- [countable]
the part of the body on top of the neck containing the eyes, nose, mouth and brain 頭；頭部 
She nodded her head in agreement. 她點頭表示同意。 He shook his head in disbelief. 他搖頭表示不信。 The boys hung their heads in shame. 男孩子們羞愧地低着頭。 She turned her head to look at him. 她轉過頭去看他。 They bowed their heads in prayer. 他們低頭祈禱。 She tilted her head back and closed her eyes. 她向後仰着頭，閉上了眼睛。 to raise/lift/lower your head 擡起/擡起/低下頭 He was shot in the head and died ten minutes later. 他頭部中槍，十分鐘後死亡。 The driver suffered head injuries. 司機頭部受傷。 He still has a good head of hair (= a lot of hair). 他的頭發依然很多。
Collocations Physical appearancesee also death’s headPhysical appearance 外貌 - A person may be described as having:
描述一個人的長相可用 have 一詞：
Eyes 眼睛 - (bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes
（明亮的）藍／綠／（深／淺）棕色／淺綠褐色眼睛 - 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
敏銳的／銳利的眼睛；冷冰冰的眼神 - bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
布滿血絲的／水汪汪的／腫脹的眼睛 - bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows
濃密的／揚起的／弓形的眉毛 - long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes
長長的／濃密的／彎曲的／假的眼睫毛
Face 臉 - a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
塌／蒜頭／尖頭／尖／短平而上翹的鼻子 - a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
挺直的鼻子；鷹鈎鼻；高鼻梁；鷹鈎鼻 - full/thick/thin/pouty lips
豐滿的／厚／薄／翹嘴唇 - dry/chapped/cracked lips
幹的／皲裂的／幹裂的嘴唇 - flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
發紅的／紅潤的／蒼白的面頰 - soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
柔嫩的／胖乎乎的／凹陷的面頰 - white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
潔白的／完好無缺的／參差不齊的／凸出來的牙齒 - a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
大大的／高高的／寬大的／後傾的前額 - a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
硬朗的／瘦削的／尖／雙下巴 - a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
長／大／濃密的／一小撮／山羊胡子 - a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache
長長的／稀疏的／濃密的／耷拉着的／翹／細直的八字胡
Hair and skin 頭發和皮膚 - pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
蒼白的／白皙的／橄欖色的／黝黑的／曬黑的皮膚 - dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
幹性的／油性的／光滑的／粗糙的／有皺紋的皮膚 - a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
黝黑的／蒼白的／白皙的／蠟黃的／紅潤的／淺褐色的／黝黑的／無瑕的面容 - deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
深深的／細小的／小的／面部的皺紋 - blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(British English) ginger/grey hair
金黃色的／淺色的／（淺／深）棕色的／烏黑的／紅褐色的／紅色的／姜黃色的／灰白色的頭發 - straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
直發；鬈發；波浪形的／鬈曲的／刺猬式的頭發 - thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
厚密的／稀疏的／纖細的／濃密的／逐漸稀少的頭發 - dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
染了色的／漂白了的／柔順的／絲滑的／幹性的／油性的／有光澤的頭發 - long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
長／短／齊肩／剪短了的頭發 - a bald/balding/shaved head
秃頭；開始秃頂的頭；剃光了的頭 - a receding hairline
後移的發際線 - a bald patch/spot
秃了的一塊 - a side/centre(British English) parting
偏分；中分
Body 身體 - a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
- broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
寬／窄／斜／圓／聳肩膀 - a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
赤裸的／寬闊的／肌肉發達的胸膛；小胸；大胸 - a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
扁平的／鼓脹的／鼓起的肚子 - a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
纖細的／28英寸的腰 - big/wide/narrow/slim hips
大的／寬的／窄小的／苗條的臀部 - a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
直的／彎曲的／弓着的／寬大的／多毛的背部 - thin/slender/muscular arms
瘦削的／細長的／肌肉發達的臂膀 - big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
大的／小的／修剪整齊的／有老繭的／戴着手套的手 - long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
長的／短的／粗的／細長的／纖細的／瘦削的手指 - long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
長的／肌肉發達的／多毛的／有曲線美的／皮包骨的／幹瘦的腿 - muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
肌肉發達的／胖乎乎的／肥胖的大腿 - big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet
大的／小的／嬌小可愛的／寬的／窄的／光着的腳 - a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure
