol or drugs

over sb's head

• 超过某人理解力；过于复杂
  too difficult or complicated for sb to understand
  1. A lot of the jokes went (= were) right over my head.
     那些笑话有很多我完全听不懂。
• 职位比某人高；超过某人
  to a higher position of authority than sb
  1. I couldn't help feeling jealous when she was promoted over my head.
     她受到提拔职位超过了我，我不由得感到嫉妒。

put our/your/their heads together

• 集体思考（或讨论）；集思广益
  to think about or discuss sth as a group

stand/turn sth on its head

• 使人完全改变思路；使人从反面思考
  to make people think about sth in a completely different way

take it into your head to do sth

• 忽发奇想；心血来潮
  to suddenly decide to do sth, especially sth that other people think is stupid

take it into your head that…

• 忽发奇想；突然开始想某事
  to suddenly start thinking sth, especially sth that other people think is stupid

turn sb's head

• 使某人得意忘形
  to make a person feel too proud in a way that other people find annoying

two heads are better than one

• 两人智慧胜一人
  used to say that two people can achieve more than one person working alone

like a bear with a sore head

• 急性子；脾气暴躁
  bad-tempered or in a bad-tempered way

put/lay your head/neck on the block

• 冒（失业、损失名誉等）的险
  to risk losing your job, damaging your reputation, etc. by doing or saying sth

not bother yourself/your head with/about sth

• 不为某事花费时间（或精力）；不操心
  to not spend time/effort on sth, because it is not important or you are not interested in it

drum sth into sb's head

drum sth into sb's head

have eyes in the back of your head

• 脑后长眼；眼光敏锐；什么都能觉察到
  to be aware of everything that is happening around you, even things that seem difficult or impossible to see

hold/put a gun to sb's head

• 威胁某人；胁迫某人就范
  to force sb to do sth that they do not want to do, by making threats

not harm/touch a hair of sb's head

• 不动某人一根头发；丝毫不伤害某人
  to not hurt sb physically in any way

let your heart rule your head

• 感情用事
  to act according to what you feel rather than to what you think is sensible

hit the nail on the head

• 说到点子上；正中要害
  to say sth that is exactly right

give sb ideas

put ideas into sb's head

• 使某人抱有空想（或做不切实际的事）
  to give sb hopes about sth that may not be possible or likely; to make sb act or think in an unreasonable way
  1. Who's been putting ideas into his head?
     是谁一直在让他想入非非的？

I'll knock your block/head off!

• （威胁要打人）我非揍你不可，我要揍扁你
  used to threaten sb that you will hit them

laugh your head off

• 大笑不止；狂笑不已
  to laugh very loudly and for a long time

need (to have) your head examined

• 发疯
  to be crazy

(have) an old head on young shoulders

• 年轻老练；少年老成
  used to describe a young person who acts in a more sensible way than you would expect for a person of their age

a price on sb's head

• 缉拿（或杀害）某人的悬赏金
  an amount of money that is offered for capturing or killing sb

sth rears its (ugly) head

• （讨厌的事情）出现，发生
  if sth unpleasant rears its head or rears its ugly head , it appears or happens

ring in your ears/head

• 在耳边回响
  to make you feel that you can still hear sth
  1. His warning was still ringing in my ears.
     他的警告依然在我耳边回响。

have a roof over your head

• 有栖身之所
  to have somewhere to live

scratch your head (over sth)

• 苦苦琢磨；苦思冥想；绞尽脑汁
  to think hard in order to find an answer to sth

off the top of your head

• 单凭猜测（或记忆）；信口地；不假思索地
  just guessing or using your memory, without taking time to think carefully or check the facts
  1. I can't remember the name off the top of my head, but I can look it up for you.
     我一时想不起这个名字，不过我可以给你查一查。

noun

1. oral stimulation of the genitals
   1. they say he gives good head

   Synonym:    oral sex

2. a single domestic animal
   1. 200 head of cattle

3. a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum

   Synonym:    drumhead

4. a projection out from one end
   1. the head of the nail
   2. a pinhead is the head of a pin

5. (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship

6. the striking part of a tool
   1. the head of the hammer

7. (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head
   1. call heads or tails!

8. (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk

   Synonym:    read/write head

9. that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves

10. the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals
    1. he stuck his head out the window

    Synonym:    caput

11. the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint
    1. the head of the humerus

12. that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings
    1. his mind wandered
    2. I couldn't get his words out of my head

    Synonym:    mindbrainpsychenous

13. (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent

    Synonym:    head word

14. a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
    1. the heading seemed to have little to do with the text

    Synonym:    headingheader

15. the subject matter at issue
    1. the question of disease merits serious discussion
    2. under the head of minor Roman poets

    Synonym:    question

16. a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
    1. the point of the arrow was due north

    Synonym:    point

17. forward movement
    1. the ship made little headway against the gale

    Synonym:    headway

18. a difficult juncture
    1. a pretty pass
    2. matters came to a head yesterday

    Synonym:    passstraits

19. the front of a military formation or procession
    1. the head of the column advanced boldly
    2. they were at the head of the attack

20. the source of water from which a stream arises
    1. they tracked him back toward the head of the stream

    Synonym:    fountainheadheadspring

21. the part in the front or nearest the viewer
    1. he was in the forefront
    2. he was at the head of the column

    Synonym:    forefront

22. the top of something
    1. the head of the stairs
    2. the head of the page
    3. the head of the list

23. the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container
    1. the beer had a large head of foam

24. a rounded compact mass
    1. the head of a comet

25. a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)

    Synonym:    promontoryheadlandforeland

26. a user of (usually soft) drugs
    1. the office was full of secret heads

27. a person who is in charge
    1. the head of the whole operation

    Synonym:    chieftop dog

28. an individual person
    1. tickets are $5 per head

29. the educator who has executive authority for a school
    1. she sent unruly pupils to see the principal

    Synonym:    principalschool principalhead teacher

30. the pressure exerted by a fluid
    1. a head of steam

31. a dense cluster of flowers or foliage
    1. a head of cauliflower
    2. a head of lettuce

    Synonym:    capitulum

32. the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head
    1. he is two heads taller than his little sister
    2. his horse won by a head

33. the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)

verb

1. remove the head of
   1. head the fish

2. direct the course

   Synonym:    steermaneuvermanoeuvermanoeuvredirectpointguidechannelizechannelise

3. to go or travel towards
   1. where is she heading
   2. We were headed for the mountains

4. travel in front of
   1. The procession was headed by John

   Synonym:    lead

5. be in charge of
   1. Who is heading this project?

   Synonym:    lead

6. form a head or come or grow to a head
   1. The wheat headed early this year

7. be in the front of or on top of
   1. The list was headed by the name of the president

8. be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel
   1. This student heads the class

   Synonym:    head up

9. take its rise
   1. These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas