- [uncountable]
the substance that looks like a mass of fine threads growing on a person's head 毛发；（尤指）头发 
She has long dark hair. 她有黑色的长发。 brown/black/blonde/red/grey/white hair 棕色/黑色/金色/红色/灰色/白色头发 straight/curly/wavy hair 直发；鬈发；波浪发 to comb/brush your hair 梳头 to wash/dye your hair 洗头/染发 She often wears her hair loose. 她经常把头发梳松。 I'll be down in a minute. I'm doing (= brushing, arranging, etc.) my hair. 我马上就下来。我在梳头呢。 I'm having my hair cut this afternoon. 我今天下午要去理发。 He’s losing his hair (= becoming bald). 他在掉头发。 hair colour/loss 发色/脱发 a hair salon 发廊
Collocations Clothes and fashionClothes and fashion 服装与时尚 Clothes 衣服 - be wearing a new outfit/bright colours/fancy dress/fur/uniform
穿着一身新衣裳／鲜艳的服装／化装舞会服／毛皮衣服／制服 - be (dressed) in black/red/jeans and a T-shirt/your best suit/leather/silk/rags (= very old torn clothes)
穿着黑色衣服／红色衣服／牛仔裤和 T 恤／最好的西服／皮衣／丝绸衣服／破衣烂衫 - be dressed for work/school/dinner/a special occasion
穿好衣服准备上班／上学／赴晚宴／出席特殊场合 - be dressed as a man/woman/clown/pirate
打扮成男人／女人／小丑／海盗 - wear/dress in casual/designer/second-hand clothes
穿休闲服／名牌服装／二手衣服 - wear jewellery/accessories/a watch/glasses/contact lenses/perfume
- have a cowboy hat/red dress/blue suit on
戴着牛仔帽；穿着红色连衣裙／蓝色西服 - put on/take off your clothes/coat/shoes/helmet
穿上／脱下衣服／外套／鞋子；戴上／取下头盔 - pull on/pull off your coat/gloves/socks
穿上／脱下外套；戴上／脱下手套；穿上／脱下袜子 - change into/get changed into a pair of jeans/your pyjamas
Appearance 外貌 - change/enhance/improve your appearance
改变／提升／改善形象 - create/get/have/give something a new/contemporary/retro look
塑造／获得／拥有／给某物以新的／现代的／复古的外貌 - brush/comb/shampoo/wash/blow-dry your hair
梳／用洗发剂洗／洗／吹头发 - have/get a haircut/your hair cut/a new hairstyle
理发；换一个新发型 - have/get a piercing/your nose pierced
穿孔；穿鼻孔 - have/get a tattoo/a tattoo done (on your arm)/a tattoo removed
有纹身；在（胳膊上）刺花纹；去除纹身 - have/get a makeover/cosmetic surgery
做整容手术 - use/wear/apply/put on make-up/cosmetics
使用化妆品；化妆
Fashion 时尚 - follow/keep up with (the) fashion/the latest fashions
追求时尚；赶时髦 - spend/waste money on designer clothes
把钱花在／浪费在名牌服装上 - be fashionably/stylishly/well dressed
衣着时尚／新潮／考究 - have good/great/terrible/awful taste in clothes
着装很有品味／品味很差 - update/revamp your wardrobe
更新服装 - be in/come into/go out of fashion
流行；开始流行；不再流行 - be (back/very much) in vogue
（又开始／非常）流行 - create a style/trend/vogue for something
为…创造了一种风格／趋势／潮流 - organize/put on a fashion show
策划／举办时装秀 - show/unveil a designer’s spring/summer collection
展示／首次推出一位设计师的春／夏装系列 - sashay/strut down the catwalk/(North American English also) runway
走 T 型台 - be on/do a photo/fashion shoot
做专业摄影／时装摄影
Collocations Physical appearancePhysical appearance 外貌 - A person may be described as having:
描述一个人的长相可用 have 一词：
Eyes 眼睛 - (bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes
（明亮的）蓝／绿／（深／浅）棕色／浅绿褐色眼睛 - deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes
凹陷的／凸出的眼睛 - small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
- piercing/penetrating/steely eyes
敏锐的／锐利的眼睛；冷冰冰的眼神 - bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
布满血丝的／水汪汪的／肿胀的眼睛 - bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows
浓密的／扬起的／弓形的眉毛 - long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes
长长的／浓密的／弯曲的／假的眼睫毛
Face 脸 - a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
塌／蒜头／尖头／尖／短平而上翘的鼻子 - a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
- full/thick/thin/pouty lips
丰满的／厚／薄／翘嘴唇 - dry/chapped/cracked lips
干的／皲裂的／干裂的嘴唇 - flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
发红的／红润的／苍白的面颊 - soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
柔嫩的／胖乎乎的／凹陷的面颊 - white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
洁白的／完好无缺的／参差不齐的／凸出来的牙齿 - a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
大大的／高高的／宽大的／后倾的前额 - a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
硬朗的／瘦削的／尖／双下巴 - a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
长／大／浓密的／一小撮／山羊胡子 - a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache
长长的／稀疏的／浓密的／耷拉着的／翘／细直的八字胡
Hair and skin 头发和皮肤 - pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
苍白的／白皙的／橄榄色的／黝黑的／晒黑的皮肤 - dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
干性的／油性的／光滑的／粗糙的／有皱纹的皮肤 - a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
黝黑的／苍白的／白皙的／蜡黄的／红润的／浅褐色的／黝黑的／无瑕的面容 - deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
深深的／细小的／小的／面部的皱纹 - blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(British English) ginger/grey hair
金黄色的／浅色的／（浅／深）棕色的／乌黑的／红褐色的／红色的／姜黄色的／灰白色的头发 - straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
