heart
柯林斯词典
- NOUN USES
1. N-COUNT Your heart is the organ in your chest that pumps the blood around your body. People also use heart to refer to the area of their chest that is closest to their heart. 心脏; 心口处
The bullet had passed less than an inch from Andrea's heart. 子弹从距安德烈亚心脏不到一英寸处穿过。
2. N-COUNT You can refer to someone's heart when you are talking about their deep feelings and beliefs. 内心[文学性]
Alik's words filled her heart with pride. 亚历克的话让她的内心充满骄傲。
3. N-VAR You use heart when you are talking about someone's character and attitude toward other people, especially when they are kind and generous. 心肠[表赞许]
She loved his brilliance and his generous heart. 她爱他的才华横溢和心地宽厚。
4. N-SING Theheart of something is the most central and important part of it. 核心
The heart of the problem is supply and demand. 问题的核心是供给和需求。
5. N-SING Theheartof a place is its centre. (地方的) 中心
...a busy dentists' practice in the heart of the city. …位于市中心的一家忙碌的牙医诊所。
6. N-COUNT A heart is a shape that is used as a symbol of love: ♥. 心形
...heart-shaped chocolates. …心形巧克力。
7. N-UNCOUNT-COLL Hearts is one of the four suits in a deck of playing cards. Each card in the suit is marked with one or more symbols in the shape of a heart. 红桃牌
8. N-COUNT A heart is a playing card of this suit. (一张) 红桃牌
West had to decide whether to play a heart. 韦斯特不得不决定是否要出一张红桃牌。
N-COUNT
1. PHRASE If you feel or believe something with all your heart, you feel or believe it very strongly. 真心实意地[强调]
My own family I loved with all my heart. 我真心实意地爱我的家人。
2. PHRASE If you say that someone is a particular kind of person at heart, you mean that that is what they are really like, even though they may seem very different. 实际上
He was a very gentle boy at heart. 他实际上是一个非常温和的男孩。
3. PHRASE If you say that someone has your interests or your welfare at heart, you mean that they are concerned about you and that is why they are doing something. 放在心上
She told him she only had his interests at heart. 她告诉他,她心里头只有他的利益。
4. PHRASE If someone breaks your heart, they make you very sad and unhappy, usually because they end a love affair or close relationship with you. 使某人心碎[文学性]
I fell in love on holiday but the girl broke my heart. 我在度假时坠入情网,但那个女孩却使我心碎。
5. PHRASE If something breaks your heart, it makes you feel very sad and depressed, especially because people are suffering but you can do nothing to help them. 使某人心碎
It really breaks my heart to see them this way. 看到他们这样确实让我心里难过。
6. PHRASE If you know something such as a poem by heart, you have learned it so well that you can remember it without having to read it. 靠记忆
Mack knew this passage by heart. 麦克会背这一段。
7. PHRASE If someone has a change of heart, their attitude toward something changes. 态度的改变
Several brokers have had a change of heart about prospects for the company. 几位代理商对于该公司前景的态度已有所改变。
8. PHRASE If something such as a subject or project is close to your heart or near to your heart, it is very important to you and you are very interested in it and concerned about it. 为某人所重视
This is a subject very close to my heart. 这是我十分关心的一个话题。
9. PHRASE If you can do something to your heart's content, you can do it as much as you want. 尽情地
I was delighted to be able to eat my favourite dishes to my heart's content. 我很高兴能够尽情地享用我最喜欢的菜肴。
10. CONVENTION You can say "cross my heart" when you want someone to believe that you are telling the truth. You can also ask "cross your heart?" when you are asking someone if they are really telling the truth. 在胸口划十字发誓[口语]
And I won't tell any of the other girls anything you tell me about it. I promise, cross my heart. 我不会把你告诉我的与其有关的任何事情告诉任何其他女孩。我保证,我发誓。
11. PHRASE If you say something from the heart or from the bottom of your heart, you sincerely mean what you say. 发自内心地
He spoke with confidence, from the heart. 他讲话充满自信,发自内心。
12. PHRASE If you want to do something but do not have the heart to do it, you do not do it because you know it will make someone unhappy or disappointed. 不忍做
We knew all along but didn't have the heart to tell her. 我们一直都知道,但是不忍心告诉她。
13. PHRASE If you believe or know something in your heart of hearts, that is what you really believe or think, even though it may sometimes seem that you do not. 在内心深处
I know in my heart of hearts that I am the right man for that mission. 我在内心深处知道,我正是完成那项使命的最合适人选。
14. PHRASE If your heart isn't in the thing you are doing, you have very little enthusiasm for it, usually because you are depressed or are thinking about something else. 不热衷于
I tried to learn some lines but my heart wasn't really in it. 我试图记住几行诗句,但我确实对此不感兴趣。
15. PHRASE If you lose heart, you become sad and depressed and are no longer interested in something, especially because it is not progressing as you would like. 灰心丧气
He appealed to his countrymen not to lose heart. 他呼吁同胞们不要灰心丧气。
16. PHRASE If your heart is in your mouth, you feel very excited, worried, or frightened. 心提到嗓子眼里
My heart was in my mouth when I walked into her office. 我走进她的办公室时,心提到了嗓子眼。
17. PHRASE If you open your heart or pour out your heart to someone, you tell them your most private thoughts and feelings. 对某人敞开心扉
She opened her heart to millions yesterday and told how she came close to suicide. 她昨天向大众敞开心扉,讲述了自己几乎要自杀的原委。
18. PHRASE If you say that someone's heart is in the right place, you mean that they are kind, considerate, and generous, although you may disapprove of other aspects of their character. 心地善良
He's rich, handsome, funny, and his heart is in the right place. 他富有、英俊、风趣,而且心地善良。
19. PHRASE If you have set your heart on something, you want it very much or want to do it very much. 一心渴望
He had always set his heart on a career in the fine arts. 他一心想从事一项美术方面的职业。
20. PHRASE If you take heart from something, you are encouraged and made to feel optimistic by it. 得到鼓舞
Investors and dealers also took heart from the better than expected industrial production figures. 投资者和经销商们也从高于预期的工业产值中受到鼓舞。
21. PHRASE If you take something to heart, for example someone's behaviour, you are deeply affected and upset by it. 对某事物十分介意
If someone says something critical I take it to heart. 如果谁说一些批评的话,我就往心里去。
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heart /hɑːt/ (hearts)
PHRASES
heart /hɑːt/ (hearts)
剑桥词典
- The teacher drew a diagram showing how the blood flows through the heart.
