heart1 /hɑːt $ hɑːrt/ ●●● S1 W1 noun → hart1 body organ 人体器官 [countableC]HBBODY the organ in your chest which pumps blood through your body 心(脏) Regular exercise is good for the heart. 经常锻炼对心脏有好处。
Can you hear my heart beating? 你能听见我的心跳吗?
Her cheeks were hot and her heart was pounding. 她脸颊发烫,心怦怦直跳。
My heart raced. Were we going to land safely? 我心跳得厉害。我们能安全着陆吗?
Daniel had no history of heart problems. 丹尼尔没有心脏病史。
She suffers from a rare heart condition. 她患有罕见的心脏病。
His breathing and heart rate were now normal. 他的呼吸和心率现在都正常了。
→4 See picture of 见图 HUMAN →5 see picture at 见图 human1 2 emotions/love 感情/爱 [countableC]EMOTIONAL the part of you that feels strong emotions and feelings 心,内心;感情 His heart was full of anger and grief. 他的内心充满愤怒和悲伤。
The plight of the refugees had tugged at the nation’s heart. 难民们的困境牵动了全国民众的心。
The doctor had an extremely kind heart. 那位医生有一颗特别善良的心。
She could hardly speak for the ache in her heart. 她难以表达心中的痛苦。
It would break Kate’s heart (=make her extremely sad) to leave the lovely old house. 离开那美丽的老房子会让凯特心碎的。
He left the country with a heavy heart (=great sadness). 他心情沉重地离开了那个国家。
Edith loved her boy with all her heart and soul. 伊迪丝全心全意地爱她的儿子。
I was still pretty innocent then when it came to affairs of the heart (=matters relating to love and sex). 说到爱情,我当时还是那么单纯。
a woman with a heart of gold (=very kind character) 有着一颗金子般的心的女人
Sometimes I think he’s got a heart of stone (=very cruel character). 有时候我觉得他铁石心肠。
I’m glad I followed my heart rather than my head for once. 我很高兴这一回我顺从了感情而不是理智。
My father told me never to let my heart rule my head. 父亲告诫我永远不要让感情左右理智。
kind-hearted/cold-hearted/hard-hearted etc (=having a kind, unkind, cruel etc character) 好心肠的/冷酷无情的/硬心肠的等 He thinks of himself as a warm-hearted and caring human being. 他认为自己是个热心肠、有爱心的人。
3 your chest 胸部 [countableC usually singular]BODY the part of your chest near your heart 胸部近心处,心口处 He put his hand on his heart. 他用手按着心口。
5 from the (bottom of your) heart REAL/NOT FALSE OR ARTIFICIALwith great sincerity and strength of feeling 从内心;真心地 Leonard spoke from the heart. 伦纳德说的是真心话。
I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. 我要衷心地感谢你。
She sang the songs straight from the heart. 她深情演唱了那些歌曲。
straight from the heart• What she said came straight from the heart.• He's come straight from the heart of it.
6 in your heart (of hearts) SUREif you know, feel, or believe something in your heart, you are secretly sure about it although you may not admit it 在心底里,在内心深处 In her heart she knew she would never go. 她心底里明白自己决不会走。
Deep in his heart, he wanted Laura back. 在内心深处,他希望劳拉回来。
7 important part of STH 某事物的重要部分MAIN [singular] the most important or central part of a problem, question etc 中心,核心;关键the heart of something difficult issues at the heart of science policy 科学政策的核心难题
We must get to the heart of the problem. 我们必须抓住问题的核心。
8 encouragement 鼓励 [uncountableU] confidence and courage 信心;勇气 This inspiring service gave us new heart. 这项激励人心的工作给了我们新的勇气。
We mustn’t lose heart when people complain. 人们抱怨的时候我们千万不要失去信心。
We’ve got to take a bit of heart from the fact that we won. 我们必须从取胜这一事实中获得一些信心。
9 at heart CHARACTER/PERSONALITYif you are a particular kind of person at heart, that is the kind of person that you really are even though you may appear or behave differently 本质上,心底里;实际上 He may be a working class boy at heart, but his lifestyle has been transformed. 他本质上可能是工人阶级的孩子,但生活方式已经转变。
Let’s face it, we’re all romantics at heart. 面对事实吧,我们本质上都是浪漫的人。
→ have somebody’s (best) interests at heart at interest1(5), → young at heart at young1(5) 10 the centre of an area 地区的中心 [countableC]MIDDLE the middle part of an area furthest from the edge 中心(地区)in the heart of something a house in the heart of London 伦敦市中心的一幢房子
