頭重腳輕：head有幾種用法

Who's to say what is proper？What if it was agreed that "proper" was wearing a codfish on your head？

——Alice in Wonderland

誰來決定什麼是得體？如果大家說在頭上戴鱈魚纔算得體呢？

——《愛麗絲夢遊仙境》

一、你知道head有幾種含義嗎？

adj.

1.頭的；在前頭的；在頂端的 of, relating to, or intended for the head

This is an iron helmet to guard against head injury.

這是防止頭部受傷的鐵頭盔。

2.主要的；首要的 principal, chief

Our head office is in Hangzhou.

我們的總部在杭州。

n.

1.頭，頭部 [C] the part of the body on top of the neck containing the eyes, nose, mouth and brain

he adjusted her hat on her head.

她調整了一下頭上的帽子。

2.頭痛 [C] headache

I've got a bad head.

我頭痛得厲害。

3.理解力；頭腦 [C]the mind or brain

I knew your head is better than mine, Judith, for mine is very weak, to be sure.

我知道你腦筋比我好，尤蒂絲。是的，我的智力很低。

4.首腦，首長 [C] the person in charge of a group of people or an organization

My head is a man who always acts up.

我的首長是一個總愛出風頭的人。

v.

1.作爲…的首領；站在…的前頭 [T] to form the head or top of

The university is headed by a rector, its chief executive officer.

該大學由一個校長擔任領導，他是學校的主要執行官員。

2.給…加標題 [T] to put a word or words at the top of a page or section of a book as a title

The chapter was headed My Early Life.

這一章的標題是我早年的生活。

3.出發；前進；駛往 [I,T] to move in a particular direction

I headed off for town.

我出發去城裏。

4.用頭頂 [T] to hit a football with your head

The centre forward headed the ball into goal.

中鋒用頭將球頂入球門。

二、詞義辨析：還有哪些詞能表示“有權力或者統治權的人”呢

chief, head, leader, boss

這些名詞都指“擁有權力或統治權的人”。

chief最廣泛用詞，上可指最高統治者，下可指頂頭上司，即可指任何一級的頭頭。

head多指一個機構或團體等的負責人或最高首長。

leader指國家、民族、政黨、組織等的領導或領袖。強調領導能力、含有能夠引導、指導、控制被領導者並獲得其支持的意味。

boss非正式用詞，多作口語用，可指任何負責人，也可指經理、老闆或工頭。

三、含有head的常見短語

acid head

服迷幻藥的人

death's head

骷髏,刻骷髏的指環

head and shoulders above

ad. 遠遠超出

head for the hills

跑開,躲得遠遠的

head nurse

護士長

四、最後，來做個填詞遊戲吧

She banged her _____ on the low ceiling.

她的頭砰地撞在低矮的天花板上。