頭重腳輕:head有幾種用法
Who's to say what is proper?What if it was agreed that "proper" was wearing a codfish on your head?
——Alice in Wonderland
誰來決定什麼是得體?如果大家説在頭上戴鱈魚才算得體呢?
——《愛麗絲夢遊仙境》
一、你知道head有幾種含義嗎?
adj.
1.頭的;在前頭的;在頂端的 of, relating to, or intended for the head
This is an iron helmet to guard against head injury.
這是防止頭部受傷的鐵頭盔。
2.主要的;首要的 principal, chief
Our head office is in Hangzhou.
我們的總部在杭州。
n.
1.頭,頭部 [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.
她調整了一下頭上的帽子。
2.頭痛 [C] headache
I've got a bad head.
我頭痛得厲害。
3.理解力;頭腦 [C]the mind or brain
I knew your head is better than mine, Judith, for mine is very weak, to be sure.
我知道你腦筋比我好,尤蒂絲。是的,我的智力很低。
4.首腦,首長 [C] the person in charge of a group of people or an organization
My head is a man who always acts up.
我的首長是一個總愛出風頭的人。
v.
1.作為…的首領;站在…的前頭 [T] to form the head or top of
The university is headed by a rector, its chief executive officer.
該大學由一個校長擔任領導,他是學校的主要執行官員。
2.給…加標題 [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.
這一章的標題是我早年的生活。
3.出發;前進;駛往 [I,T] to move in a particular direction
I headed off for town.
我出發去城裏。
4.用頭頂 [T] to hit a football with your head
The centre forward headed the ball into goal.
中鋒用頭將球頂入球門。
二、詞義辨析:還有哪些詞能表示“有權力或者統治權的人”呢
chief, head, leader, boss
這些名詞都指“擁有權力或統治權的人”。
chief最廣泛用詞,上可指最高統治者,下可指頂頭上司,即可指任何一級的頭頭。
head多指一個機構或團體等的負責人或最高首長。
leader指國家、民族、政黨、組織等的領導或領袖。強調領導能力、含有能夠引導、指導、控制被領導者並獲得其支持的意味。
boss非正式用詞,多作口語用,可指任何負責人,也可指經理、老闆或工頭。
三、含有head的常見短語
acid head
服迷幻藥的人
death's head
骷髏,刻骷髏的指環
head and shoulders above
ad. 遠遠超出
head for the hills
跑開,躲得遠遠的
head nurse
護士長
四、最後,來做個填詞遊戲吧
She banged her _____ on the low ceiling.
她的頭砰地撞在低矮的天花板上。