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habit n. something you do regularly 习惯     

             SYM: custom practice

            be in the habit of 有...的习惯

            fall/get into the habit of 养成...的习惯

hair n. [u] 1. the mass of things like fine threads that grows on your head. 头发

            2. [c] one of the long fine things like thread that grows on people's head and on other parts of their bodies, or similar things that grow on animals.                    毛，茸毛

            keep one's hair on 保持冷静

            get in (out of) sb's hair 惹恼（停止惹恼）某人

            haircut 理发

half 1. n. pron. plural halves[ha:vs] [h vz]) [c] 50% either of the two equal parts into which something is divided or can be divided. 半，一半

     2. predeterminer, adj [only before noun] being half of an amount, time, distance, number etc. 一半的

           half an hour 半小时

           half-hearted 半心半意的，不认真的

           half-pay 半薪

hall n. [c] 1. the area just inside the door of a house or other building that leads to other rooms. 门厅

           SYM: hallway

           2. a passage in a building or house that leads to manyof the rooms. 走廊

           SYM: corridor

           3. a building or large room for public events such as meetings or dances. 会堂，礼堂，大厅

ham n. 1. [c,u] the upper part of a pig's leg that has been preserved with salt or smoke, or the meat from this. 火腿

          ※2. informal an actor who performs with too much false emotion 拙劣的表演者

          ※3. [c] someone who receives and sends radio messages for fun rather than as their job. 无线电收发报业余爱好者

          ham-handed 笨手笨脚的

hammer n. [c] 1. a tool with a heavy metal part on a long handle, used for hitting nails into wood. 铁锤

              2. a tool like this with a wooden head used to make something flat, make a noise etc. 木槌

              v. to hit something with a hammer. 锤打

                    hammer-headed 有锤状头的，愚笨的

                    hammer-head 愚笨，锤头

hand n. 1. part of the body 手

              2. help/work 帮助

              3. skillful 手艺，才能

              4. a long thin piece of metal that points at the numbers

                 on a clock(钟表) 指针

              v. to pass something to some one else  传递

                 by hand 用手，手工

                 hand in 交进（上）来，交纳

                 hand out 分发

                 on the one hand...on the other hand 一方面...另一方面

                 hand down 把...传下去

                 hand in hand 并进，联合

                 hand bag 手提包

handkerchief  n. [c] a piece of cloth or thin soft paper

                            for drying your nose or eyes. 手帕，手绢

handsome  adj. 1. a man who is handsome is attractive(指男子),

                          漂亮的，清秀的

                          SYM: good-looking

                       2. a woman who is handsome is attractive in a

                          strong healthy way. 端庄的，温雅的

                          SYM: beautiful

                       3. an object, building etc that is handsome is

                          attractive in an impressive way. 物体建筑，

                          堂皇的，美观的

                          AMT: ugly

hang vi, vt 1. (hung; hung)

                    a. to fix or put something in a position so that

                       the bottom part is free to move and does not

                       touch the ground. 悬挂

                    b. to fix a picture,  photograph etc to a wall, or

                       to be fixed this way. 挂

                 2. kill/be killed past tense and past participle:

                    (hanged) to kill someone by dropping them with a rope

                    around their neck or to die in this way, especially

                    as a punishment for a serious crime.  吊死，绞死

                        hangman 刽子手        hang over 遗留物

happen vi. 1. if an event or situation happens, it exists and

                     continues for a period of time, especially

                     without being planned first. (偶然)发生

                  2. to be caused as the result of an event or action

                     发生

                  3. to do or have something by chance 碰巧

                     happen to do something 碰巧做某事

                     It happens that .... : By chance, it is true that

                     sb/sth. happens to be 某人／某物碰巧...

                  SYM: occur. take  place

happy['h pi] adj. 1. having feelings of pleasure for example because

                     something good has happened to you.

