The word 'hair' pertains to the fine threads that grow on the human head and body, as well as similar coverings on animals. It can function as both a countable and uncountable noun and is part of several common English idioms.
The word 'hair' refers to the fine threads that grow on the head and body. It is also used to describe the threads that cover animals or make up a horse's mane and tail. The term can be used as both a countable and uncountable noun, with specific idioms associated with it.
[N-VAR 可变名词]头发 Your hair is the fine threads that grow in a mass on your head.
[usu supp N]
I wash my hair every night...
我每晚都洗头。
He has black hair.
他一头乌发。
...a girl with long blonde hair...
金发飘飘的女孩
I get some grey hairs but I pull them out.
我有几根白发,但我都拔掉了。
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[N-VAR 可变名词]毛发;汗毛;体毛Hair is the short, fine threads that grow on different parts of your body.
The majority of men have hair on their chest...
大多数男子长有胸毛。
It tickled the hairs on the back of my neck.
它挠得我后脖梗儿的绒毛直痒痒。
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[N-VAR 可变名词](动物的)毛;(马的)鬃,鬣Hair is the threads that cover the body of an animal such as a dog, or make up a horse's mane and tail.
I am allergic to cat hair.
我对猫毛过敏。
...dog hairs on the carpet.
地毯上的狗毛
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](昆虫、植物上的)茸毛Hairs are short, very fine threads that grow on some insects and plants.
[usu pl]
The stinging nettle has a square stem and little hairs.
荨麻长有四方茎和细小茸毛。
Usage Note :
Hair can be both a count and an uncount noun. When you are describing people, you usually use the uncount sense. She has long blonde hair and blue eyes. ...the girl with red hair and freckles. However, when you particularly want to refer to one or several of the individual strands that grow from your head or body, you can use the count sense. There were some blonde hairs in the car... a single fibre thinner than a hair.
hair 既可作可数名词,又可作不可数名词。用来描述人时,通常取不可数名词的意思,如:She has long blonde hair and blue eyes(她有着长长的金发和蓝色的眼睛),the girl with red hair and freckles(一头红发面带雀斑的女孩)。但如果要特指头上或身上的某一缕或几缕毛发,就取可数名词的意思,如:There were some blonde hairs in the car(车里有几根金发),a single fibre thinner than a hair(一根比头发丝还要细的纤维)。
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[PHRASE 短语]彻底放松;玩个痛快;无拘无束 If you let your hair down, you relax completely and enjoy yourself.
[V inflects]
...the world-famous Oktoberfest, a time when everyone in Munich really lets their hair down.
全球闻名的啤酒节,一个让所有身在慕尼黑的人都尽情放松的节日
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[PHRASE 短语]使…毛骨悚然 Something that makes your hair stand on end shocks or frightens you very much.
[V inflects]
This was the kind of smile that made your hair stand on end.
这是那种让人不寒而栗的微笑。
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[PHRASE 短语]非常整洁;衣冠楚楚 If you say that someone has not a hair out of place, you are emphasizing that they are extremely smart and neatly dressed.
[emphasis]
She had a lot of make-up on and not a hair out of place.
她化了浓妆,精致得让人挑不出一丝瑕疵。
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[PHRASE 短语]面不改色;毫不惊慌;泰然自若 If you say that someone faced with a shock or a problem does not turn a hair, you mean that they do not show any surprise or fear, and remain completely calm.
[V inflects]
No one seems to turn a hair at the thought of the divorced Princess marrying.
似乎没有人对离异的公主再婚感到丝毫地吃惊。
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[PHRASE 短语]在细节上过分纠缠 If you say that someone is splitting hairs, you mean that they are making unnecessary distinctions between things when the differences between them are so small they are not important.
[V inflects]
Don't split hairs. You know what I'm getting at.
别钻牛角尖了。你知道我指什么。
Oxford
hair★/heə(r); NAmEher/noun _hair_comp.jpg _ponytail.jpg 1★[uncountable , countable ]the substance that looks like a mass of fine threads growing especially on the head; one of these threads growing on the body of people and some animals 毛发;(尤指)头发◆fair/dark hair浅色头发;黑发◆straight/curly/wavy hair直╱鬈╱波浪发◆to comb/brushyour hair梳头◆( informal) I'll be down in a minute. I'm doing(= brushing, arranging, etc.)my hair.我马上就下来。我在梳头呢。◆I'm having my hair cutthis afternoon. 我今天下午要去理发。◆body/facial/pubic hair体毛;脸毛;阴毛◆There's a hair in my soup.我的汤里有根毛。◆The rug was covered with cat hairs.地毯上净是猫毛。☞collocationsat
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2-haired( in adjectives 构成形容词) having the type of hairmentioned 有…毛发(或头发)的◆dark-haired黑发的◆long-haired长发的3[countable ]a thing that looks like a fine thread growing on the leaves and stemsof some plants (植物叶茎上的)茸毛IDIOMSget in sb's ˈhair( informal) to annoy sb by always being near them, asking them questions, etc. 烦扰某人;缠着(提问等)the hair of the ˈdog (that ˈbit you)( informal) alcohol that you drink in order to make you feel better when you have drunk too much alcohol the night before 用于解宿醉的酒keep your ˈhair on( BrE) ( informal) used to tell sb to stop shouting and become calm when they are angry 冷静下来,别发脾气let your ˈhair down( informal) to relax and enjoy yourself, especially in a lively way 放松;轻松一下make sb's ˈhair stand on endto shock or frighten sb 惊吓某人;使某人毛骨悚然◆a chilling tale that will make your hair stand on end令人毛骨悚然的故事not harm/touch a hair of sb's ˈheadto not hurt sb physically in any way 不动某人一根头发;丝毫不伤害某人not have a ˈhair out of place(of a person 人)to look extremely clean and neat 显得非常整洁not turn a ˈhairto show no emotion when sth surprising, shocking, etc. happens 面不改色;镇定自若☞more at
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1v.hairhairshair/heə(r); NAmEher/
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hairhair /heə $ her/ ●●●S1W1 noun