好的／修長的／苗條的／沙漏形身材 - be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build
有着苗條的／中等的／普通的／大塊頭的／健壯的／矮壯的身材
Extra ExamplesTopics Bodya1a woman with a beautiful head of chestnut hair 長着一頭漂亮的栗色頭發的女人 He lay writhing on the ground, clutching his head in pain. 他痛得兩手抱頭在地上打滾。 He put his head around the door. 他從門後探出頭來。 He put his head in his hands, exasperated. 他惱怒地用雙手抱着頭。 He scratched his head, not understanding a word. 他撓了撓頭，一個字也聽不懂。 He shaved his head and became a monk. 他剃度出家了。 He threw his head back and laughed out loud. 他仰頭大笑。 Her head tilted to one side as she considered the question. 她歪着頭思考着問題。 His head drooped and tears fell into his lap. 他耷拉着腦袋，眼淚滴落到了大腿上。 I banged my head on the door frame. 我的頭撞到了門框上。 I'm normally asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow. 通常我頭一碰到枕頭就能睡着。 She declined with a brief shake of the head. 她輕輕搖頭，表示謝絕。 She jerked her head in the direction of the door. 她朝門口猛一扭頭。 She rested her head on his shoulder. 她把頭靠在他肩膀上。 She sat with bowed head. 她低頭坐着。 The ambassador dismissed him with a curt nod of the head. 大使敷衍地點了一下頭，示意他離開。 The city gates were adorned with severed heads. 幾座城門上都挂着割下的頭顱。 The soldiers were ordered to fire over the heads of the crowd. 士兵們奉命朝人群的上方開槍。 The thunder burst with a grand crash above our heads. 一聲驚雷在我們頭頂上方轟然炸響。
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 頭腦；腦筋 I sometimes wonder what goes on in that head of yours. 我有時不明白你腦子裏想些什麽。 I wish you'd use your head (= think carefully before doing or saying something). 我希望你凡事多用用腦子。 The thought never entered my head. 我從未有過那種想法。 His head was spinning (= he felt dizzy or confused) after only one drink. 只喝了一杯酒，他就頭暈目眩。 - in somebody's head
I can't work it out in my head—I need a calculator. 我沒法心算出來，我得用計算器。 She started hearing voices in her head. 她開始聽到腦子裏有聲音。 - into somebody's head
Who's been putting such weird ideas into your head (= making you believe that)? 是誰讓你産生這些怪念頭的？ - out of somebody's head
I can't get that tune out of my head. 我忘不掉那個曲調。 Try to put the exams out of your head (= stop thinking about them). 試着忘掉考試。
Extra ExamplesIt was the first name that popped into my head. 那是我腦海中浮現的第一個名字。 It was an accident, said a voice inside his head. 一個聲音在他腦海裏說，那是一場意外。 I decided to go for a walk to clear my head. 我決定去走走，清醒一下頭腦。 He looked at me as if I needed my head examined. 他看着我，好像我腦子出了毛病似的。 Don't bother your pretty little head with things like that! 别讓你那可愛的小腦袋爲那樣的事費神了！ It never entered my head that he might be lying. 我從未想過他會是在撒謊。
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 （人或動物的）一頭長，一頭高 - [countable, usually singular] (informal)
a continuous pain in your head （持續的）頭痛 - [countable, uncountable]
the person in charge of a group of people or an organization 負責人；領導人 - head of something
the heads of government/state 政府首腦；國家元首 She resigned as head of department. 她辭去了部門主管的職務。 I've asked the department head for an appointment. 我已經向部門主管預約了。 a former head of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange 香港證券交易所的前負責人 He is deputy head of the National Railway Museum. 他是國家鐵路博物館的副館長。 the crowned heads (= the kings and queens) of Europe 歐洲各國君主 I was head coach of a Little League basketball team in Pittsburgh. 我是匹茲堡一個小聯盟籃球隊的主教練。 the head gardener/chef/waiter 首席園丁/廚師/服務員
Extra ExamplesTopics Jobsa2, People in societya2He is only the nominal head of the company. 他只不過是公司的挂名領導罷了。 The Queen is titular head of the Church of England. 英國女王是英國國教名義上的領袖。 The Bishop is head of the Church in Kenya. 在肯尼亞，主教是教會的領導人。
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 校長；院長 Extra ExamplesTopics Educationb2I remember sitting outside the Head's office waiting to be called in. 我記得我坐在總部辦公室外面等着被叫進來。 She is deputy head of Greenlands Comprehensive, a struggling inner city school. 她是格林蘭斯綜合學校的副校長，那是内城區一所苦苦支撐的中學。 The minister has written to every secondary head in Scotland. 部長已經寫信給蘇格蘭的每一位中學校長。
