- [countable]
the part of the body on top of the neck containing the eyes, nose, mouth and brain 头；头部 
She nodded her head in agreement. 她点头表示同意。 He shook his head in disbelief. 他摇头表示不信。 The boys hung their heads in shame. 男孩子们羞愧地低着头。 She turned her head to look at him. 她转过头去看他。 They bowed their heads in prayer. 他们低头祈祷。 She tilted her head back and closed her eyes. 她向后仰着头，闭上了眼睛。 to raise/lift/lower your head 抬起/抬起/低下头 He was shot in the head and died ten minutes later. 他头部中枪，十分钟后死亡。 The driver suffered head injuries. 司机头部受伤。 He still has a good head of hair (= a lot of hair). 他的头发依然很多。
Collocations Physical appearancesee also death’s headPhysical 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
挺直的鼻子；鹰钩鼻；高鼻梁；鹰钩鼻 - 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
长的／肌肉发达的／多毛的／有曲线美的／皮包骨的／干瘦的腿 - 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 Bodya1a woman with a beautiful head of chestnut hair 长着一头漂亮的栗色头发的女人 He lay writhing on the ground, clutching his head in pain. 他痛得两手抱头在地上打滚。 He put his head around the door. 他从门后探出头来。 He put his head in his hands, exasperated. 他恼怒地用双手抱着头。 He scratched his head, not understanding a word. 他挠了挠头，一个字也听不懂。 He shaved his head and became a monk. 他剃度出家了。 He threw his head back and laughed out loud. 他仰头大笑。 Her head tilted to one side as she considered the question. 她歪着头思考着问题。 His head drooped and tears fell into his lap. 他耷拉着脑袋，眼泪滴落到了大腿上。 I banged my head on the door frame. 我的头撞到了门框上。 I'm normally asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow. 通常我头一碰到枕头就能睡着。 She declined with a brief shake of the head. 她轻轻摇头，表示谢绝。 She jerked her head in the direction of the door. 她朝门口猛一扭头。 She rested her head on his shoulder. 她把头靠在他肩膀上。 She sat with bowed head. 她低头坐着。 The ambassador dismissed him with a curt nod of the head. 大使敷衍地点了一下头，示意他离开。 The city gates were adorned with severed heads. 几座城门上都挂着割下的头颅。 The soldiers were ordered to fire over the heads of the crowd. 士兵们奉命朝人群的上方开枪。 The thunder burst with a grand crash above our heads. 一声惊雷在我们头顶上方轰然炸响。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bare
- bald
- shaved
- …
- poke
- pop
- put
- …
- ache
- pound
- throb
- …
- injury
- cold
- above your head
- over your head
- from head to foot
- from head to toe
- a fine, full, good, thick, etc. head of hair
- …
- [countable]
the mind or brain 头脑；脑筋 I sometimes wonder what goes on in that head of yours. 我有时不明白你脑子里想些什么。 I wish you'd use your head (= think carefully before doing or saying something). 我希望你凡事多用用脑子。 The thought never entered my head. 我从未有过那种想法。 His head was spinning (= he felt dizzy or confused) after only one drink. 只喝了一杯酒，他就头晕目眩。 - in somebody's head
I can't work it out in my head—I need a calculator. 我没法心算出来，我得用计算器。 She started hearing voices in her head. 她开始听到脑子里有声音。 - into somebody's head
Who's been putting such weird ideas into your head (= making you believe that)? 是谁让你产生这些怪念头的？ - out of somebody's head
I can't get that tune out of my head. 我忘不掉那个曲调。 Try to put the exams out of your head (= stop thinking about them). 试着忘掉考试。
Extra ExamplesIt was the first name that popped into my head. 那是我脑海中浮现的第一个名字。 It was an accident, said a voice inside his head. 一个声音在他脑海里说，那是一场意外。 I decided to go for a walk to clear my head. 我决定去走走，清醒一下头脑。 He looked at me as if I needed my head examined. 他看着我，好像我脑子出了毛病似的。 Don't bother your pretty little head with things like that! 别让你那可爱的小脑袋为那样的事费神了！ It never entered my head that he might be lying. 我从未想过他会是在撒谎。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- clear
- cool
- level
- …
- use
- enter
- pop into
- …
- spin
- in your head
- inside your head
- can’t get your head round something
- need your head examined
- your thick head
- …
- a head[singular]
the size of a person’s or animal’s head, used as a measurement of distance or height （人或动物的）一头长，一头高 - [countable, usually singular] (informal)
a continuous pain in your head （持续的）头痛 - [countable, uncountable]
