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headnoun(COIN SIDE)
heads[U]
thesideof acointhat has apictureof someone's head on it:
硬币有人头像的一面，硬币正面
Headswon, soourteamgot todecidewhoplayedfirst.
What is theprobabilityof thecoincoming down heads tentimesin arow?
OK, we'lltossacoinfor it. Heads ortails?
Everytimeyouthrowthecoin, theoddsof itlandingon heads are 50:50.
Shetossedthecoin, andluckilyfor me itlandedon heads.
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tailnoun(COIN SIDE)
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ATM card
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non-paying
payoff
pocket
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headnoun(DEVICE)
[C]
thepartof atapeorvideorecorder(=machineforrecordingsoundorpictures)thattouchesthetapetorecordandplaymusic,speech, etc.
（录音机、录像机的）磁头
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Audio & video equipment
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analogue
audiocassette
audiotape
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box set
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digital audio tape
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jukebox
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tape
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VCR
video technology
videocassette
videocassette recorder
Walkman
wire
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headnoun(GRAMMAR)
[C]languagespecialized
themainpartof the phrase, to which the otherpartsarerelated
（短语的）中心词，主导词
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tailnoun(GRAMMAR)specialized
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headnoun(LAND)
[C]geographyspecialized
anarrowareaof highlandthatsticksout into thesea:
thechalkcliffsaround Beachy Head
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cape
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isthmus
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sea stack
spit
stack
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Grammar
Heads
The head is the most important word in a phrase. All the other words in a phrase depend on the head. Words which are part of the phrase and which come before the head are called the pre-head. Words which are part of the phrase and which come after the head are called the post-head.…
Idioms
a head of steam
an old/a wise head on young shoulders
be banging, etc.yourhead against a brick wall
be in overyourhead
be offyourhead
bite/snapsomeone'shead off
bury/haveyourhead in the sand
can't getyourhead around sth
can't make head nor tail ofsomething
come to a head
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dosomeone'shead in
from head to toe
a full, good, thick, etc. head of hair
get it into your thick head
getyourhead down
getsomethingintoyourhead
get/putyourhead down
give head
giveyourhead a shake
givesomeone theirhead
givesomeonea heads up
go oversomeone'shead
go tosomeone'shead
have a good head onyourshoulders
haveyourbusiness, sensible, etc. head on
haveyourhead (buried/stuck) in a book
haveyourhead in the clouds
have your head screwed on (the right way)
head in the game
head and shoulders above
head first
head over heels (in love)
heads I win, tails you lose
heads or tails?
heads will roll!
keepyourhead
keepyourhead above water
keepyourhead down
laugh, shout, scream, etc.yourhead off
overyourhead
puttheirheads together
take it intoyourhead to dosomething
head
verb
uk/hed/us/hed/
headverb(GO)
B2[I+ adv/prep]
to go in aparticulardirection:
朝某特定方向行进
I was headingout oftheroomwhen she called me back.她叫我回来的时候我正朝屋外走。
We were headingtowardsKumasi whenourtruckbrokedown.我们在前往库马西的途中卡车抛锚了。
He headedstraightfor(= went towards)thefridge.他径直朝冰箱走去。
Ithinkwe ought to headback/home(=returnto where westarted)now, before it gets toodark.我想我们应该在天黑之前回去／家。
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Theylookedas if they were heading for thetrainstation.
thesideof acointhat has apictureof someone's head on it
硬币有人头像的一面，硬币正面
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tailnoun(COIN SIDE)
headnoun(DEVICE)
[C]
thepartof atapeorvideorecorder(=machineforrecordingsoundorpictures)thattouchesthetapetorecordandplaymusic,speech, etc.
（录音机、录像机的）磁头
headnoun(GRAMMAR)
[C]languagespecialized
themainpartof the phrase, to which the otherpartsarerelated
（短语的）中心词，主导词
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tailnoun(GRAMMAR)specialized
Grammar
Heads
The head is the most important word in a phrase. All the other words in a phrase depend on the head. Words which are part of the phrase and which come before the head are called the pre-head. Words which are part of the phrase and which come after the head are called the post-head.…
Idioms
a head of steam
an old/a wise head on young shoulders
be banging, etc.yourhead against a brick wall
be in overyourhead
be offyourhead
bite/snapsb'shead off
bury/haveyourhead in the sand
can't getyourhead around sth
can't make head nor tail ofsth
come to a head
More idioms
dosb'shead in
from head to toe
a full, good, thick, etc. head of hair
get it into your thick head
getyourhead down
getsthintoyourhead
get/putyourhead down
give head
givesb theirhead
givesba heads up
go oversb'shead
go tosb'shead
haveyourbusiness, sensible, etc. head on
haveyourhead (buried/stuck) in a book
haveyourhead in the clouds
have your head screwed on (the right way)
head and shoulders above
head first
head over heels (in love)
heads I win, tails you lose
heads or tails?
heads will roll!
keepyourhead
keepyourhead above water
keepyourhead down
laugh, shout, scream, etc.yourhead off
overyourhead
puttheirheads together
take it intoyourhead to dosth
head
verb
uk/hed/us/hed/
headverb(GO)
B2[I+ adv/prep]
to go in aparticulardirection
朝某特定方向行进
I was headingout oftheroomwhen she called me back.她叫我回来的时候我正朝屋外走。
We were headingtowardsKumasi whenourtruckbrokedown.我们在前往库马西的途中卡车抛锚了。
He headedstraightfor(= went towards)thefridge.他径直朝冰箱走去。
Ithinkwe ought to headback/home(=returnto where westarted)now, before it gets toodark.我想我们应该在天黑之前回去／家。
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Theylookedas if they were heading for thetrainstation.
Disjunctive logic programs are characterised by permitting disjunctions in rule heads.
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Perhaps, moreover, a case can be made for saying that philosophical understanding is advanced, not by solving problemshead-on, but by moving around them.
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The authors suggest that representations from one participant'sheadare aligned directly with those from the other participant'shead.
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Predictably, no modifiers can then intervene between theheadand the relative clause.
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Language learners use their heads to figure out the same things, and their understanding of language is driven by this lexical knowledge.
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When theheadof the family had amassed sufficient resources, he would buy back his child.
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Typically, 200-300 tiller heads are produced at 500 seeds/m2.
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Undoubtedly, if they had wanted to they could have produced naturalistic clay animals, with heads and legs, for example.
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Theheadpartial tree is then extended one level.
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In addition to its precise spatial location, the form of response to be generated involved a dipping of the pigeon'sheadat that location.
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Therefore, a noun phrase containing itsheadnoun plus a postnominal genitive nominal in fact consisted of two noun phrases.
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Body size is defined as the linear measure ofheadplus alitrunk.
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A weakheadreduction relation is defined for the expressions of the calculus.
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However, some evidence suggests that household heads with college or postgraduate degrees were paying a higher price on onions, peppers and potatoes than their counterparts.
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Collocationswithhead
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bald head
It is abaldheadnow.
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carved head
The site includes some interesting gravestones of the late 18th century, plus an early medieval carved head on the gateway.
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disembodied head
They meet two inhabitants of the moon, one of whom moves about as a disembodied head.
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