hair
18 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural hairs
plural hairs
Learner's definition of HAIR
1
a [count] : a thin threadlike growth from the skin of a person or animal毛发
- He plucked a hair from his arm.他从胳膊上拔下一根汗毛。
- There are dog/cat hairs all over my coat.我的衣服上沾满了狗/猫毛。
b [noncount] : a covering or growth of hairs（成片的或长出的）体毛
- The hair on her arms is blond.她胳膊上的汗毛是金色的。
- He has a lot of hair on his chest.他有很多胸毛。
- facial/pubic hair脸毛，阴毛
c [noncount] : the covering of hairs on a person's head头发
- He got his hair cut last week.他上周理了发。
- Your hair looks nice.你的头发看起来很漂亮。
- She has long/black/straight hair.她有一头长/黑/直发。
- He has a thick/full head of hair.他有一头浓密的头发。
- a balding man who is losing his hair脱发谢顶的男人
- a lock/strand of hair一缕/一绺头发
- hair conditioners/curlers护发素：卷发器
- a hair dryer吹风机
- I'm having a bad hair day. [=my hair does not look nice today]我今天的发型很丑。
2
[singular] informal : a very small distance or amount些微；分毫
- He won the race by a hair.他以微弱的优势赢得比赛。
- He was a hair off on the count.他数的数有些微误差。
hair of the dog (that bit you)
informal : an alcoholic drink that is taken by someone to feel better after having drunk too much at an earlier time解宿醉的酒
hide or hair, hide nor hair
in your hair
informal ◊ Someone who is in your hair is bothering or annoying you.（某人）扰人的，恼人的
- His wife says that since he retired he's in her hair all day because he's at home so much.他妻子说自从他退了休就老是窝在家里，整天惹她生气。
keep your hair on
British, informal — used to tell someone not to become too excited or upset保持镇静；不要激动；别生气
let your hair down
informal : to relax and enjoy yourself放松；享受
- We work hard all week, so when Friday comes we like to let our hair down a little and have some fun.我们辛苦工作了一周，所以周五时大家都想放松一下，找点乐子。
make your hair curl
informal ◊ If something makes your hair curl, it frightens, shocks, or surprises you.（使）害怕，吃惊
- I've heard stories about that guy that would make your hair curl.我听说过那家伙干的那些可怕的事。
make your hair stand on end
informal ◊ If something makes your hair stand on end, it frightens you.（使）汗毛直竖，毛骨悚然
- Just hearing his voice makes my hair stand on end.光是听见他的声音就吓得我汗毛直竖了。
not have a hair out of place
informal : to have a very neat appearance（外表）非常整洁
- a politician who never has a hair out of place总是毫发不乱、穿戴整齐的政治家
not turn a hair
informal : to remain calm even though something frightening or shocking has happened处乱不惊；镇定自若
- Most people would have been very nervous in that situation, but she never turned a hair.大多数人在那种情况下都会很紧张，但她却丝毫不慌乱。
out of your hair
informal ◊ Someone who is out of your hair is no longer bothering or annoying you.（某人）不再烦扰人的
- Let me take the children out of your hair while you cook dinner.你做饭时我来带孩子，免得他们捣乱。
pull your hair out
informal or tear your hair out : to be very worried or upset about something十分焦虑；万分恼火
- We've been tearing our hair out trying to decide what to do.我们为决定要做些什么苦恼不已。
split hairs
: to argue about small details or differences that are not important剖析毫末；斤斤计较 — see also hairsplitting
- His lawyers are splitting hairs over the wording of his contract.他的律师们正字斟句酌地审读他的合同措辞。
- undemanding
- undemocratic
- undemonstrative
- undeniable
- undeniably
- undependable
- under
- under-
- underachieve
- underachieved
- underachievement
- underachiever
- underachievers
- underachieves
- underachieving
- under a cloud
- under a cloud of suspicion
- underactive
- under a doctor's care
- underage
- under (a lot of) strain
- under a lot of strain
- under a microscope
- under an alias
- under any circumstances