the person in charge of a group of people or an organization 负责人；领导人 - head of something
the heads of government/state 政府首脑；国家元首 She resigned as head of department. 她辞去了部门主管的职务。 I've asked the department head for an appointment. 我已经向部门主管预约了。 a former head of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange 香港证券交易所的前负责人 He is deputy head of the National Railway Museum. 他是国家铁路博物馆的副馆长。 the crowned heads (= the kings and queens) of Europe 欧洲各国君主 I was head coach of a Little League basketball team in Pittsburgh. 我是匹兹堡一个小联盟篮球队的主教练。 the head gardener/chef/waiter 首席园丁/厨师/服务员
Extra ExamplesTopics Jobsa2, People in societya2He is only the nominal head of the company. 他只不过是公司的挂名领导罢了。 The Queen is titular head of the Church of England. 英国女王是英国国教名义上的领袖。 The Bishop is head of the Church in Kenya. 在肯尼亚，主教是教会的领导人。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- assistant
- deputy
- department
- …
- coach
- gardener
- teacher
- …
- a head of department
- the head of the family
- the head of the household
- …
- head of something
- [countable] (often Head)(British English)
the person in charge of a school or college 校长；院长 Extra ExamplesTopics Educationb2I remember sitting outside the Head's office waiting to be called in. 我记得我坐在总部办公室外面等着被叫进来。 She is deputy head of Greenlands Comprehensive, a struggling inner city school. 她是格林兰斯综合学校的副校长，那是内城区一所苦苦支撑的中学。 The minister has written to every secondary head in Scotland. 部长已经写信给苏格兰的每一位中学校长。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- assistant
- deputy
- department
- …
- coach
- gardener
- teacher
- …
- a head of department
- the head of the family
- the head of the household
- …
- heads[uncountable]
the side of a coin that has a picture of the head of a person on it, used as one choice when a coin is tossed to decide something 硬币正面（有人头像） I called heads and it came down tails. 我要了正面，可落下来却是反面朝上。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + heads- call
- come down
- come up
- …
- heads or tails?
- [countable, usually singular] head (of something)
the end of a long narrow object that is larger or wider than the rest of it 较宽大的一端；头 
the head of a nail 钉子的头
- [singular] head of something
the top or highest part of something 顶端；上端 - [singular] the head of the river
the place where a river begins （河流）源头 - [singular] the head of the table
the most important seat at a table 上座（桌子旁最重要的座位） - [singular] the head of something
the position at the front of a line of people 领头位置；排头 - [countable] head (of something)
the mass of leaves or flowers at the end of a stem （茎梗顶端的）叶球，头状花序 - [singular]
the mass of small bubbles on the top of a glass of beer 啤酒泡沫；酒头 - [countable]
the part of a spot on your skin that contains a thick yellow liquid (= pus) 脓头 - [countable]
the component of a sound or video recording system that converts data on the disk or tape into digital electronic data (and the other way round) 磁头 - head of something [plural]
used to say how many animals of a particular type are on a farm, in a herd, etc. （表示农场或牧群等的牲畜的数目）头 200 head of sheep 200 只绵羊
- a head of steam [singular]
the pressure produced by steam in a small space 蒸汽压力 The old engine still manages to build up a good head of steam. 这台旧发动机仍能产生很大的蒸汽。
- [uncountable] (taboo, slang)
oral sex (= using the mouth to give somebody sexual pleasure) 口交 to give head 进行口交
- [countable]
the central part of a phrase, which has the same grammatical function as the whole phrase. In the phrase ‘the tall man in a suit’, man is the head. （短语的）中心成分，中心词，主导词
part of body身体部位
mind头脑
measurement量度
pain疼痛
of group/organization团体；组织
of school/college学校；学院
side of coin硬币的面
end of object物体一端
top顶
of river河
of table桌子
of line of people人的行列
of plant植物
on beer啤酒
of spot斑
in recording system
number of animals动物数量
pressure压力
sex性
linguistics语言学
Word OriginOld English hēafod, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoofd and German Haupt.