                     幸福的，幸运的

                  2. a happy time, place, occasion etc is one that

                     makes you feel happy. 愉快的，快乐的

                  3. satisfied or not worried: [+about]: （感到）愉快

                     的，乐意的

                     happy-go-lucky 逍遥自在的，无忧无虚的

                     SYM: glad, cheerful joyful, merry pleasant

                     AMT: unhappy, cheer less, sad, unpleasant, sorrowful

                     n. happiness 幸福，幸运

                     adv. happily 幸福地，幸运地，愉快地，恰当地

hard[ha:d] adj. 1. firm to touch 硬      AMT: soft

                2. difficult to do and understand. 困难的

                   AMT: easy

           adv. 1. using energy/effort 努力地

                2. with force 猛烈地

hardly['ha:dli] adv. 1. almost not 几乎不，简直不

                     2. used to say that something had only just

                        happened or someone had only just done sth.

                        刚刚，才

                        hardly...when...刚...就...

harvest['ha:vist] n. 1. [c,u] the time when crops are gathered from

                        the fields, or the act of gathering them.

                        收获，收割

                     2. [c] the size or quality of the crops that have

                        been gathered. 收成，产量

                        SYM: crop

                     v. to gather crops from the fields 收割，收获

hat[h t] n. [c] a piece of clothing that you wear on your head. 帽子

                SYM: cap

                my hat (表惊讶)啊！

                keep sth. under one's hat 保秘

                take off one's hat to 向...(脱帽)致敬

hate[heit] [T not in progressive] 1. to dislike someone very much and

                                     feel angry towards them.  憎恨某人

                                  2. to dislike sth. very much  讨厌某事

                                  n. [u]an angry unpleasant feeling

                                     that someone has when they hate

                                     someone and want to harm them.

                                     怨恨，憎恶

                                     SYM: disgust, dislike, detest

                                     AMT: love like

                                     hateless  不憎恨的

                                     hater n. 怀恨者

have[h v][h v] auxiliary verb past tense had[h d,h d], third person

               singular present tense has[h z, h z], negative short

               forms haven't[h v nt], hadn't[h dn't]

hasn't['h z nt]

     1. used with the past participle of another verb to make the

        perfect tense of that verb. 助动词构成完成时态

            have been to 去过

            have gone to 已经去了

            had better (+do, not do sth.) 最好做（不做）某事

     2. v [t not usually in passive]

        ⑴include/contain/own 有

        ⑵a word meaning to do something used in certain phrases.

          have a look/walk...  进行...

        ⑶eat/drink/smoke  吃，喝

        ⑷to suffer from a disease, injury or pain 遭受

        ⑸have/got to do sth. 不得不做某事    SYM: must

        ⑹have sb. do sth. 让某人做某事

        ⑺have sth. done 使某物，遭受，让，招致

        ⑻have sb. doing sth. 让某人一直做某事，使某物...

        ⑼have sth. on  穿着，戴着

        ⑽have...on  有事，有约会

        ⑾have to do with 与...有关

        ⑿have a gift for 对...有天赋

         SYM: own posses

he[hi:]pron[used as subject of a verb] 主格

       1. used to talk about a male person or animal that has

          already been mentioned or is already known about. 他

       2. used to talk about anyone, everyone, or an unknown

          person who may be either male or female 某人，任何人

head[hed] n.

       1. top of body 头

       2. mind 头脑，才智

       3. top person 首脑，首长

       v. 1. be in charge also head up. [T] to be in change of a

             government, organization, or group of people. 率领

          2. [I,T] to go or make something go in a particular

             direction. (朝某个方向)前进

             use one's head 动脑筋

             headache 头痛

             have a headache(患)头痛

             headline(报刊的)大字标题

             head master 校长

             keep one's head 保持镇静

             head teacher 中小学班主任 (Pl. head teachers)

             SYM: chief

health[hel ] n. 1. your physical condition and how healthy you are

                   健康状况

                2. the state of being healthy 兴旺，健康

                   in good(poor) health 身体好（不好）

                   drink(to) sb's health 举杯祝某人健康

                   healthy adj. 健康的

                   SYM: sound, well

                   AMT: unhealthy, ill, sick

hear[hi ] v. past tense and past participle:

             heard[h :d]