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 硬幣正面（有人頭像） I called heads and it came down tails. 我要了正面，可落下來卻是反面朝上。
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 較寬大的一端；頭 
the head of a nail 釘子的頭
- [singular] head of something
the top or highest part of something 頂端；上端 - [singular] the head of the river
the place where a river begins （河流）源頭 - [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 領頭位置；排頭 - [countable] head (of something)
the mass of leaves or flowers at the end of a stem （莖梗頂端的）葉球，頭狀花序 - [singular]
the mass of small bubbles on the top of a glass of beer 啤酒泡沫；酒頭 - [countable]
the part of a spot on your skin that contains a thick yellow liquid (= pus) 膿頭 - [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) 磁頭 - head of something [plural]
used to say how many animals of a particular type are on a farm, in a herd, etc. （表示農場或牧群等的牲畜的數目）頭 200 head of sheep 200 只綿羊
- a head of steam [singular]
the pressure produced by steam in a small space 蒸汽壓力 The old engine still manages to build up a good head of steam. 這台舊發動機仍能産生很大的蒸汽。
- [uncountable] (taboo, slang)
oral sex (= using the mouth to give somebody sexual pleasure) 口交 to give head 進行口交
- [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. （短語的）中心成分，中心詞，主導詞
part of body身體部位
mind頭腦
measurement量度
pain疼痛
of group/organization團體；組織
of school/college學校；學院
side of coin硬幣的面
end of object物體一端
top頂
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動物數量
pressure壓力
sex性
linguistics語言學
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 強行制止人們爭吵並使之恢複理智
be banging, etc. your head against a brick wall
- (informal)
to keep trying to do something that will never be successful 用頭撞牆；徒勞無益；枉費心機
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；出類拔萃；鶴立雞群 His performance stood head and shoulders above the rest. 他的表演遠遠超過其他人。
bite/snap somebody’s head off
- (informal)
to shout at somebody in an angry way, especially without reason 氣憤地對某人大喊大叫；（尤指毫無道理地）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）事情達到緊要關頭，需要當機立斷 The chairman's resignation finally brought matters to a head. 主席的辭職最終使事情到了緊要關頭。 The dispute finally came to a head in March that year. 爭議終於在那年3月走到了頂點。 Things came to a head when several of the nurses made a formal complaint. 一些護士正式投訴後，事情到了非處理不可的地步了。
bury/hide your head in the sand
to refuse to admit that a problem exists or refuse to deal with it 采取鴕鳥政策；不正視現實；回避問題
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（或煩惱、生氣）
do something standing on your head
- (informal)
to be able to do something very easily and without having to think too much 做某事不費吹灰之力
drum something into somebody’s head
(also drum something into somebody)
to make somebody remember something by repeating it a lot of times 睡覺
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 讓某人随心所欲
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 （與某人）面對面直接談判 The company will be going head to head with the giant of the pharmaceuticals market. 該公司將與醫藥市場巨頭正面交鋒。
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 腦後長眼；眼光敏銳；什麽都能覺察到 You can’t get away with anything in her class. She has eyes in the back of her head. 你在她班上什麽都逃不掉。她後腦勺有眼睛。
have a good head on your shoulders
to be a sensible person 頭腦清醒；理智
have a head for something
to be good at something 擅長某事 to have a head for figures/business 長於算術；有生意頭腦
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 不懼（高）；無恐（高）症
have your head/nose in a book
to be reading 急性子；脾氣暴躁 She always has her nose in a book. 她總是埋頭看書。
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 有不切實際的想法（或計劃等）；想入非非
have your head screwed on (the right way)
- (informal)
to be a sensible person 頭腦清醒；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. 由於鮑勃的慷慨，我現在仍有一個栖身之所。
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 頭在前；頭朝下 without thinking carefully about something before acting 未經深思；輕率；魯莽