Idioms
bang/knock your/their heads together
- (informal)
to force people to stop arguing and behave in a sensible way 强行制止人们争吵并使之恢复理智
be banging, etc. your head against a brick wall
- (informal)
to keep trying to do something that will never be successful 用头撞墙；徒劳无益；枉费心机
be/stand head and shoulders above somebody/something
to be much better than other people or things 比其他人（或事物）好得多；出类拔萃；鹤立鸡群 His performance stood head and shoulders above the rest. 他的表演远远超过其他人。
bite/snap somebody’s head off
- (informal)
to shout at somebody in an angry way, especially without reason 气愤地对某人大喊大叫；（尤指毫无道理地）呵斥某人
bring something to a head | come to a head
if you bring a situation to a head or if a situation comes to a head, you are forced to deal with it quickly because it suddenly becomes very bad （使）事情达到紧要关头，需要当机立断 The chairman's resignation finally brought matters to a head. 主席的辞职最终使事情到了紧要关头。 The dispute finally came to a head in March that year. 争议终于在那年3月走到了顶点。 Things came to a head when several of the nurses made a formal complaint. 一些护士正式投诉后，事情到了非处理不可的地步了。
bury/hide your head in the sand
to refuse to admit that a problem exists or refuse to deal with it 采取鸵鸟政策；不正视现实；回避问题
can’t make head nor/or tail of something
do somebody’s head in
- (British English, informal)
to make somebody feel confused, upset and/or annoyed 使某人困惑（或烦恼、生气）
do something standing on your head
- (informal)
to be able to do something very easily and without having to think too much 做某事不费吹灰之力
drum something into somebody’s head
(also drum something into somebody)
to make somebody remember something by repeating it a lot of times 睡觉
from head to foot/toe
get your head down (informal)
get your head round something
get it into your head (that…)
give somebody their head
to allow somebody to do what they want without trying to stop them 让某人随心所欲
give somebody ideas | put ideas into somebody’s head
go head to head (with somebody)
to deal with somebody in a very direct and determined way （与某人）面对面直接谈判 The company will be going head to head with the giant of the pharmaceuticals market. 该公司将与医药市场巨头正面交锋。
go to somebody’s head
have eyes in the back of your head
to be aware of everything that is happening around you, even things that seem difficult or impossible to see 脑后长眼；眼光敏锐；什么都能觉察到 You can’t get away with anything in her class. She has eyes in the back of her head. 你在她班上什么都逃不掉。她后脑勺有眼睛。
have a good head on your shoulders
to be a sensible person 头脑清醒；理智
have a head for something
to be good at something 擅长某事 to have a head for figures/business 长于算术；有生意头脑
if somebody does not have a head for heights, they feel nervous and think they are going to fall when they look down from a high place 不惧（高）；无恐（高）症
have your head/nose in a book
to be reading 急性子；脾气暴躁 She always has her nose in a book. 她总是埋头看书。
have your head in the clouds
to be thinking about something that is not connected with what you are doing 心不在焉；走神 to have ideas, plans, etc. that are not realistic 有不切实际的想法（或计划等）；想入非非
have your head screwed on (the right way)
- (informal)
to be a sensible person 头脑清醒；理智
have a roof over your head
to have somewhere to live 有栖身之所 Thanks to Bob’s generosity, I still have a roof over my head. 由于鲍勃的慷慨，我现在仍有一个栖身之所。
a/per head
for each person 每人
head first
moving forwards or downwards with your head in front of the rest of your body 头在前；头朝下 without thinking carefully about something before acting 未经深思；轻率；鲁莽
your head is spinning | make your head spin
your head feels as though it is going round and round and you cannot balance, especially because you are ill or confused or have had a shock; to make you feel like this 上头；使醉 Her head was spinning from the pain. 她痛得头晕目眩。 His theories on economics are enough to make your head spin. 他的经济学理论足以让你头晕目眩。
head over heels in love
loving somebody very much 深深爱着某人；迷恋
heads or tails?
used to ask somebody which side of a coin they think will be facing upwards when it is tossed in order to decide something by chance （掷硬币作决定时说）正面还是反面
heads will roll (for something)
- (informal, usually humorous)
used to say that some people will be punished because of something that has happened 有些人将（为某事）受到惩罚
hit the nail on the head
to say something that is exactly right 说到点子上；正中要害
hold/put a gun to somebody’s head
to force somebody to do something that they do not want to do, by making threats 威胁某人；胁迫某人就范
hold your head high | hold up your head
I’ll knock your block/head off!
