hair
US: /ˈhɛɹ/
UK: /hˈeə/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
hair /heə/- danh từ
- tóc, lông (người, thú, cây...); bộ lông (thú)
- to do one's hair: vấn tóc, làm đầu
- to have (get) one's hair cut: vấn tóc lên, búi tóc lên
- to part one's hair: rẽ đường ngôi
- to let down one's hair: bỏ xoã tóc (đàn bà)
- (thông tục) xuềnh xoàng, tự nhiên, không nghi thức gò bó
- against the hair
- ngược lông (vuốt)
- (nghĩa bóng) trái với y muốn, trái ngược
- both of a hair
- cùng một giuộc
- to bring somebody's gray hairs to the grave
- to bring somebody's gray hairs with (in) sorrow to the grave
- làm cho ai chết vì buồn
- by a hair
- within a hair of
- suýt nữa, chỉ một ít nữa
- to a hair
- rất đúng, đúng hoàn toàn
- to comb somebody's hair for him
- to stroke somebody's hair
- mắng mỏ ai, xỉ vả ai, sửa lưng ai
- to get (take) somebody by the short hairs
- (từ lóng) khống chế ai, bắt ai thế nào cũng chịu
- to hang by a hair
- treo trên sợi tóc
- to keep one's hair on
- (từ lóng) bình tĩnh
- to lose one's hair
- rụng tóc, rụng lông
- (thông tục) nổi cáu, mất bình tĩnh
- to make somebody's hair curl
- làm cho ai sửng sốt, làm cho ai ngạc nhiên, làm cho ai kinh ngạc
- làm cho ai khiếp sợ
- not to turn a hair
- without turning a hair
- không tỏ ra vẻ mệt nhọc một chút nào
- phớt tỉnh, không sợ hãi, không nao núng
- one's hair stands on end
- tóc dựng ngược lên (vì sợ hãi...)
- to split hairs
- (xem) split
- to take a hair of the dog that bit you
- (tục ngữ) lấy độc trị độc
- without turning a hair
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
1 [U, C] the substance that looks like a mass of fine threads growing especially on the head; one of these threads growing on the body of people and some animals: fair / dark hair + straight / curly / wavy hair + to comb / brush your hair + She often wears her hair loose. + (spoken) I'll be down in a minute. I'm doing (= brushing, arranging, etc.) my hair. + I'm having my hair cut this afternoon. + He's losing his hair (= becoming bald). + body / facial / pubic hair + There's a hair in my soup. + The rug was covered with cat hairs.
See also -CAMEL HAIR ,HORSEHAIR
2 (-haired) (in adjectives) having the type of hair mentioned: dark-haired + long-haired
3 [C] a thing that looks like a fine thread growing on the leaves and stems of some plants
Idioms: get in sb's hair (informal) to annoy sb by always being near them, asking them questions, etc.
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
keep your hair on (BrE, spoken) used to tell sb to stop shouting and become calm when they are angry
let your hair down (informal) to relax and enjoy yourself, especially in a lively way: It's about time you let your hair down and had some fun!
make sb's hair stand on end to shock or frighten sb: a chilling tale that will make your hair stand on end
not harm / touch a hair of sb's head to not hurt sb physically in any way
not have a hair out of place (of a person) to look extremely clean and neat
not turn a hair to show no emotion when sth surprising, shocking, etc. happens: She listened to his confession without turning a hair.
more at HANG v., HIDE n., SPLIT v., TEAR v.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.1 tresses, locks, mane, curls, ringlets; braids, plaits:You will recognize her by her red hair.2 hair's breadth, whisker, trifle, fraction, skin of one's teeth:He won the race by a hair.
Collocation
ADJ.
auburn, black, blond, brown, chestnut, dark, fair, ginger, golden, grey, grizzled, jet-black, red, sandy, white, yellow | bushy, coarse, crinkly, curly, fine, frizzy, smooth, straight, thick, wavy, wiry | beautiful, glossy, shiny, sleek | dishevelled, dry, dull, fuzzy, greasy, scruffy, tousled, unruly, untidy, windswepta new shampoo for dull or dry hair His hair was tousled and he looked as if he'd just woken up.| cropped, long, short, shoulder-lengthShe had shoulder-length black hair.| body, facial, pubic | cat, dog, etc.The rug was covered with cat hairs.QUANT.
lock, wispVERB + HAIR
haveShe had beautiful auburn hair.| loseHe had turned forty and was beginning to lose his hair.| wearShe wore her long hair loose on her shoulders.| arrange, do, tidyI don't like the way she's arranged her hair, do you? I'll be down in a minute, I'm just doing my hair.| plait, put up, tie backWhy don't you put your hair up for this evening?| brush, comb | shampoo, wash | cut, trimHe went to the barber's to have his hair cut.| curl, permI've decided to have my hair permed.| growI'm trying to grow my hair.HAIR + VERB
growWhy don't you let your hair grow?| curlHis hair curls naturally.| fall, hang, lieHer blond hair fell over her eyes.| gleam, glint, glistenHAIR + NOUN
losshow to cope with hair loss
Concise dictionary
hairsher /heə
noun
+a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
+a very small distance or space
+filamentous hairlike growth on a plant
+any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal
+cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments
+a filamentous projection or process on an organism
- to stroke somebody's hair
- within a hair of
- to bring somebody's gray hairs with (in) sorrow to the grave
- tóc, lông (người, thú, cây...); bộ lông (thú)
