hair S1 W1 / heə $ her / 名词
1 [不可数名词] the mass of things like fine threads that grows on your head :
Her hair was short and dark.
a short fat man with no hair on his head
fair-haired/dark-haired/long-haired etc
He’s a tall fair-haired guy.
Grammar
In this meaning, hair is an uncountable 名词 :
He has black hair (NOT black hairs).
2 [可数名词] one of the long fine things like thread that grows on people’s heads and on other parts of their bodies, or similar things that grow on animals :
The cat has left white hairs all over the sofa.
I’m starting to get a few grey hairs.
long-haired/short-haired
long-haired cats
3 be tearing/pulling your hair out to be very worried or angry about something, especially because you do not know what to do :
Anyone else would have been tearing their hair out trying to work it out.
4 let your hair down informal to enjoy yourself and start to relax, especially after working very hard :
The party gave us all a chance to really let our hair down.
5 bad hair day a day when your hair does not look tidy or neat even when you try to arrange it carefully – used humorously :
I’m having a bit of a bad hair day .
6 keep your hair on British English spoken used to tell someone to keep calm and not get annoyed :
All right, all right, keep your hair on! I’m sorry.
7 get in sb’s hair informal to annoy someone, especially by always being near them
8 make sb’s hair stand on end to make someone very frightened
9 make sb’s hair curl if a story, experience etc makes your hair curl, it is very surprising, frightening, or shocking :
tales that would make your hair curl
10 not have a hair out of place to have a very neat appearance
11 not turn a hair to remain completely calm when something bad or surprising suddenly happens
12 not harm/touch a hair of/on sb’s head to not harm someone in any way
13 the hair of the dog (that bit you) alcohol that you drink to cure a headache caused by drinking too much alcohol the night before – used humorously
→ have a good/fine/thick etc head of hair at head 1 ( 14 ) , → not see hide nor hair of at hide 2 ( 5 ) , → split hairs at split 1 ( 8 )
COLLOCATIONS
colour
dark He’s about six feet tall, with dark hair and blue eyes.
black his long black hair
jet black literary (= completely black ) She had shiny jet black hair, and skin as white as snow.
fair Her long fair hair fell untidily over her shoulders.
blond/blonde (= yellowish-white in colour ) long blonde hair and blue eyes
golden the beautiful girl with the long golden hair
brown Her hair was pale brown.
chestnut literary (= dark brown ) She had a fine head of chestnut hair.
sandy (= yellowish-brown ) He wore his long, sandy brown hair in a ponytail.
mousy (= an unattractive dull brown ) I have pale, mousy hair that is dull and lacks shine.
red The whole family had red hair.
ginger British English (= orange-brown in colour ) a cheeky little boy with ginger hair
auburn literary (= orange-brown in colour ) He gazed at her long neck and beautiful auburn hair.
white an old man with white hair
grey British English , gray American English She was about 70, with grey hair.
silver Her father’s hair was starting to turn silver.
length
short I like your hair when it’s short like that.
long A few of the boys had long hair.
shoulder-length/medium-length He had shoulder-length reddish hair.
type
straight a girl with long straight hair
curly When he was young, his hair was thick and curly.
frizzy (= tightly curled ) She had dark frizzy hair which might have been permed.
wavy (= with loose curls ) Her golden wavy hair fell around her shoulders.
thick She had thick hair down to her waist.
fine (= thin ) Her hair is so fine, it’s difficult to style.
spiky (= stiff and standing up on top of your head ) Billy had black spiky hair.
condition
in good/bad/terrible etc condition How do you keep your hair in such perfect condition?
out of condition (= no longer in good condition ) If your hair is out of condition, this may be because you are eating the wrong foods.
glossy/shiny She combed her hair until it was all glossy.
lustrous literary (= very shiny and attractive ) her lustrous dark hair flowing on to her shoulders
dull (= not shiny ) a shampoo for dull hair
greasy (= containing too much oil ) This shampoo is ideal for greasy hair.
dry (= lacking oil ) a shampoo for dry hair
lank especially literary (= thin, straight, and unattractive ) a scruffy young man with lank hair
thinning (= becoming thinner because you are losing your hair ) His dark hair was thinning on top.
receding (= gradually disappearing, so that it is high on your forehead ) The man was in his late thirties, and his hair was receding slightly.
dishevelled especially literary (= very untidy ) His face was bright red and his hair looked dishevelled.
tousled especially literary (= a little untidy, in a way that looks attractive ) his youthfully handsome face and tousled hair that hung untidily over his collar
windswept especially literary (= blown around by the wind ) Her hair was all windswept when they came off the beach.
动词
have … hair She has beautiful blonde hair.
brush/comb your hair He cleaned his teeth and brushed his hair.
wash your hair He showered and washed his hair.
do your hair ( also fix your hair American English ) (= arrange it in a style ) She’s upstairs doing her hair.
have your hair cut/done/permed ( also get your hair cut etc ) (= by a hairdresser ) I need to get my hair cut.
cut sb’s hair My Mum always cuts my hair.
dye your hair (blonde/red etc) (= change its colour, especially using chemicals ) Craig has dyed his hair black.
wear your hair long/in a ponytail etc (= have that style of hair ) He wore his hair in a ponytail.
grow your hair (long) (= let it grow longer ) I’m growing my hair long, but it’s taking forever.
lose your hair (= become bald ) He was a small, round man who was losing his hair.
run your fingers through sb’s hair (= touch someone’s hair in a loving way ) He ran his fingers through her smooth silky hair.
ruffle sb’s hair (= rub it in a kind friendly way ) He patted me on the back and ruffled my hair.
hair + NOUN
hair loss The drug can cause hair loss.
hair colour British English , hair color American English Genes control characteristics such as hair colour and eye colour.
hair dye The survey showed that 75% of women have used hair dye.
短语
a strand/wisp of hair (= a thin piece of hair ) She brushed away a strand of hair from her eyes.
a lock of hair (= a fairly thick piece of hair ) She tossed a stray lock of hair back off her forehead.
a mop of hair (= a large amount of thick untidy hair ) He had an unruly mop of brown hair.
COMMON ERRORS
► Do not say ’ I cut my hair ’ if another person cut your hair for you. Say I had my hair cut ‘.