             [I, T in progressive] to know that a sound is being made,

             using your ears 听

             hear of 听说（人）

             hear about 听说（物）

             hear from 收到...来信

             hearing 听力          hearing aid 助听器

             hearer 听的人，旁听者

             SYM: listen

heart[ha:t] n. 1. [c] body organ: the organ in your chest which pumps

                  blood through your body 心脏

               2. [c] emotions /love  感情，爱情

               3. from the heart 心肠，内心

               4. the middle part of an area  中心

               SYM: center, middle

               heartily adv. 衷心地，亲切地

               heartless adj. 无情的，残忍的

               hearty adj. 衷心的，亲切的

               learn/know sth.by heart 记住某事

               heart and soul 全心全意地

heat[hi:t] n. [u] warmth or hotness 热度，热

           v. to make something become warm or hot 把...加热

              heat-rash  痱子

              heat-spot  雀斑

              heat-stroke  中暑

              heat wave 热浪

              heating a.  加热的，供暖的

heaven[`hev n] n. 1. also Heaven[singular] the place where God is

                     believed to live and where good people are

                     believed to go when they die. 天国

                     AMT: hell

                  2. [u] informal, a very good situation or place

                     极乐之地

                  3. the heavens literary the sky 天空

                     SYM: sky        AMT: earth

                     in Heaven  在天国

                     in heaven  高兴之极

                     in the heavens  在天上

                     By Heaven  老天在上（赌咒时用语）

                     heavenly adj. 天的，天空的

                              adv. 极，无比地

heavy[`hevi] adj. heavier, heaviest

             1. weighing a lot 重的，重型的

             2. a lot 大量的，多的

             3. serious or severe 严重的，严肃的

                heavy-handed 笨手笨脚的

                heavy-hearted 心情沉重的

                adv. 沉重地，笨重地

                AMT: light

height[hait] n. 1. [u] tall 高，高度

                2. [c] distance above the ground 距地面的距离

                3. high place (plural heights] 高处，高地

                   heighten Vt. 加高，提高，增加，增大

                            Vi. 变大，（颜色）变深

hello[h 'l u, hel u] also hallo, hullo, interjection

                     1. used as a usual greeting (用于打招呼)喂

                     2. used when answering the telephone or

                        starting a telephone conversation.

                        (打电话或开始打电话用语)喂

                     3. used when calling to get someone's attention

                        (唤起某人注意的)叫声

                        say hello to 向...问好

help[help] v. [I,T] to make it possible or easier for someone to do

                    something by doing part of their work or by

                    giving them something they need. 帮助

             n. [u] the action of helping someone by doing part of

                    their work or by showing them how to do it.  帮助

                    help oneself to 自取，随便吃

                    help sb. with sth. 帮助某人做某事

                    help...out 帮助某人解决困难

                    can't help doing sth. 禁不住做某事

                    helpful adj. 有用的，有帮助的

                    helpless adj. 无助的，无用的，未收到帮助的

                    helper 帮手，助手

                    SYM: assist, give/lend a hand, help out, come to

                         somebody's aid, assistance, aid, give/ send

                         aid

her[h :,h ] 1. determiner[possessive form of she], she 的物主代词

               a. belonging to or connected with a woman, girl or

                  female animal that has been mentioned or is known

                  about. （指女性，雌性）她的

               b. connected with a country, ship, car，etc that has

                  been mentioned. （指国家、船只、车等）她的

            2. pron [object form of 'she'] she 的宾格

               a. a woman, girl, or female animal that has been

                  mentioned or is known about. (女性，雌性)她

               b. a country, ship, car etc that has been mentioned

                  (指国家、船只、车辆等)她

               herself 她自己

               hers （名词性物主代词）她的

hi[hai] interjection informal hello 嗨（表示问候或用以唤起注意）

        SYM: hello

hide[haid] v. past tense hid past participle: hidden['hidn]

              1. Vt to deliberately put or keep something/sb.

                 in a place where it/he cannot easily be seen or found.

