- [countable]
the organ in the chest that sends blood around the body, usually on the left in humans 心；心脏 
The patient's heart stopped beating for a few seconds. 病人的心跳停顿了几秒钟。 I could feel my heart pounding in my chest (= because of excitement, etc.). 我能感觉到我的心在胸腔里怦怦直跳。 to have a weak heart 心脏不好 heart disease/problems 心脏病/问题 to have a heart condition 有心脏病 heart patients/surgery 心脏病患者/外科手术 a heart transplant 心脏移植手术
Extra ExamplesTopics Bodya2The heart pumps blood through the body. 心脏把血液输送到全身。 a triple heart bypass operation 心脏三处分流手术
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- healthy
- strong
- bad
- …
- beat
- pump something
- fail
- …
- rate
- rhythm
- complaint
- …
- [countable] (literary)
the outside part of the chest where the heart is 胸部心脏的部位；胸怀 - [countable]
a thing that is like a heart in shape, often red and used as a symbol of love; a symbol like a heart used to mean the verb ‘love’ 心形物；（常指象征爱的）红心；心形（表示动词 “爱”） - [countable]
the place in a person where the feelings and emotions are thought to be, especially those connected with love 内心；心肠；（尤指）爱心 She has a kind heart. 她有一颗善良的心。 Have you no heart? 你没有一点同情心吗？ He returned with a heavy heart (= sad). 他心情沉重地回来了。 Her novels tend to deal with affairs of the heart. 她的小说往往是有关爱情故事的。 The story captured the hearts and minds of a generation. 这部小说准确地传达了一代人的感情和思想。 His sad story touched her heart. 他那悲惨的经历打动了她。 the mysteries of the human heart 人类心灵的奥秘
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsb1He had no heart for arguing. 他不喜欢争论。 He really puts his heart into his singing. 他真的是在用心唱歌。 He set off with a light heart. 他轻松愉快地出发了。 He smiled and her heart melted. 他微笑着，她的心醉了。 Her words pierced my heart. 她的话刺痛了我的心。 Inside, his heart was slowly breaking. 他的心慢慢地碎了。 Just follow your heart and you'll be happy. 只需听从自己的心声就会很快乐。 Let's sing it one more time from the beginning—and put some heart into it! 咱们再从头唱一遍，请大家用心一点！ My heart aches when I think of their sorrow. 想起他们的悲伤我就心痛。 Relief filled his heart. 他心中释然。 everything your heart could desire 你内心渴求的任何东西
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- good
- kind
- …
- have
- break
- pierce
- …
- jump
- leap
- lurch
- …
- at heart
- from the heart
- in your heart
- …
- an affair of the heart
- a change of heart
- from the bottom of your heart
- …
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(in adjectives 构成形容词 having the type of character or personality mentioned 有…性格（或品格）的 simple-hearted 心地单纯 pure-hearted 心地纯洁 black-hearted 黑心的, 邪恶的
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the most important part of something 重点；核心；要点 - heart of something
the heart of the matter/problem 事情／问题的核心 The committee's report went to the heart of the government's dilemma. 委员会的报告直指政府两难困境的要害。 - at the heart of something
The distinction between right and wrong lies at the heart of all questions of morality. 是非界限是所有道德问题的核心。 the issue at the heart of modern government 现代政府的核心问题 - at the/its heart
The story, at its heart, is a simple tale of loss and rediscovery. 这个故事的核心是一个关于失去和重新发现的简单故事。 Buddhism, at the heart, is about harmony. 佛教，本质上讲的是和谐。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- very
- real
- true
- …
- lie at
- go to
- at the heart
- heart of
- the heart of the matter
- the heart of the problem
- heart of something
- [countable, usually singular]
the part that is in the centre of something 中心；中央 - heart of something
a quiet hotel in the very heart of the city 一家位于市中心的安静的旅馆 - at the/its heart
an open space with a small arena at the heart 中心有一个小竞技场的开放空间 Manchester contains at its heart a rather extended commercial district. 曼彻斯特的中心有一个相当大的商业区。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- very
- real
- true
- …
- lie at
- go to
- at the heart
- heart of
- the heart of the matter
- the heart of the problem
- heart of something
- [countable]
the smaller leaves in the middle of a cabbage, lettuce, etc. 菜心 - hearts[plural, uncountable]
one of the four suits (= sets) in a pack of cards, with red heart symbols on them （统称）红桃牌，红心牌 
the queen of hearts 红桃王后 Hearts is/are trumps. 红桃是主。
- [countable]
one card from the suit called hearts （一张）红桃牌，红心牌 see also Purple Heart
part of body身体部位
shape形状
feelings/emotions感情；心情
-hearted有…心
important part重要部分
centre中心
of vegetable
in card games纸牌游戏
Word OriginOld English heorte, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hart and German Herz, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin cor, cord- and Greek kēr, kardia.