at the heart of something an old house at the heart of an ancient forest 地处古老森林中心的一幢老房子
11 close/dear to somebody’s heart LIKE somebody OR somethingLIKE/SIMILARvery important to someone 为某人所爱[重视]的 The president liked to go to Williamsburg, a place close to his heart. 总统喜欢去威廉斯堡,那是他非常喜爱的地方。
Money is dear to Kathleen’s heart. 凯瑟琳打心眼里喜欢钱。
close/dear to somebody’s heart• It is one that lies close to the heart of any study of the interaction of religion and society.• His latest challenge is on a smaller scale, but it's much closer to his heart.• I hold you near, close to my heart, There's so much for me to give, Where to begin?• One subject is obviously dear to Schofield's heart - the captaincy of Great Britain and Leeds.• The President would go to Williamsburg, Virginia, a place close to his heart.• Other songs: Include Stainsby Girls, inspired by a Middlesbrough school close to his heart.• The electrification of the network, a topic close to Lenin's heart, was discussed in the pages of Gudok. 13 by heart REMEMBERwhen you know something by heart, you remember all of it exactly 单凭记忆;能背诵 After a few days of phoning Stephanie, he knew her number by heart. 给斯蒂芬妮打了几天电话后,他记住她的电话号码了。
Actors have to learn their lines by heart. 演员必须记住台词。
14 somebody’s heart sinks used to say that someone suddenly lost hope and began to feel unhappy 某人的心沉了下去 Her heart sank when she saw the number of books she had to read. 看到有那么多书要读,她的心直往下沉。
15 with all your heart VERYwith all your strength, energy, or emotion 全心全意地,真心实意地 He hates Los Angeles with all his heart. 他实在是讨厌洛杉矶。
We sang the hymn with all our hearts. 我们虔诚地唱了赞美诗。
with all your heart• I believe with all my heart that we were about to be overrun.• And I am glad, yes, glad with all my heart.• And you do it with all your heart in order to f fulfill whatever.• He held that microphone steady with all his heart.• I believed that with all my heart.• I wish with all my heart I could believe what you say.• It had seemed right in that split second; now she wished with all her heart that she hadn't done it. 16 take something to heart UPSETto consider what someone says to you very seriously, often because it upsets you 把某事放在心上;为某事耿耿于怀 Anne took his criticisms very much to heart. 安妮非常在意他的批评。
We took Stephen’s warnings to heart. 我们牢记着斯蒂芬的警告。
take something to heart• After his return to the Church, Gary Cosgrove began taking this counsel to heart.• Having thus cleverly disarmed his remarks, he effectively placed the onus for taking them to heart squarely on Robby.• As a young seminarian, Stuart Cullen had taken that to heart.• But Alain, he is so sensitive, he has taken the affair to heart.• Brian is a very sensitive kind of person and he takes criticism very much to heart.• Had he taken the advice to heart, he might have written a quite different book.• Jack took his father's advice to heart.• He really took the matter to heart and finally wrote his Master's thesis on the subject.• Don't take anything he said to heart - he was drunk.• In fact, I think quite a lot of them took it to heart.• I wish my friends would take that to heart. 17 somebody’s heart goes out to somebody SYMPATHIZEused to say that someone feels a lot of sympathy towards another person 某人非常同情某人 My heart goes out to the families of the victims. 我非常同情受害者的家人。
somebody’s heart goes out to somebody• My heart goes out to them.• You poor little dear - my heart goes out to you, waiting all this time. 18 card games 纸牌游戏 a) [countableC]DGC a heart shape printed in red on a playing card 红心(形) b) hearts [plural]DGC the suit (=set) of playing cards that have these shapes on them 红桃牌〔总称〕 c) [countableC]DGC one of the cards in this set 一张红桃(纸牌) Have you got any hearts? 你有红桃吗?
