| 单词 | heart |
| 释义 | heartheartsheartheart /hɑːt $ hɑːrt/ noun [countable]1 the organ inside your chest that pushes blood around your body: Tom could feel his heart beating faster.canbeatfast汤姆感到自己的心跳加快了。She suffers from heart problems.sufferproblem她患有心脏病。2the part of you that feels emotions: He’s strict, but he has a kind heart.have他很严厉﹐但是他有一颗善良的心。It would break her heart (=make her very sad) if he left now.willleave如果他现在就走会使她心碎的。in your heartI knew in my heart that he was right.knowbe我心里明白他是对的。She wished with all her heart that she had never met him.wishhavemeet她真希望没有遇见他就好了。Michael was speaking from the heart.bespeak迈克尔说出了真心话。She had a heart of gold (=a kind nature).have她心地善良。kind-hearted/cold-hearted/hard-hearted etc (=having a kind, unkind, cruel etc nature)3a shape used to mean a heart or love4the heart of something the centre or most important part of something: deep in the heart of the countryside在农村的最中心地区the heart of the matter/problem etcLet’s get to the heart of the matter.我们来抓住这事的核心吧。 ➔ change of heart at change2Phraseshearts [plural] in card games, the cards with red heart shapes on them: the queen of heartsheart红桃王后be something at heart if you are a particular kind of person at heart, that is the kind of character you really have: I’m just a kid at heart.我本质上就是个孩子。close/dear to sb’s heart very important to someone: It was obviously a matter close to his heart.be很显然这是他极为关注的一件事。do something to your heart’s content to do something as much as you want to: You can run around here to your heart’s content.在这里你可以尽情地跑来跑去。have sb’s interests at heart to want to do what is best for someone: They have your best interests at heart.wellinterest他们为你的最大利益着想。sb’s heart goes out to somebody used to say that someone feels a lot of sympathy for someone: Our hearts go out to the victim’s family.heart我们非常同情受害者的家属。sb’s heart sinks used to say that someone suddenly becomes very sad or disappointed: Bert’s heart sank when he saw the mess.sinksee看到到处乱糟糟的﹐伯特的心直往下沉。know/learn something by heart to remember or learn all of a piece of writing: We had to learn the poem by heart.have我们必须把这首诗背下来。not have the heart to do something spoken to not do something because you do not want to make someone unhappy: I didn’t have the heart to tell her the truth.我不忍心告诉她真相。take/lose heart to begin to have more hope or to stop having hope: I’ve failed my driving test so many times I’m beginning to lose heart.faildrivetimebegin驾驶考试多次不合格﹐我都开始失去信心了。take something to heart to treat what someone says as important, especially when it upsets you: Diana took the criticism to heart.take戴安娜对批评耿耿于怀。COLLOCATIONS: heartverbssb’s heart beatsMy heart beat faster at the sound of his voice.fastsb’s heart is pounding/thumping (=beating very strongly)He could feel his heart pounding.canpoundsb’s heart is racing (=beating very fast)His heart was racing by the time they got to the top of the stairs.beracegetstairheart + nounheart trouble/problemsJack has a history of heart trouble.havea heart condition (=something wrong with your heart)He was being treated for a heart condition.bebetreatsb’s heart rate (=the number of times someone’s heart beats each minute)Your heart rate increases as you exercise.increaseadjectivesa bad/weak heart (=an unhealthy heart)She didn’t work because she had a bad heart.havea healthy heartEating oily fish can help keep your heart healthy.eatUsageIn everyday English, you usually say that someone is a nice/kind/understanding etc person. You do not usually say that someone has ‘a kind heart’ or ‘an understanding heart’. It is possible to say this, but it is much less common.Phrases such as warm-hearted, kind-hearted, cold-hearted or hard-hearted are used especially when describing people in written English:A kind-hearted shopkeeper offered to lend him the money.offer一位好心的店主主动借钱给他。 |
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