Idioms
absence makes the heart grow fonder
- (saying)
used to say that when you are away from somebody that you love, you love them even more 不相见，倍思念
at heart
be etched on your heart/memory/mind
if something is etched on your heart, memory, etc. you remember it because it has made a strong impression on you 铭记在心；永志不忘；牢记心头
break somebody’s heart
by heart
(British English also off by heart)
a change of heart
if you have a change of heart, your attitude towards something changes, usually making you feel more friendly, helpful, etc. 改变态度，改变看法（通常指变得更友好、有益等） Dan did not want to get married but recently he’s had a change of heart. 丹原本不想结婚，但最近他改变了主意。 He said he's not coming, but he might have a change of heart. 他说他不会来，但他或许会改变主意。
close/dear/near to somebody’s heart
having a lot of importance and interest for somebody 为某人所重视关心；为某人所爱
cross my heart (and hope to die)
eat your heart out!
find it in your heart/yourself to do something
from the (bottom of your) heart
give somebody (fresh) heart
to make somebody feel positive, especially when they thought that they had no chance of achieving something 激励某人；使某人振作
give your heart to somebody
to give your love to one person 爱上某人；倾心
have a heart!
- (informal)
used to ask somebody to be kind and/or reasonable 发发善心吧；讲点情理吧 Have a heart! I’ve nowhere else to stay! 发发善心！我无处可去！
have a heart of gold
to be a very kind person 有金子般的心；心肠很好
have a heart of stone
to be a person who does not show other people sympathy 铁石心肠；冷酷无情
have somebody’s interests at heart
to want somebody to be happy and successful even though your actions may not show this 关心…的幸福成功；暗暗地替…着想 Although he was sometimes too strict with his children, he had their best interests at heart. 尽管他有时对孩子们过于严厉，但他是为他们着想。
have/hold a place in somebody's heart
to be very dear to somebody 有金子般的心；心肠很好 He'll always have a place in my heart. 他将永远在我心中占有一席之地。
heart and soul
my heart bleeds (for somebody)
your heart goes out to somebody
somebody’s heart is in their mouth
somebody feels nervous or frightened about something 提心吊胆；心提到了嗓子眼儿 My heart was in my mouth as I opened the envelope. 我打开信封时，心都提到嗓子眼了。
somebody’s heart is in the right place
used to say that somebody’s intentions are kind and sincere even though they sometimes do the wrong thing 本意是好的；心眼是好的
your heart is not in something
used to say that you are not very interested in or enthusiastic about something 对某事不很感兴趣（或不热衷） Her heart isn't in her job. 她的心不在工作上。
somebody’s heart leaps
used to say that somebody has a sudden feeling of happiness or excitement 心花怒放 My heart leapt at the news. 听到这个消息，我的心怦怦直跳。 Her heart leaped with joy. 她心花怒放。
somebody’s heart misses/skips a beat
used to say that somebody has a sudden feeling of fear, excitement, etc. （表示突然感到恐惧、兴奋等）心里咯噔一下 My heart missed a beat when I saw who it was. 当我看到是谁时，我的心脏漏跳了一拍。
somebody’s heart sinks
home is where the heart is
- (saying)
a home is where the people you love are 家乃心之所系
in good heart
- (British English)
happy and cheerful 心情舒畅；兴高采烈
in your heart (of hearts)
it does somebody’s heart good (to do something)