19 do something to your heart’s content OFTENto do something as much as you want 痛快地[尽情地]做某事 She had lazed around the pool to her heart’s content. 她尽情地在池塘边消磨时光。
The dog can run to its heart’s content out there. 这条狗可以在外面跑个痛快。
20 somebody’s heart misses/skips a beat used to say that someone suddenly feels a moment of fear or excitement 某人心跳停顿了一下〔表示突然感到惊恐或兴奋〕 His heart missed a beat as he saw the body of a small child at the water’s edge. 看到水边有一具幼儿的尸体,他心跳都停顿了一下。
21 set your heart on something to want something very much 非常想得到某物,渴望得到某物 His father bought him the bike he had set his heart on. 父亲给他买了辆他一心想要的自行车。
She had set her heart on becoming a hairdresser. 她一心想成为美发师。
set your heart on something• He's always set his heart on going to Simon's school.• He was not a man to give way easily and he had clearly set his heart on making her recognise her father.• By January 1768 they were back in Vienna, where Leopold had set his heart on securing an opera commission for Wolfgang.• So now, after all, there was something she had set her heart on.• I have held no office because Thou did not will it, and I never set my heart on office.• He's set his heart on a new bike for Christmas. 22 a man/woman etc after my own heart LIKE somebody OR somethingsomeone who likes the same things or behaves in the same way that you do 和我趣味相投[情投意合]的男人/女人等 Geoff really is a man after my own heart. 杰夫真是个与我情投意合的男人。
23 cry/sing etc your heart out if you cry, sing etc your heart out, you do it with all your energy or emotion 号啕大哭/放声歌唱等 He found me crying my heart out and was so kind. 他发现我在号啕大哭,对我很体贴。
→ eat your heart out at eat(4), → pour your heart out at pourcry/sing etc your heart out• Anyway, then she just sprawled on the floor and cried her heart out.• After this last furlough we paid a last sad visit to the school and found a small girl crying her heart out.• March 7: I cried my heart out last night after seeing the movie High Tide.• For the first time since I cried my heart out in Puerto Rico - I was crying.• We would march along in step, doing eighty-eight paces to the minute, singing our hearts out.• She cried her heart out, all because of an unruly trouble-making, black-hearted child who was ripping her apart. 24 your heart’s desire/everything your heart could desire ALL/EVERYTHINGthe one thing you want most, or everything that you could possibly want 最渴望的事/一切可能的愿望 To have a baby was her heart’s desire. 生个孩子是她最大的心愿。
25 not have the heart to do something CAN'Tto be unable to do something because it will make someone unhappy 不忍心做某事 I didn’t have the heart to tell her that her beautiful vase was broken. 我不忍心告诉她她那只漂亮的花瓶打碎了。
not have the heart to do something• I didn't have the heart to tell my daughter we couldn't keep the puppy. 26 somebody’s heart isn’t in it WANTused to say that someone does not really want to do something 某人的心不在此事上〔指并非真心想做某事〕 She’s getting bored with the job and her heart’s not in it. 她对这工作感到厌烦,她的心已经不在这上面了。
somebody’s heart isn’t in it• She was doing the best she could, but her heart just wasn't it it. 27 do something out of the goodness of your heart to do something out of kindness, not because you have been asked or expect a reward 出于好意做某事 All these people were helping us out of the goodness of their hearts. 所有这些人都是出于好意帮助我们。
do something out of the goodness of your heart• Surely even an idiot must realise that they wouldn't donate this huge amount out of the goodness of their hearts. 28 take somebody to your heart if people take someone to their hearts, they like them very much 非常喜爱某人 The fans have taken Hudson to their hearts. 影迷非常喜欢赫德森。
take somebody to your heart• So listen carefully and take it to your hearts.• Baptism is a mark of belonging, a ground of assurance, which the Spirit can take home to our hearts.• Crowds have taken Mota to their hearts. 29 vegetable 蔬菜 [countableC]HBPDF the firm middle part of some vegetables 菜心 30. give/lose your heart to somebody to start to love someone very much 爱上某人give/lose your heart to somebody• I had lost my heart to the little, golden flowers that brightened the meadows like a thousand suns.• This very thing was only one of the reasons why he had never wanted to lose his heart to anyone. 31. my heart was in my mouth FRIGHTENEDused to say that you suddenly felt very afraid 我的心都快跳出来了〔指突然感到害怕〕 32 somebody’s heart is in the right place informalKIND used to say that someone is really a kind person and has the right feelings about something important 某人心地是善良的,某人的用心是好的 I don’t think his idea will work, though his heart’s in the right place. 我觉得他的想法行不通,虽然他的本意是好的。
