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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   head

   • IPA[hed]

   美式

   • n.
     the upper part of the human body, or the front or upper part of the body of an animal, typically separated from the rest of the body by a neck, and containing the brain, mouth, and sense organs.；the head regarded as the location of intellect, imagination, and memory
   • adj.
     chief; principal
   • v.
     be in the leading position on；be in charge of

   • verb: head, 3rd person present: heads, gerund or present participle: heading, past tense: headed, past participle: headed

   • noun: head, plural noun: heads

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. the upper part of the human body, or the front or upper part of the body of an animal, typically separated from the rest of the body by a neck, and containing the brain, mouth, and sense organs. 同義詞 skull, cranium, crown, informalnut, noodle, ... 更多noddle, nob, noggin, dome, bonce, napper, poll, informal, datedbean, conk, archaicpate, Costard, crumpet
   • ▪ the head regarded as the location of intellect, imagination, and memory whatever comes into my head 同義詞 brain, brains, brainpower, intellect, intelligence, ... 更多intellectual capacity, mental capacity, powers of reasoning, wit, wits, wisdom, mind, sense, reasoning, rationality, mentality, understanding, common sense, informalnous, gray matter, savvy, brainbox, brain cells, loaf, upper storey, smarts, kop
   • ▪ an aptitude for or tolerance of she had a good head for business he had no head for heights 同義詞 aptitude, faculty, flair, talent, gift, ... 更多capacity, ability, knack, bent, mind, brain
   • ▪ informal a headache, especially one resulting from intoxication.
   • ▪ the height or length of a head as a measure a dazzling woman half a head taller than he was
   • ▪ the obverse side of a coin (used when tossing a coin) heads or tails?
   • ▪ the antlers of a deer.
   • 2. a thing resembling a head either in form or in relation to a whole.
   • ▪ the cutting, striking, or operational end of a tool, weapon, or mechanism.
   • ▪ the flattened or knobbed end of a nail, pin, screw, or match.
   • ▪ the ornamented top of a pillar or column.
   • ▪ a compact mass of leaves or flowers at the top of a stem, especially a capitulum huge heads of fluffy cream flowers
   • ▪ the edible leafy part at the top of the stem of such green vegetables as cabbage and lettuce.
   • 3. the front, forward, or upper part or end of something. 同義詞 front, beginning, start, fore, forefront, ... 更多top, leading position, foremost position反義詞 back, bottom
   • ▪ the upper end of a table or bed he sat down at the head of the cot
   • ▪ the flat end of a cask or drum.
   • ▪ the front of a line or procession.
   • ▪ the top of a page.
   • ▪ short for headline
   • ▪ the top of a flight of stairs or steps.
   • ▪ the foam on top of a glass of beer, or the cream on the top of milk. 同義詞 froth, foam, bubbles, spume, mousse, ... 更多fizz, effervescence, lather, suds
   • ▪ the source of a river or stream. 同義詞 source, origin, well head, headspring, headwater, ... 更多headwaters, eye, literarywellspring, fount, fountain反義詞 mouth
   • ▪ the end of a lake or inlet at which a river enters.
   • ▪ a promontory Beachy Head
   • ▪ the top of a ship's mast.
   • ▪ the bows of a ship.
   • ▪ short for cylinder head
   • 4. a person in charge of something; a director or leader the head of the Dutch Catholic Church 同義詞 leader, chief, boss, controller, master, ... 更多supervisor, governor, superintendent, foreman, forewoman, headman, commander, commanding officer, captain, director, managing director, chief executive, manager, principal, head teacher, headmaster, headmistress, president, premier, prime minister, ruler, chair, chairman, chairwoman, chairperson, chief executive officer, CEO, informalboss man, kingpin, top dog, big cheese, bigwig, Mr. Big, skipper, gaffer, guv'nor, numero uno, head honcho, padrone, sachem, big white chief, big kahuna, big wheel, high muckamuck反義詞 subordinate
   • ▪ British short for headmaster or headmistress
   • 5. a person considered as a numerical unit they paid fifty dollars a head
   • ▪ a number of cattle or game as specified seventy head of dairy cattle
   • 6. a component in an audio, video, or information system by which information is transferred from an electrical signal to the recording medium, or vice versa.
   • ▪ short for printhead
   • 7. a body of water kept at a particular height in order to provide a supply at sufficient pressure an 8 m head of water in the shafts
   • ▪ the pressure exerted by a body of water kept at a particular height or by a confined body of steam a good head of steam on the gauge
   • 8. a toilet or bathroom on a boat or ship they were cleaning out the heads
   • 9. the word that governs all the other words in a phrase in which it is used, having the same grammatical function as the whole phrase.
   • 10. a superficial deposit of rock fragments, formed at the edge of an ice sheet by repeated freezing and thawing and then moved downhill.

   adj.

   形容詞

   • 1. chief; principal the head waiter

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. be in the leading position on the Palm Sunday procession was headed by the crucifer 同義詞 be at the front of, lead, be the leader of, be at the head of, be first, ... 更多go first, lead the way反義詞 be at the back of, bring up the rear of
   • ▪ be in charge of Young heads a team of internationally recognized experts in bone disease and drug development 同義詞 be in charge of, be at the head of, be in command of, command, be in control of, ... 更多control, lead, be the leader of, run, manage, direct, administer, supervise, superintend, oversee, preside over, rule, govern, captain, be the boss of, be at the helm of
   • 2. give a title or caption to an article headed “The Protection of Human Life.”
   • 3. move in a specified direction he was heading for the exit head towards the town center until the road takes a sharp right 同義詞 move toward, go toward, make for, aim for, make one's way toward, ... 更多go in the direction of, direct one's steps toward, be bound for, steer for, make a beeline for, set out in the direction of, set out for, start out for反義詞 move away from
   • ▪ proceed toward a particular state of affairs, consequence, or outcome, especially one that is undesirable the economy is heading for recession traders all over the world are wondering just where stock markets are heading 同義詞 move toward, go toward, make for, aim for, make one's way toward, ... 更多go in the direction of, direct one's steps toward, be bound for, steer for, make a beeline for, set out in the direction of, set out for, start out for反義詞 move away from
   • ▪ direct or steer in a specified direction she headed the car toward them
   • 4. shoot or pass (the ball) with the head a corner kick that he headed into the net
   • 5. lop off the upper part or branches of (a plant or tree) the willow is headed every three or four years
   • 6. (of a lettuce or cabbage) form a head.

   片語

   • bang people's heads together
   • be hanging over someone's head
   • be in over one's head
   • be on someone's own head
   • bite someone's head off
   • by the head
   • come to a head
   • do someone's head in
   • from head to toe
   • wrap one's head around
   • get something into one's head
   • give someone their head
   • give someone head
   • go to someone's head
   • have a good head on one's shoulders
   • head of hair
   • — one's head off
   • head over heels
   • a head start
   • heads will roll
   • hold a gun to someone's head
   • hold up one's head
   • in one's head
   • keep one's head
   • keep one's head above water
   • keep one's head down
   • lose one's head
   • make head or tail of
   • off one's head
   • off the top of one's head
   • over someone's head
   • put their heads together
   • take it into one's head to do something
   • turn someone's head
   • turn heads
   • head off
   • head up