- [uncountable]
the substance that looks like a mass of fine threads growing on a person's head 毛发；（尤指）头发 
She has long dark hair. 她有黑色的长发。 brown/black/blonde/red/grey/white hair 棕色/黑色/金发/红色/灰色/白色头发 straight/curly/wavy hair 直发；鬈发；波浪发 to comb/brush your hair 梳头 to wash/dye your hair 洗/染头发 She often wears her hair loose. 她经常头发松散。 I'll be down in a minute. I'm doing (= brushing, arranging, etc.) my hair. 我马上就下来。我在梳头呢。 🔊🔊 I'm having my hair cut this afternoon. 我今天下午要去理发。 🔊🔊 He’s losing his hair (= becoming bald). 他在掉头发。 hair colour/loss 头发颜色/脱落 a hair salon 美发沙龙
Collocations Clothes and fashionClothes and fashion 服装与时尚 Clothes 衣服 - be wearing a new outfit/bright colours/fancy dress/fur/uniform
穿着一身新衣裳／鲜艳的服装／化装舞会服／毛皮衣服／制服 - be (dressed) in black/red/jeans and a T-shirt/your best suit/leather/silk/rags (= very old torn clothes)
穿着黑色衣服／红色衣服／牛仔裤和 T 恤／最好的西服／皮衣／丝绸衣服／破衣烂衫 - be dressed for work/school/dinner/a special occasion
穿好衣服准备上班／上学／赴晚宴／出席特殊场合 - be dressed as a man/woman/clown/pirate
打扮成男人／女人／小丑／海盗 - wear/dress in casual/designer/second-hand clothes
穿休闲服／名牌服装／二手衣服 - wear jewellery/accessories/a watch/glasses/contact lenses/perfume
- have a cowboy hat/red dress/blue suit on
戴着牛仔帽；穿着红色连衣裙／蓝色西服 - put on/take off your clothes/coat/shoes/helmet
穿上／脱下衣服／外套／鞋子；戴上／取下头盔 - pull on/pull off your coat/gloves/socks
穿上／脱下外套；戴上／脱下手套；穿上／脱下袜子 - change into/get changed into a pair of jeans/your pyjamas
Appearance 外貌 - change/enhance/improve your appearance
改变／提升／改善形象 - create/get/have/give something a new/contemporary/retro look
塑造／获得／拥有／给某物以新的／现代的／复古的外貌 - brush/comb/shampoo/wash/blow-dry your hair
梳／用洗发剂洗／洗／吹头发 - have/get a haircut/your hair cut/a new hairstyle
理发；换一个新发型 - have/get a piercing/your nose pierced
穿孔；穿鼻孔 - have/get a tattoo/a tattoo done (on your arm)/a tattoo removed
有纹身；在（胳膊上）刺花纹；去除纹身 - have/get a makeover/cosmetic surgery
做整容手术 - use/wear/apply/put on make-up/cosmetics
使用化妆品；化妆
Fashion 时尚 - follow/keep up with (the) fashion/the latest fashions
追求时尚；赶时髦 - spend/waste money on designer clothes
把钱花在／浪费在名牌服装上 - be fashionably/stylishly/well dressed
衣着时尚／新潮／考究 - have good/great/terrible/awful taste in clothes
着装很有品味／品味很差 - update/revamp your wardrobe
更新服装 - be in/come into/go out of fashion
流行；开始流行；不再流行 - be (back/very much) in vogue
（又开始／非常）流行 - create a style/trend/vogue for something
为…创造了一种风格／趋势／潮流 - organize/put on a fashion show
策划／举办时装秀 - show/unveil a designer’s spring/summer collection
展示／首次推出一位设计师的春／夏装系列 - sashay/strut down the catwalk/(North American English also) runway
走 T 型台 - be on/do a photo/fashion shoot
做专业摄影／时装摄影
Collocations Physical appearancePhysical 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
- deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes
- small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
- piercing/penetrating/steely eyes
- bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
- bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows
- long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes
Face 脸 - a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
- a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
- full/thick/thin/pouty lips
- dry/chapped/cracked lips
- flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
- soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
- white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
- a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
- a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
- a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
- a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache
Hair and skin 头发和皮肤 - pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
- dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
- a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
- deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
- blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(British English) ginger/grey hair
- straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
- thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
- dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
- long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
- a bald/balding/shaved head
- a receding hairline
- a bald patch/spot
- a side/centre(British English) parting
Body 身体 - a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
- broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
- a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
- a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
- a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
- big/wide/narrow/slim hips
- a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
- thin/slender/muscular arms
- big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
- long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
- long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
- muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
- big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet
- a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure
- 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 Bodya1, Appearancea1He ran both hands through his thinning hair. 他双手梳理了一下日益稀疏的头发。 Her blond hair fell over her eyes. 她的金发遮住了眼睛。 She had beautiful auburn hair. 她长着一头漂亮的红褐色头发。 She had shoulder-length black hair. 她一头齐肩黑发。 a new shampoo for dull or dry hair 适合暗哑干燥发质的新洗发剂 His hair curls naturally. 他的头发天生鬈曲。 His hair was tousled and he looked as if he'd just woken up. 他头发蓬乱，一副刚睡醒的样子。 His hair was shaved close to his head. 他的头发被剃到紧贴头皮。 I don't like the way she's arranged her hair, do you? 我不喜欢她的发型，你呢 ? I'm trying to grow my hair (= let it grow longer). 我正在留头发。 I've decided to have my hair permed. 我决定去烫头发。 She showered, fixed her hair, and applied make up. 她冲了淋浴，整了头发，又上了妆。 They had styled my hair by blowing it out straight. 他们给我做了发型，吹得直直的。 Why don't you put your hair up for this evening? 你为什么不把头发盘起来参加这个晚会？ Her only hair accessory was a headband. 她唯一的发饰就是一条束发带。 how to cope with hair loss 如何解决脱发问题 waxing, and the other hair removal methods available for men 打蜡等适合男士的脱毛方法
- [uncountable]
hair growing on the body of a person or an animal 毛发；（尤指）头发 body/facial/pubic hair 体毛；脸毛；阴毛
- [countable]
a piece of hair from a person or an animal 有…毛发（或头发）的 - -haired
(in adjectives 构成形容词 having the type of hair mentioned 有…毛发（或头发）的 dark-haired 黑发的 long-haired 长发的
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a thing that looks like a fine thread growing on the leaves and stems of some plants
Word OriginOld English hǣr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch haar and German Haar.
Idioms
get in somebody’s hair
- (informal)
to annoy somebody by always being near them, asking them questions, etc. 烦扰某人；缠着（提问等）
a/the hair of the dog (that bit you)
- (informal)
alcohol that you drink in order to make you feel better when you have drunk too much alcohol the night before 用于解宿醉的酒
hang by a hair/thread
(of a person’s life 人的生命 to be in great danger 命悬一线；气若游丝；危在旦夕
keep your hair on
- (British English, informal)
used to tell somebody to stop shouting and become calm when they are angry 冷静下来，别发脾气
let your hair down
- (informal)
to relax and enjoy yourself, especially in a lively way 放松；轻松一下 It’s about time you let your hair down and had some fun! 现在是时候放下头发，玩得开心了！
make somebody’s hair stand on end
- (informal)
to shock or frighten somebody 惊吓某人；使某人毛骨悚然 a chilling tale that will make your hair stand on end 令人毛骨悚然的故事
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
not have a hair out of place
(of a person 人 to look extremely clean and neat 显得非常整洁
not see hide nor hair of somebody/something
not turn a hair
to show no surprise, shock, etc. when something unusual or unexpected happens 面不改色；镇定自若 She listened to his confession without turning a hair. 她听了他的供词，没有发丝。
split hairs
to pay too much attention in an argument to differences that are very small and not important 在细节上过分纠缠
tear your hair (out)