somebody’s heart is in the right place• He can be rude and bad-tempered sometimes, but his heart's in the right place.• Mike's a little grouchy sometimes, but his heart's in the right place. 33. it does your heart good to see/hear something HAPPYused to say that something makes you feel happy 很高兴看到/听到某事物 34 somebody’s heart leaps literarySAD/UNHAPPY used to say that someone suddenly feels happy and full of hope 某人的心怦怦乱跳〔指突然感到高兴、充满希望〕 ‘I couldn’t live without you, ’ he said and Jane’s heart leapt. “没有你我活不下去。”他说。一听此言,简心如鹿撞。
35 be in good heart formalHAPPY to feel happy and confident 情绪高昂;兴高采烈 The team are in good heart and ready for the season’s matches. 这支球队情绪高昂,已准备好迎接本赛季的比赛。
be in good heart• With the prospect of William and Harry joining them for a holiday afterwards, Diana was in good heart.• The gelding show-ed he was in good heart this week by winning at Edinburgh on Thursday.• Far from bumping along on the bottom, desperate for money, it is in good heart.• I can see the land is in good heart, and I remember enough to know the extent of the estates. 36. have a heart! NICEused to tell someone not to be too strict or unkind – used humorously 发发善心吧!做做好事吧!〔幽默用法〕have a heart!• Have a heart! I'll never get all that done. 37. know the way to somebody’s heart HAPPYto know the way to please someone – used humorously 知道如何讨好某人〔幽默用法〕know the way to somebody’s heart• What a great meal! You certainly know the way to a man's heart! 38. my heart bleeds (for somebody) SYMPATHIZE#used to say that you do not really feel any sympathy towards someone (某人)真可怜 〔反语,表示并非真的同情某人〕my heart bleeds (for somebody)• My heart bleeds for those poor children.• You can't afford a third car? My heart bleeds!• "He says he can't come out tonight because he has to look after the kids." "My heart bleeds! That must be the first time he's stayed in with them since they were born!" → a broken heart at broken2(9), → cross my heart at cross1(11), → have a change of heart at change2(1), → sick at heart at sick1(9), → strike at the heart of something at strike1(7), → wear your heart on your sleeve at wear1(8), → win somebody’s heart at win1(3) COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: the organ in your chest which pumps blood through your body 心(脏)verbssomebody’s heart beats 某人的心跳动Her heart was beating fast. 她的心跳得很快。
somebody’s heart pounds/thuds/thumps (=it beats very strongly) 某人的心怦怦地跳He reached the top, his heart pounding. 他到达顶部,心怦怦直跳。
somebody’s heart races (=it beats very fast) 某人的心急速跳动nWas there someone in the alley? Joe’s heart began to race.
heart + NOUNheart trouble/problems 心脏病You should not take this medication if you have heart problems. 心脏病患者不能服用这种药。
heart disease 心脏病Smoking increases the risk of heart disease. 吸烟会增加罹患心脏病的风险。
a heart condition (=something wrong with your heart) 心脏(疾)病The baby was born with a heart condition. 这个婴儿生来就有心脏病。
somebody’s heart rate (=the number of times someone’s heart beats per minute) 某人的心率nYour heart rate increases as you exercise.
adjectiveshealthy 健康的Eating oily fish can help maintain a healthy heart. 食用高脂鱼类有利于心脏健康。
a bad/weak heart (=an unhealthy heart) 不健康的/衰弱的心脏nThe effort proved too much for her weak heart.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: the part of you that feels strong emotions and feelings 心,内心;感情adjectivesa good/kind heart (=a kind character)My father had a good heart.
a big heart (=a kind and generous character)She may be only small, but she has a big heart.
a soft heart (=a kind and sympathetic character)Julia’s soft heart had been touched by Minnie’s grief.
a cold/hard heart (=used about someone who does not feel sympathy for other people)It takes a hard heart not to be moved by these images of suffering.
a heavy heart (=feeling very sad)She made her way to the hospital with a heavy heart.
a light heart (=feeling happy)Paul left for home with a light heart.
a broken heart (=feeling very sad because of a problem in love)I wonder how many broken hearts Carlo was responsible for.
verbsbreak somebody’s heart (=make someone feel very sad)It broke my heart to see him so sick.
follow your heart (= do what your emotions want you to do)Go for it. Follow your heart. Who cares what everyone else thinks?
somebody’s heart aches (=to feel very sad)It made his heart ache to look at her
phrasesheart and soul (=all your feelings)She loved Peter with all her heart and soul.
affairs of the heart (=matters relating to love)I had little experience of affairs of the heart.
somebody’s heart rules their head (=someone makes decisions based on emotions rather than careful thought)He has never been one to let his heart rule his head.
a heart of gold (=a very kind character)She was rather brisk in manner but with a heart of gold.
a heart of stone (=a very cruel character)You’d have to have a heart of stone not to feel sorry for them.
be in good heart (=to be happy and confident)The team was in good heart, despite their loss this weekend.
be sick at heart (=to feel very unhappy)He was too sick at heart to know what to say.