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 上頭；使醉 Her head was spinning from the pain. 她痛得頭暈目眩。 His theories on economics are enough to make your head spin. 他的經濟學理論足以讓你頭暈目眩。
head over heels in love
loving somebody very much 深深愛着某人；迷戀
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 （擲硬幣作決定時說）正面還是反面
heads will roll (for something)
- (informal, usually humorous)
used to say that some people will be punished because of something that has happened 有些人將（爲某事）受到懲罰
hit the nail on the head
to say something that is exactly right 說到點子上；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 威脅某人；脅迫某人就範
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 （威脅要打人）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）保持冷靜 She needed to keep a clear head if she was to remain in control. 她要想繼續控制局勢就必須保持清醒的頭腦。
keep your head above water
to deal with a difficult situation, especially one in which you have financial problems, and just manage to survive 勉強逃脫困境；設法不舉債；掙紮求存 I’m not sure how much longer we’ll be able to keep our heads above water. 我不知道我們還能在水面上呆多久。
keep/get your head down
to avoid attracting attention to yourself 避免引起注意；保持低姿態 If I were you, I’d keep your head down for a couple of weeks. 如果我是你，我會讓你低着頭幾個星期。
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 氣憤地對某人大喊大叫；（尤指毫無道理地）呵斥某人 I should keep out of his way. He’s like a bear with a sore head this morning. 我應該避開他。他今天早上像一只頭疼的熊。
lose your head
to become unable to act in a calm or sensible way 慌亂；昏了頭；失去理智
need (to have) your head examined
- (informal)
to be crazy 發瘋
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 不爲某事花費時間（或精力）；不操心
not harm/touch a hair of somebody’s head
to not hurt somebody physically in any way 不動某人一根頭發；絲毫不傷害某人
off the top of your head
- (informal)
just guessing or using your memory, without taking time to think carefully or check the facts 單憑猜測（或記憶）；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. 我一時想不起這個名字，不過我可以給你查一查。
(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 年輕老練；少年老成
on your (own) head be it
out of/off your head (British English, informal)
crazy 發瘋 not knowing what you are saying or doing because of the effects of alcohol or drugs （酒後或使用藥物後）胡言亂語，行爲乖張，神志不清
over somebody’s head
too difficult or complicated for somebody to understand 超過某人理解力；過於複雜 to a higher position of authority than somebody 職位比某人高；超過某人
a price on somebody’s head
an amount of money that is offered for capturing or killing somebody 緝拿（或殺害）某人的懸賞金 Ever since he killed the gang’s leader, there has been a price on his head. 自從他殺了那個團夥的頭目，他的頭上就有了代價。
put/lay your head/neck on the block
to risk losing your job, damaging your reputation, etc. by doing or saying something 冒（失業、損失名譽等）的險 It's not a matter that I'm prepared to put my head on the block for. 這不是一件我準備冒風險去做的事。
put our/your/their heads together
to think about or discuss something as a group 集體思考（或討論）；集思廣益
something rears its (ugly) head
if something unpleasant rears its head or rears its ugly head, it appears or happens （討厭的事情）出現，發生
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；絞盡腦汁 Experts have been scratching their heads over the increase in teenage crime. 專家們一直對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 使人完全改變思路；使人從反面思考
stick in your head/mind
(of a memory, an image, etc. 往事、形象等 to be remembered for a long time 睡覺 One of his paintings in particular sticks in my mind. 他有一幅畫我記得特别清楚。
take it into your head that…
to suddenly start thinking something, especially something that other people think is stupid 忽發奇想；突然開始想某事
take it into your head to do something
to suddenly decide to do something, especially something that other people think is stupid 忽發奇想；心血來潮
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 （由於疾病或飲酒過量）暈頭漲腦，稀裏糊塗 You’re going to have a thick head in the morning! 你早上會有個大腦袋的！
turn somebody’s head
(of success, praise, etc. 成功、贊揚等 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 兩人智慧勝一人
use your head
(British English also use your loaf)