                 把...藏起来，隐藏

              2. Vi to go or stay in a place where you hope no one will

                 find you. 躲藏，隐藏

           n. 1. BrE a place from which you can watch animals or birds

                 without being seen by them 躲藏处

              2. an animal's skin, especially when it has been removed

                 to be used for leather. 兽皮，皮革

                 hide and seek 捉迷藏

                 SYM: conceal      AMT: reveal, disclose

high[hai] adj. 1. measurement/distance 高的

               2. large amount/number (程度，数量，大小等）高度的，

                  强烈的，很大的，非常的

               3. important（指等级、质量）高级的、高等的

                  adv. 高，高价地，高额地

                  high-rise adj. 多层的，高层的

                  high-rise block 高楼、大厦

                  SYM: tall     AMT: low

hill[hil] n. [c] 1. an area of land that is higher than the land

                    around it, like a mountain but smaller. 小山

                 2. a slope on a road 丘陵，斜坡

                    SYM: mount, mountain

him[him] pron object form of he. he的宾格

         himself 他自己

hire[hai ] v. [T] 1. BrE to pay money to borrow something for a period

                     of hours or days. 租

                  2. to employ someone for a short time to do a job for

                     you 雇

           n. [u] 1. BrE an arrangement by which you borrow something

                     for a short time in exchange for money. 租用，雇用

                  2. old use wages 租金，工钱

                     hirer 雇主，租借者

                     SYM: employ

his[hiz] 1. determiner[possessive form of 'he'] 他的（他的物主代词）

         2. pron [possessive form of 'he'] 他的（他的名词性物主代词）

history['hist ri] n. 1. [u] all the things that happened in political,

                        social, or economic development of a nation 历史

                     2. [u] the study of history, especially as a

                        subject in school or university 历史，历史学

                     3. if someone has a history of illness, problems,

                        or criminal activity, these things have happened

                        to them or been done by them in the past.

                        过去事物的记载，来历

                        make history 做出永垂史册的事情

hit[hit] v. past tense and past participle: hit present participle:

            hitting

            1. touch sb./sth. hard 打，击中

            2. hit/crash into sth. 撞

            n. [c usually singular] 1. a quick, hard touch with your

               hand or something you are holding. 一击，击中

            3. something such as a piece of music, a film, or a play

               that is extremely popular. 风行一时的作品（或电影、歌曲、               演出等）

               hit and miss 碰巧的，有时打中，有时打不中

               hit and run （汽车驾驶员）闯祸挑走的

               SYM: beat     AMT: miss（没中）

hold[h uld] v. past and past participle: held[held]

            1. Vt to have something firmly in your hand or arms.

               拿着，握住，夹住

            2. Vt to have a particular job or position, especially an

               important or powerful one. 担任要职

            3. keep/control 抑制，约束

               n. [c,u] action of holding something 抓住，握住

               hold one's breath 屏住气

               catch hold of 握，抓住

               SYM: take hold of

               hold back (adv.) 阻止

               hold one's head high 昂首，趾高气扬

               hold out 伸出

               hold out one's hand/hold up (adv) 举起

               hold up 阻挡，使停顿

               hold on 等一等（别挂电话）

hole[houl] n. [c] 1. space in something solid 坑

                  2. space something can go through 洞

                  3. animal's home 洞穴

                     SYM: cave den

holiday['h lidi][h l di] n. 1. BrE also holidays. a time of rest from

                               work, school etc.  休假日

                            2. a period of time when you travel to

                               another place for pleasure. 假期

                            3. a day fixed by law on which people do

                               not have to go to work or school. 节日

                               on holiday 休假

                               SYM: vocation, festival

home[h um] n. [c,u] 1. place where you live 家，住宅

                    2. family 家庭

         adj. [only before noun] 1. connected with or belonging to your

                                    home or family 家庭的

                                 2. connected with a particular country,

                                    as opposed to foreign countries

                                    本国的

          adv. to or at the place where you live 在家，到家

               at home 在家（里）

               go home 回家

               homeland 祖国

               homework 家庭作业

               do one's homework 做家庭作业

               SYM: family

honest[' nist] adj. 1. someone who is honest does not lie or steal, etc

                       诚实的

                    2. not hiding the truth or the facts about

                       something 真正的，纯正的

                       adv. honestly 诚实地

                       n. honesty 诚实

                       to be honest 老实说

honour[' n ]n. honor AmE[' n ]

               [u] the respect that you, your family, your

               country etc receive from other people, which makes you

               feel proud 荣誉，光荣

            v. 1. be/feel honoured to feel very proud/pleased

                  使增光，给...以荣誉

               2. to treat someone with special respect 尊敬

          adj. honourable 荣誉的，光荣的

               in honour of 为...表示敬意，为了纪念...