- Small amounts of alcohol are held to be good for the heart.
- The bullet missed his heart by a couple of centimetres .
- I could feel my heart pounding as I went on stage to collect the prize .
- She remained silent , for her heart was heavy and her spirits low .
- Could you find it in your heart to forgive her?
- She's very understanding - you feel you can really open your heart to her.
- What he said struck terror in my heart .
- When I said I loved you, I meant it from the bottom of my heart.
- These are changes that attack the very heart of British society .
- By its nature , terrorism is designed to strike at the heart of our democratic values .
- They live in a two-bedroomed house in the heart of suburbia .
- He had a key job at the heart of government .
- They've got a fabulous apartment in the heart of Paris.
heart noun (ORGAN)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]the organ in your chest that sends the blood around your body
心脏
He's got a weak /bad heart (= his heart is not healthy ). 他的心脏不太好。
Isabel's heart was beating fast with fright . 伊莎贝尔因为恐惧而心跳加快。
例句
heart noun (EMOTIONS)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 or 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]used to refer to a person's character , or the place within a person where feelings or emotions are considered to come from
性情;内心;心肠
She has a good heart (= she is a kind person ). 她心地善良。
I love you, and I mean it from the bottom of my heart (= very sincerely ). 我爱你,我的爱是发自肺腑的。
I love you with all my heart (= very much). 我深爱着你。
He said he'd never marry but he had a change of heart (= his feelings changed ) when he met her. 他说永远都不结婚,可是碰到她后他改变了主意。
Homelessness is a subject very close /dear to her heart (= is very important to her and she has strong feelings about it). 她非常关心无家可归者的问题。
He broke her heart (= made her very sad ) when he left her for another woman. 他为了另一个女人离开了她,这让她的心都碎了。
It breaks my heart (= makes me feel very sad ) to see him so unhappy . 看见他如此不高兴,我心里十分难过。
They say he died of a broken heart (= because he was so sad ). 他们说他死于忧伤过度。
old-fashioned It does my heart good (= makes me very happy ) to see those children so happy . 看到那些孩子如此快乐,我很开心。
His heart leaped (= he suddenly felt very excited and happy ) when the phone rang . 电话铃响了,他的心兴奋得怦怦直跳。
例句
heart noun (CENTRAL PART)
[ 单数名词 ]the central or most important part
中心,中央;重点,要点
The demonstrators will march through the heart of the capital . 示威者将游行穿过首都的中心地区。
A disagreement about boundaries is at the heart of the dispute . 争议的焦点就是边界问题。
Let's get to the heart of the matter . 让我们考虑一下最关键的事情。
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]
the firm central part of a vegetable , especially one with a lot of leaves
菜心
artichoke hearts 洋蓟心
the heart of a lettuce 生菜心
例句
heart noun (COURAGE)
[ 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]courage , determination , or hope
勇气;决心;希望
You're doing really well - don't lose heart now. 你做得很好——不要灰心。
Take heart - things can only get better . 振作起来——事情会好转的。
heart noun (SHAPE)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]a shape , consisting of two half circles next to each other at the top and a V shape at the bottom , often coloured pink or red and used to represent love
(用来表示爱情的)心形
heart noun (CARDS)
hearts[ 名词的复数形式 or 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]
one of the four suits in playing cards , represented by a red heart shape
(纸牌)红心
the seven/ace of hearts 红心七/A
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]
a playing card from the suit of hearts
(纸牌)红心牌
In this game , a heart beats a club . 在这个游戏中,红心牌可压住梅花牌。
习语
after your own heartat heart
be all heart
by heart
have a heart!
have a heart of gold
have a heart of stone
your heart aches
heart and soul
your heart goes out to sb
更多习语
sb's heart is in his/her boots
sb's heart is in his/her mouth
her/his heart is in the right place
your heart isn't in it
your heart skips/misses a beat
your heart's desire
in your heart of hearts
my heart bleeds for sb
not have the heart to do sth
put your heart and soul into sth
sb's heart sinks
set your heart on sth/doing sth
take sth to heart
to your heart's content 返回 heart