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
lose heart
to stop hoping for something or trying to do something because you no longer feel confident 丧失信心；泄气
lose your heart (to somebody/something)
- (formal)
to fall in love with somebody/something 爱上（某人或某事物）
a man/woman after your own heart
a man/woman who likes the same things or has the same opinions as you 趣味相投者；情投意合者
not have the heart (to do something)
to be unable to do something because you know that it will make somebody sad or upset 不忍心（做某事）
off by heart (British English)
(also by heart British and North American English)
out of the goodness of your heart
pour out/open your heart to somebody
to tell somebody all your problems, feelings, etc. 向某人敞开心扉；倾诉衷肠 Finally, he broke down in tears and poured out his heart to her. 最后他潸然泪下，向她倾诉衷肠。
set your heart on something | have your heart set on something
to want something very much 渴望；一心想要 They’ve set their heart on a house in the country. 他们下定决心要在乡下买房子。
sick at heart
- (formal)
very unhappy or disappointed 十分不快；非常失望
sob your heart out
to cry noisily for a long time because you are very sad 悲切地哭泣；很伤心地哭泣 She flung herself at his chest and sobbed her heart out. 她扑到他的胸口，悲戚地哭起来。
steal somebody’s heart
- (literary)
to make somebody fall in love with you 博得某人的欢心
strike fear, etc. into somebody/sb’s heart
- (formal)
to make somebody be afraid, etc. 使某人感到恐惧等 The sound of gunfire struck fear into the hearts of the villagers. 炮声使村民心惊胆战。
take heart (from something)
take something to heart
to be very upset by something that somebody says or does 对某事感到烦恼；十分介意（某人的话或行为）；耿耿于怀 You shouldn’t take everything he says to heart. 你不应该把他说的一切都记在心里。
tear at your heart | tear your heart out
- (formal)
to strongly affect you in an emotional way 使伤心；使心如刀绞；使愁肠寸断
tear/rip the heart out of something
to destroy the most important part or aspect of something 摧毁…的核心 Closing the factory tore the heart out of the community. 关闭工厂让这个社区非常伤心。
to your heart’s content
as much as you want 尽情地；心满意足 a supervised play area where children can run around to their heart’s content 一处能让孩子们尽情游玩且有人看管的地方
warm the cockles (of somebody’s heart)
- (British English)
to make somebody feel happy or sympathetic 使人内心感到高兴（或同情） Doesn’t that story just warm the cockles of your heart? 那个故事难道没有温暖你的心吗？
the way to somebody’s heart
wear your heart on your sleeve
to allow your feelings to be seen by other people 让感情外露；把心事挂在脸上 He’s not one to wear his heart on his sleeve. 他不是那种把心放在袖子上的人。
what the eye doesn’t see (the heart doesn’t grieve over)
- (saying)
if a person does not know about something that they would normally think was bad, then it cannot hurt them 眼不见（心不烦）；眼不见为净 What does it matter if I use his flat while he’s away? What the eye doesn’t see…! 我趁他外出时用他的公寓有什么关系呢？反正他又看不见！
win somebody’s heart
to make somebody love you 赢得（某人）的爱
with all your heart/your whole heart
young at heart
thinking and behaving like a young person even when you are old 人老心不老 My father is 76 but he’s still young at heart. 我父亲已经76岁了，但他内心仍然年轻。 He's over 70, but he's young at heart. 他 70 多岁了，但内心依然年轻。