               SYM: fame, reputation

hope[houp] v. [I,T] to want something to happen or be true, and to

              believe it is possible 希望

           n. [u] a feeling of wanting something to happen, and a

              belief that it is likely to happen. 希望，期望

              in the hope of 怀着...的期望

              adv. hopefully 有希望地

              adj. hopeless 绝望的，无望的

              adj. hopeful 有希望的

              SYM: wish, expect

horse[h :s] a large strong animal that people ride on and use for

            pulling heavy things. 马

            horse-race 赛马

            horse-drawn 用马拉的

            horse back  马背

hospital['h spitl] n. [c,u] a large building where sick or injured

                      people are looked after and receive medical

                      treatment. 医院

                      be in hospital 住院

hot[h t] adj. hotter hottest

              high temperature 热的

              hot dog n. 热狗（红肠面包）

              hot spring 温泉

hotel[hou'tel] n. [c] a building where people pay to stay and eat

                  meals 旅馆

                  stay at hotel 呆在旅馆

hour ['au ] n. [c] 60minutes 小时

house[haus] plural houses ['hauziz]

            a building that you live in, especially one that has more

            than one level and is intended to be used by one family.

            房子

            housewife ['hauswaif] [c] 家庭主妇

            housework['hausw k] [u] 家务活

            SYM: family

how[hau] adv. 1. questions: used to ask about (what way or what method;

                 the amount, size, degree etc of something; someone's

                 health or about the feeling; someone's opinion or

                 their experience of something; the way something

                 looks. behaves or is expressed).

                 （表示方法、手段、程度、数量、状态、观点、经验、印象）                 怎样如何

              2. emphasize: used before adjective or adverb to

                 emphasize the quality you are mentioning.

                 (表示感叹)多么

                 how much 多少（修饰不可数n.）

                 how many 多少（修饰可数n.）

                 how old 几岁

                 how about...怎么样（后接n,动名词）

                 how far 多远

                 how long 多久

however[hau'ev ] adv. 1. used when you are adding a fact or piece of

                         information that seems surprising, or seems

                         to disagree with what you have just said.

                         可是，仍然

                         SYM: but

                      2. however hard/serious/long/carefully etc it

                         makes no difference how hard, serious, long,

                         carefully 无论如何

                   conj. in whatever way 不管用什么方法

huge['hju:d ] adj. extremely large 巨大的，庞大的

                    SYM: big       AMT: tiny

hundred['h ndr d] number 100:  百 a hundred years 一百年

                  hundreds of 数以百计的

hunger['h  g ] n. [u] lack of food, especially for a long period of

                  time, that can cause illness or death. 饥饿

                  SYM: starvation

hungry['h  ri] adj. wanting to eat something 饥饿的

                    hungrily adv. 饥饿地

                    AMT: full

hurry['h ri] v [I,T] to do something or go somewhere more quickly than

                     usual, especially because there is not much time.

                     赶紧，匆忙

                     hurry up 赶紧，快点

                  n. to do sth, go somewhere, need something etc more

                     quickly than usual, often too quickly. 仓促，慌忙

                     in a hurry 仓忙地

                     SYM: haste

hurt[h :t] v. (hurt, hurt)

           1. [I,T] if a part of your body hurts, you feel pain in it.

              疼痛，伤害

           2. [I,T] to make someone feel very upset, unhappy, sad etc.

              使沮丧

           SYM: injure, wound

husband[h z b nd] n. [c] the man that a woman is married to 丈夫

                     take a husband 嫁人

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