hairBrE /heə(r)/ NAmE /her/► SEE ALLa bad hair dayget in sb’s hairthe hair of the dog (that bit you)a hair’s breadthyour hair stands on endkeep your hair onlet your hair downmake sb’s hair curlnot a hair out of placenot harm/touch a hair of sb’s headnot turn a hairhang by a thread/hairnot see hide nor hair of sb/sthtear your hair (out) ●a bad ˈhair day (spoken, humorous) a day when everything seems to go wrong糟糕的一天；倒霉的一天◆Today is definitely a bad hair day — you know, one of those days when nothing gets done no matter how hard you try. 今天的确是倒霉的一天 － 你要知道，碰到这种时候，再怎么努力也是白搭。◆What’s wrong — are you having a bad hair day? 怎么了，今天不顺利吗？NOTE This expression refers to the fact that if you think your hair looks bad, you feel that you look unattractive and nothing in the day will go right for you.这个表达法原指若某人认为自己的头发不好看，就会觉得自己没有魅力，一天都会不顺。●get in sb’s ˈhairannoy sb by preventing them from doing sth（因妨碍而）惹恼某人◆I can do the housework much more quickly when the children aren’t getting in my hair all the time. 要不是孩子们老烦着我的话，我可以更快做完家务。●the hair of the ˈdog (that ˈbit you) (informal) an alcoholic drink taken in the morning in order to help cure the unpleasant effects of drinking too much alcohol the night before（为解宿醉的）解醉酒◆‘Why are you drinking whisky at 8 o’clock in the morning?’ ‘Hair of the dog. I’ve got the most terrible hangover.’ “你怎么早上 8 点喝威士忌？”“用来解宿醉，我喝酒后从来没有这么难受过。”ORIGINIn the past, if a person was bitten by a dog, burnt hair from the same dog was used as a protection against infection.旧时被狗咬的人会用这只狗身上的毛烧焦后外敷来防止感染。●a ˈhair’s breadtha very small distance or amount极微小的间距；毫发之差◆He escaped death by a hair’s breadth. If the other car had been going any faster, he would certainly have been killed. 他简直是死里逃生，要是那辆车开得再快一点，他肯定没命了。◆She was within a hair’s breadth of winning. 她与胜利失之交臂。NOTEBreadth means width. * breadth 指宽度。●your ˈhair stands on end (informal) you feel very frightened, nervous or angry毛骨悚然；紧张不安；怒发冲冠◆When I first read the report my hair stood on end. 我第一次看这篇报告时非常气愤。◆This is a movie which will make your hair stand on end. 这部电影让人毛骨悚然。NOTE A hair-raising adventure, story, etc. is very frightening but often exciting. * hair-raising 用来形容可怕而刺激的历险或故事等。●keep your ˈhair on ( keep your ˈshirt onless frequent) (BrE, informal) used for telling sb who is angry or very excited about sth to keep calm别发火；沉住气◆Keep your hair on, Mum. You can hardly see the damage. 冷静点，妈妈。几乎看不出什么损坏。◆Keep your shirt on! We’ve got plenty of time to get to the airport. 别着急！我们有足够的时间赶到机场。●let your ˈhair down (informal) relax completely and enjoy yourself, especially after a period when you have not been able to do so彻底放松；玩个痛快；不拘礼节◆Why don’t you let your hair down a bit? Come out with us for the evening. 为什么不彻底放松一下？晚上和我们一起出去吧。ORIGINIn the past, women wore their hair tied up when they were in public and only untied their hair in private or in informal situations.旧时，女士在公众场合会盘起发髻，私下或非正式场合才会把头发放下来。●make sb’s ˈhair curl (informal, humorous) shock or disturb sb使某人震惊；打扰某人◆The video contains some sex scenes that are enough to make your hair curl. 录像中有些性爱镜头足以让人震惊不已。●not a ˈhair out of placelooking very smart, well-dressed, etc.仪容整洁；穿着考究◆How does she manage to look so good at the end of a long journey? There’s never a hair out of place. 长途旅行后她怎么还能显得这么仪容整洁、纹丝不乱呢？●not harm/touch a hair of sb’s ˈheadnot hurt sb physically in any way at all不动某人一根头发；丝毫不伤害某人◆If he harms a hair of my daughter’s head, I’ll kill him. 他要是敢碰我女儿一根毫毛，我就宰了他！●not turn a ˈhairnot show strong emotion like fear, surprise or excitement, when others expect you to不动声色；泰然自若◆He didn’t turn a hair when the judge gave him a 20-year prison sentence. 法官宣判他被判处 20 年徒刑时，他毫无反应。●hang by a ˈthread/ˈhairbe in a very uncertain situation千钧一发；岌岌可危◆After the operation, his life hung by a thread for several hours.手术后好几个小时他都处在生死边缘。◆The future of this company hangs by a thread. Unless we get two or three big orders by the end of the month, we’re finished.公司的前途悬于一线，要是月底前拿不到两三个大订单，我们就完了。●not see ˌhide nor ˈhair of sb/sth (spoken) not see sb/sth for some time（有一段时间）不见…的踪影◆I haven’t seen hide nor hair of her for a month.我有一个月没见她的踪影了。NOTEHide here means ‘skin’. * hide 此处意为“毛皮”。●tear your ˈhair (out) (informal) be very worried or angry非常焦虑（或愤怒）◆Why are you so late home? Your mother and I have been tearing our hair out wondering where you were!你怎么这么晚才回家？我和你妈妈不知道你去了哪里，都快急疯了。