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1[uncountable] the mass of things like fine threads that grows on your head: Her hair was short and dark. a short fat man with no hair on his headfair-haired/dark-haired/long-haired etc He’s a tall fair-haired guy.GRAMMAR: Countable or uncountable?Hair is only used as an uncountable noun in this meaning: · He has black hair.✗Don’t say: He has black hairs.2[countable] 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.long-haired/short-haired long-haired cats3be 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 follow these instructions.4let your hair down informal 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.5bad 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.6keep your hair on British English spoken used to tell someone to keep calm and not get annoyed: All right, all right, keep your hair on! I’m sorry.7get in somebody’s hair informal to annoy someone, especially by always being near them8make somebody’s hair stand on end to make someone very frightened9make somebody’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 curl10not have a hair out of place to have a very neat appearance11not turn a hair to remain completely calm when something bad or surprising suddenly happens12not harm/touch a hair of/on somebody’s head to not harm someone in any way13the 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 hair
at head1(14)
, → not see hide nor hair of
at hide2(5)
, → split hairs
at split1(8)
COLLOCATIONScolourdark· He’s about six feet tall, with dark hair and blue eyes.black· his long black hairjet black literary (=completely black)· She had shiny jet black hair, and skin as white as snow.fair· Her long fair hair fell untidily over her shoulders.blond/blonde (=yellowish-white in colour)· long blonde hair and blue eyesgolden· the beautiful girl with the long golden hairbrown· Her hair was pale brown.chestnut literary (=dark brown)· She had a fine head of chestnut hair.sandy (=yellowish-brown)· He wore his long, sandy brown hair in a ponytail.mousy (=an unattractive dull brown)· I have pale, mousy hair that is dull and lacks shine.red· The whole family had red hair.ginger British English (=orange-brown in colour)· a cheeky little boy with ginger hairauburn literary (=orange-brown in colour)· He gazed at her long neck and beautiful auburn hair.white· an old man with white hairgrey British English, gray American English· She was about 70, with grey hair.silver· Her father’s hair was starting to turn silver.lengthshort· I like your hair when it’s short like that.long· A few of the boys had long hair.shoulder-length/medium-length· He had shoulder-length reddish hair.typestraight· a girl with long straight haircurly· When he was young, his hair was thick and curly.frizzy (=tightly curled)· She had dark frizzy hair which might have been permed.wavy (=with loose curls)· Her golden wavy hair fell around her shoulders.thick· She had thick hair down to her waist.fine (=thin)· Her hair is so fine, it’s difficult to style.spiky (=stiff and standing up on top of your head)· Billy had black spiky hair.conditionin good/bad/terrible etc condition· How do you keep your hair in such perfect condition?out of condition (=no longer in good condition)· If your hair is out of condition, this may be because you are eating the wrong foods.glossy/shiny· She combed her hair until it was all glossy.lustrous literary (=very shiny and attractive)· her lustrous dark hair flowing on to her shouldersdull (=not shiny)· a shampoo for dull hairgreasy (=containing too much oil)· This shampoo is ideal for greasy hair.dry (=lacking oil)· a shampoo for dry hairlank especially literary (=thin, straight, and unattractive)· a scruffy young man with lank hairthinning (=becoming thinner because you are losing your hair)· His dark hair was thinning on top.receding (=gradually disappearing, so that it is high on your forehead)· The man was in his late thirties, and his hair was receding slightly.dishevelled especially literary (=very untidy)· His face was bright red and his hair looked dishevelled.tousled especially literary (=a little untidy, in a way that looks attractive)· his youthfully handsome face and tousled hair that hung untidily over his collarwindswept especially literary (=blown around by the wind)· Her hair was all windswept when they came off the beach.verbshave ... hair· She has beautiful blonde hair.brush/comb your hair· He cleaned his teeth and brushed his hair.wash your hair· He showered and washed his hair.do your hair (also fix your hair American English) (=arrange it in a style)· She’s upstairs doing her hair.have your hair cut/done/permed (also get your hair cut etc) (=by a hairdresser)· I need to get my hair cut.cut somebody’s hair· My mum always cuts my hair.dye your hair (blonde/red etc) (=change its colour, especially using chemicals)· Craig has dyed his hair black.wear your hair long/in a ponytail etc (=have that style of hair)· He wore his hair in a ponytail.grow your hair (long) (=let it grow longer)· I’m growing my hair long, but it’s taking forever.lose your hair (=become bald)· He was a small, round man who was losing his hair.run your fingers through somebody’s hair (=touch someone’s hair in a loving way)· He ran his fingers through her smooth silky hair.ruffle somebody’s hair (=rub it in a kind friendly way)· He patted me on the back and ruffled my hair.hair + NOUNhair loss· The drug can cause hair loss.hair colour British English, hair color American English· Genes control characteristics such as hair colour and eye colour.hair dye· The survey showed that 75% of women have used hair dye.phrasesa strand/wisp of hair (=a thin piece of hair)· She brushed away a strand of hair from her eyes.a lock of hair (=a fairly thick piece of hair)· She tossed a stray lock of hair back off her forehead.a mop of hair (=a large amount of thick untidy hair)· He had an unruly mop of brown hair.COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘I cut my hair’ if another person cut your hair for you. Say I had my hair cut.
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hairs[4604]
头发(91%),毛发(8%),极少量(1%)
n.头发;毛发;些微
adj.毛发的;护理毛发的;用毛发制成的
vt.除去…的毛发
vi.生长毛发;形成毛状纤维
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