heck
/hek/exclamation
1- expressing surprise, frustration, or dismay唉, 糟糕, 见鬼:
oh heck, I can't for the life of me remember.
哦, 见鬼, 我无论如何都没法记住的。
1.1
the heck
used for emphasis in questions and exclamations用于加重语气见鬼的:what the heck's the matter?
到底有什么鬼事情?
短语
a heck of a -
- used for emphasis in various statements or exclamations(用于加重语气)了不得:
it was a heck of a lot of money.
那是了不得的一大笔钱啊。
词源
late 19th cent. (originally northern English dialect): euphemistic alteration of HELL.