- (informal)
used to threaten somebody that you will hit them （威胁要打人）我非揍你不可，我要揍扁你
in over your head
keep your head | keep a clear/cool head
to remain calm in a difficult situation （在困境中）保持冷静 She needed to keep a clear head if she was to remain in control. 她要想继续控制局势就必须保持清醒的头脑。
keep your head above water
to deal with a difficult situation, especially one in which you have financial problems, and just manage to survive 勉强逃脱困境；设法不举债；挣扎求存 I’m not sure how much longer we’ll be able to keep our heads above water. 我不知道我们还能在水面上呆多久。
keep/get your head down
to avoid attracting attention to yourself 避免引起注意；保持低姿态 If I were you, I’d keep your head down for a couple of weeks. 如果我是你，我会让你低着头几个星期。
laugh your head off
- (informal)
to laugh very loudly and for a long time 大笑不只；狂笑不已
laugh, scream, etc. your head off
- (informal)
to laugh, etc. a lot and very loudly 大笑（或大叫等）
let your heart rule your head
to act according to what you feel rather than to what you think is sensible 感情用事
like a bear with a sore head
in a bad mood; in an angry way 气愤地对某人大喊大叫；（尤指毫无道理地）呵斥某人 I should keep out of his way. He’s like a bear with a sore head this morning. 我应该避开他。他今天早上像一只头疼的熊。
lose your head
to become unable to act in a calm or sensible way 慌乱；昏了头；失去理智
need (to have) your head examined
- (informal)
to be crazy 发疯
not bother yourself/your head with/about something
- (especially British English)
to not spend time/effort on something, because it is not important or you are not interested in it 不为某事花费时间（或精力）；不操心
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
off the top of your head
- (informal)
just guessing or using your memory, without taking time to think carefully or check the facts 单凭猜测（或记忆）；信口地；不假思索地 I can't remember the name off the top of my head, but I can look it up for you. 我一时想不起这个名字，不过我可以给你查一查。
(have) an old head on young shoulders
used to describe a young person who acts in a more sensible way than you would expect for a person of their age 年轻老练；少年老成
on your (own) head be it
out of/off your head (British English, informal)
crazy 发疯 not knowing what you are saying or doing because of the effects of alcohol or drugs （酒后或使用药物后）胡言乱语，行为乖张，神志不清
over somebody’s head
too difficult or complicated for somebody to understand 超过某人理解力；过于复杂 to a higher position of authority than somebody 职位比某人高；超过某人
a price on somebody’s head
an amount of money that is offered for capturing or killing somebody 缉拿（或杀害）某人的悬赏金 Ever since he killed the gang’s leader, there has been a price on his head. 自从他杀了那个团伙的头目，他的头上就有了代价。
put/lay your head/neck on the block
to risk losing your job, damaging your reputation, etc. by doing or saying something 冒（失业、损失名誉等）的险 It's not a matter that I'm prepared to put my head on the block for. 这不是一件我准备冒风险去做的事。
put our/your/their heads together
to think about or discuss something as a group 集体思考（或讨论）；集思广益
something rears its (ugly) head
if something unpleasant rears its head or rears its ugly head, it appears or happens （讨厌的事情）出现，发生
ring in your ears/head
scratch your head (over something)
to think hard in order to find an answer to something 苦苦琢磨；苦思冥想；绞尽脑汁 Experts have been scratching their heads over the increase in teenage crime. 专家们一直对青少年犯罪的增加感到困惑。
stand/turn something on its head
to make people think about something in a completely different way 使人完全改变思路；使人从反面思考
stick in your head/mind
(of a memory, an image, etc. 往事、形象等 to be remembered for a long time 睡觉 One of his paintings in particular sticks in my mind. 他有一幅画我记得特别清楚。
take it into your head that…
to suddenly start thinking something, especially something that other people think is stupid 忽发奇想；突然开始想某事
take it into your head to do something
to suddenly decide to do something, especially something that other people think is stupid 忽发奇想；心血来潮
a thick head
- (informal)
a physical condition in which your head is painful or you cannot think clearly as a result of an illness or of drinking too much alcohol （由于疾病或饮酒过量）晕头涨脑，稀里糊涂 You’re going to have a thick head in the morning! 你早上会有个大脑袋的！
turn somebody’s head
(of success, praise, etc. 成功、赞扬等 to make a person feel too proud in a way that other people find annoying 使某人得意忘形
two heads are better than one
- (saying)
used to say that two people can achieve more than one person working alone 两人智慧胜一人
use your head
(British English also use your loaf)