- a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation. In vertebrates there may be up to four chambers (as in humans), with two atria and two ventricles心脏。
- the region of the chest above the heart胸部：
holding hand on heart for the Pledge of Allegiance
以手掌贴胸宣誓效忠。
- the heart regarded as the centre of a person's thoughts and emotions, especially love or compassion心智; 感情（尤指爱心或同情心）：
hardening his heart, he ignored her entreaties
他横下心来, 不理睬她的恳求
he poured out his heart to me
他向我倾吐心声
mass noun he has no heart.他毫无恻隐之心。
- mass noun one's mood or feeling情绪, 心情：
they had a change of heart
他们变心了
they found him well and in good heart.
他们发现他身体健康心情愉悦。
- mass noun courage or enthusiasm勇气; 热情：
they may lose heart as the work mounts up
工作量不断增加可能会使他们泄气
Mary took heart from the encouragement handed out
玛丽受到鼓励后树立了信心
I put my heart and soul into it and then got fired.
我全身心投入结果却被炒了鱿鱼。
- the central or innermost part of something中心; 最里面：
right in the heart of the city.
在城市正中心。
- the vital part or essence中心, 要点, 实质; 要素：
the heart of the matter.
事情的实质。
- the close compact head of a cabbage or lettuce（卷心菜的）菜心; （叶用莴苣的）心。
- a conventional representation of a heart with two equal curves meeting at a point at the bottom and a cusp at the top心形。
hearts
one of the four suits in a conventional pack of playing cards, denoted by a red figure of such a shape（纸牌）红桃。
- a card of this suit一张红桃。
hearts
a card game similar to whist, in which players attempt to avoid taking tricks containing a card of this suit红心牌戏（与惠斯特相似, 玩牌者须避免吃进红心花色的牌）。
- usu. with modifier the condition of agricultural land as regards fertility（土地的）肥力。
- informal like very much; love〈非正式〉喜爱; 深爱：
I totally heart this song.
我很喜爱这首歌。
ORIGIN: from use of the symbol ❤, first popularized by the 'I ❤ NY' advertising campaign of the late 1970s.
after one's own heart
- of the type that one likes or understands best; sharing one's tastes合自己心意, 称自己的心; 与自己有相同爱好。
at heart
- in one's real nature, in contrast to how one may appear就其本性而言; 在内心里; 本质上：
he's a good lad at heart.
他是个好心的小伙子。
break someone's heart
- overwhelm someone with sadness使心碎。
by heart
- from memory凭记忆。
close （或dear） to （或near） one's heart
- of deep interest and concern to one感兴趣。
from the (bottom of one's) heart
- with sincere feeling发自内心的（地）; 诚心诚意的（地）：
their warmth and hospitality is right from the heart.
他们的热情好客是发自内心的。
give （或 lose） one's heart
- to fall in love with爱上。
have a heart
- often in imperative be merciful; show pity发慈悲, 怜悯。
have a heart of gold
- have a generous nature有一颗仁厚的心, 有一颗金子般的心。
have the heart to do something
- usu. with negative be insensitive or hard-hearted enough to do something忍心：
I don't have the heart to tell her.
我不忍心告诉她。
have （或put） one's heart in
- be (or become) keenly involved in or committed to (an enterprise)全心全意地投入：
he does not seem to have his heart in the role.
他似乎对这个角色并不很投入。
have one's heart in one's mouth
- be greatly alarmed or apprehensive提心吊胆, 担心。
have one's heart in the right place
- be sincere or well intentioned为人诚恳; 怀善意。
heart of stone
- a stern or cruel nature铁石心肠。
hearts and flowers
- used in allusion to extreme sentimentality感伤, 多愁善感。
hearts and minds
- used in reference to emotional and intellectual support or commitment:全心全意：
a campaign to win the hearts and minds of America's college students.
争取美国大学生全心支持的运动。
heart to heart
- candidly, intimately坦率地; 真诚地; 亲密地。
in one's heart of hearts
- in one's inmost feelings在心灵深处。
one's heart's desire
- a person or thing that one greatly wishes for心之所爱。
one's heart sinks
- used to express a feeling of sudden sadness or dismay心往下沉（用以表示突然的难过或悲痛）：
her heart sank as she thought of Craig.
一想到克雷格, 她的心就往下沉。
one's heartstrings
- used in reference to one's deepest feelings of love or compassion心弦, 内心最深处的感情：
the kitten's pitiful little squeak tugged at her heartstrings.
小猫咪纤细可怜的叫声拨动了她的心弦。
take something to heart
- take criticism seriously and be affected or upset by it（对批评等）很在意（或感到不快）。
to one's heart's content（或delight）
- to the full extent of one's desires尽情地：
the children could run and play to their heart's content
孩子们可以尽情地奔跑玩耍
in an older vehicle, you can ride around to your heart's delight.
在一辆老式车里, 你可以心旷神怡地开着兜风。
wear one's heart on one's sleeve
- make one's feelings apparent过于暴露感情、想法; 过于直率。
with all one's heart （或 one's whole heart）
- sincerely; completely诚心诚意地。
hearted
adjective好心女人。