直发；鬈发；波浪形的／鬈曲的／刺猬式的头发 - thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
厚密的／稀疏的／纤细的／浓密的／逐渐稀少的头发 - dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
染了色的／漂白了的／柔顺的／丝滑的／干性的／油性的／有光泽的头发 - long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
长／短／齐肩／剪短了的头发 - a bald/balding/shaved head
秃头；开始秃顶的头；剃光了的头 - a receding hairline
后移的发际线 - a bald patch/spot
秃了的一块 - a side/centre(British English) parting
偏分；中分
Body 身体 - a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
- broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
宽／窄／斜／圆／耸肩膀 - a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
赤裸的／宽阔的／肌肉发达的胸膛；小胸；大胸 - a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
扁平的／鼓胀的／鼓起的肚子 - a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
纤细的／28英寸的腰 - big/wide/narrow/slim hips
大的／宽的／窄小的／苗条的臀部 - a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
直的／弯曲的／弓着的／宽大的／多毛的背部 - thin/slender/muscular arms
瘦削的／细长的／肌肉发达的臂膀 - big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
大的／小的／修剪整齐的／有老茧的／戴着手套的手 - long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
长的／短的／粗的／细长的／纤细的／瘦削的手指 - long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
- muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
肌肉发达的／胖乎乎的／肥胖的大腿 - big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet
大的／小的／娇小可爱的／宽的／窄的／光着的脚 - a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure
好的／修长的／苗条的／沙漏形身材 - be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build
有着苗条的／中等的／普通的／大块头的／健壮的／矮壮的身材
Extra ExamplesTopics Bodya1, Appearancea1He ran both hands through his thinning hair. 他双手梳理了一下日益稀疏的头发。 Her blond hair fell over her eyes. 她的金发遮住了眼睛。 She had beautiful auburn hair. 她长着一头漂亮的红褐色头发。 She had shoulder-length black hair. 她一头齐肩黑发。 a new shampoo for dull or dry hair 适合暗哑干燥发质的新洗发剂 His hair curls naturally. 他的头发天生鬈曲。 His hair was tousled and he looked as if he'd just woken up. 他头发蓬乱，一副刚睡醒的样子。 His hair was shaved close to his head. 他的头发被剃到紧贴头皮。 I don't like the way she's arranged her hair, do you? 我不喜欢她的发型，你呢 ? I'm trying to grow my hair (= let it grow longer). 我正在留头发。 I've decided to have my hair permed. 我决定去烫头发。 She showered, fixed her hair, and applied make up. 她冲了淋浴，整了头发，又上了妆。 They had styled my hair by blowing it out straight. 他们给我做了发型，吹得直直的。 Why don't you put your hair up for this evening? 你为什么不把头发盘起来参加这个晚会？ Her only hair accessory was a headband. 她唯一的发饰就是一条束发带。 how to cope with hair loss 如何解决脱发问题 waxing, and the other hair removal methods available for men 打蜡等适合男士的脱毛方法
- [uncountable]
hair growing on the body of a person or an animal 毛发；（尤指）头发 body/facial/pubic hair 体毛；脸毛；阴毛
- [countable]
a piece of hair from a person or an animal 有…毛发（或头发）的 - -haired
(in adjectives 构成形容词 having the type of hair mentioned 有…毛发（或头发）的 dark-haired 黑发的 long-haired 长发的
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a thing that looks like a fine thread growing on the leaves and stems of some plants （植物叶、茎上的）茸毛 see also angel hair, cross hairs
Word OriginOld English hǣr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch haar and German Haar.
Idioms
get in somebody’s hair
- (informal)
to annoy somebody by always being near them, asking them questions, etc. 烦扰某人；缠着（提问等）
a/the hair of the dog (that bit you)
- (informal)
alcohol that you drink in order to make you feel better when you have drunk too much alcohol the night before 用于解宿醉的酒
hang by a hair/thread
(of a person’s life 人的生命 to be in great danger 命悬一线；气若游丝；危在旦夕
keep your hair on
- (British English, informal)
used to tell somebody to stop shouting and become calm when they are angry 冷静下来，别发脾气
let your hair down
- (informal)
to relax and enjoy yourself, especially in a lively way 放松；轻松一下 It’s about time you let your hair down and had some fun! 该是你放松心情，找点乐子的时候了！
make somebody’s hair stand on end
- (informal)
to shock or frighten somebody 惊吓某人；使某人毛骨悚然 a chilling tale that will make your hair stand on end 令人毛骨悚然的故事
not harm/touch a hair of somebody’s head
to not hurt somebody physically in any way 不动某人一根头发；丝毫不伤害某人
not have a hair out of place
(of a person 人 to look extremely clean and neat 显得非常整洁
not see hide nor hair of somebody/something
not turn a hair
to show no surprise, shock, etc. when something unusual or unexpected happens 面不改色；镇定自若 She listened to his confession without turning a hair. 她毫不犹豫地听了他的忏悔。
split hairs
to pay too much attention in an argument to differences that are very small and not important 在细节上过分纠缠
tear your hair (out)