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off top of head

/hed/US // hɛd //UK // (hɛd) //

从头到尾,从头至尾,从头到脚,从头开始

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
    • : the corresponding part of the body in other animals.
    • : the head considered as the center of the intellect, as of thought, memory, understanding, or emotional control; mind; brain: She has a good head for mathematics.Keep a cool head in an emergency.
    • : the position or place of leadership, greatest authority, or honor.
    • : a person to whom others are subordinate, as the director of an institution or the manager of a department; leader or chief.
    • : a person considered with reference to his or her mind, disposition, attributes, status, etc.: wise heads; crowned heads.
    • : that part of anything that forms or is regarded as forming the top, summit, or upper end: head of a pin; head of a page.
    • : the foremost part or front end of anything or a forward projecting part: head of a procession.
    • : the part of a weapon, tool, etc., used for striking: the head of a hammer.
    • : a person or animal considered merely as one of a number, herd, or group: ten head of cattle; a dinner at $20 a head.
    • : a culminating point, usually of a critical nature; crisis or climax: to bring matters to a head.
    • : the hair covering the head: to wash one's head.
    • : froth or foam at the top of a liquid: the head on beer.
    • : Botany. any dense flower cluster or inflorescence.any other compact part of a plant, usually at the top of the stem, as that composed of leaves in the cabbage or lettuce, of leafstalks in the celery, or of flower buds in the cauliflower.
    • : the maturated part of an abscess, boil, etc.
    • : a projecting point of a coast, especially when high, as a cape, headland, or promontory.
    • : the obverse of a coin, as bearing a head or other principal figure.
    • : one of the chief parts or points of a written or oral discourse; a main division of a subject, theme, or topic.
    • : something resembling a head in form or a representation of a head, as a piece of sculpture.
    • : the source of a river or stream.
    • : Slang. a habitual user of a drug, especially LSD or marijuana: the feds versus the heads; an acid-head; a meth head; a pothead.a fan or devotee: a punk-rock head.
    • : heads, Distilling. alcohol produced during the initial fermentation.Compare tail.
    • : headline.
    • : a toilet or lavatory, especially on a boat or ship.
    • : Nautical. the forepart of a vessel; bow.the upper edge of a quadrilateral sail.the upper corner of a jib-headed sail.that part of the upper end of one spar of a mast that is overlapped by a spar above; a doubling at the upper end of a spar.that part of the upper end of a mast between the highest standing rigging and the truck.crown.
    • : Grammar. the member of an endocentric construction that belongs to the same form class and may play the same grammatical role as the construction itself.the member upon which another depends and to which it is subordinate. In former presidents, presidents is head and former is modifier.
    • : the stretched membrane covering the end of a drum or similar musical instrument.
    • : Mining. a level or road driven into solid coal for proving or working a mine.
    • : Machinery. any of various devices on machine tools for holding, moving, indexing, or changing tools or work, as the headstock or turret of a lathe.
    • : Railroads. railhead.
    • : the pressure exerted by confined fluid: a head of steam.
    • : Also called pressure head .Hydraulics. the vertical distance between two points in a liquid, as water, or some other fluidthe pressure differential resulting from this separation, expressed in terms of the vertical distance between the points.the pressure of a fluid expressed in terms of the height of a column of liquid yielding an equivalent pressure.
    • : Also called magnetic head. Electronics. the part or parts of a tape recorder that record, play back, or erase magnetic signals on magnetic tape.Compare erasing head, playback head, recording head.
    • : Computers. read/write head.
    • : Photography. a mounting for a camera, as on a tripod.the part of an enlarger that contains the light source, negative carrier, lensboard, and lens.
    • : Slang: Vulgar. fellatio or cunnilingus.
    • : Archaic. power, strength, or force progressively gathered or gradually attained.
    • : heads up! Informal. be careful! watch out for danger!
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : first in rank or position; chief; leading; principal: a head official.
    • : of, relating to, or for the head: head covering; headgear; headpiece.
    • : situated at the top, front, or head of anything: headline; headboard.
    • : moving or coming from a direction in front of the head or prow of a vessel: head sea; head tide; head current.
    • : Slang. of or relating to drugs, drug paraphernalia, or drug users.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to go at the head of or in front of; lead; precede: to head a list.
    • : to outdo or excel; take the lead in or over: to head a race; to head one's competitors in a field.
    • : to be the head or chief of: to head a school; to head up a department.
    • : to direct the course of; turn the head or front of in a specified direction: I'll head the boat for the shore. Head me in the right direction and I'll walk to the store.
    • : to go around the head of.
    • : to furnish or fit with a head.
    • : to take the head off; decapitate; behead.
    • : to remove the upper branches of.
    • : Fox Hunting. to turn aside from its intended course.
    • : to get in front of in order to stop, turn aside, attack, etc.
    • : headline.
    • : Soccer. to propel by striking it with the head, especially with the forehead.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to move forward toward a point specified; direct one's course; go in a certain direction: to head toward town.
    • : to come or grow to a head; form a head: Cabbage heads quickly.
    • : to have the head or source where specified.
  1. 1
    • : head off, to go before in order to hinder the progress of; intercept: The police headed off the fleeing driver at a railroad crossing.

Phrases

  • head above water, keep one's
  • head and shoulders above
  • head for
  • head in the clouds, have one's
  • head in the sand
  • head off
  • head on
  • head or tail
  • head out
  • head over heels
  • heads or tails
  • head start
  • heads up
  • heads will roll
  • head up
  • beat into someone's head
  • beat one's head against the wall
  • big head
  • bite someone's head off
  • bring to a head
  • can't make head or tail of
  • count noses (heads)
  • do blindfolded (standing on one's head)
  • enter one's mind (head)
  • eyes in the back of one's head
  • from head to toe
  • get into one's head
  • get one's head examined
  • get through one's head
  • give someone his or her head
  • good head on one's shoulders
  • go to one's head
  • hang one's head
  • hang over (one's head)
  • have a head for
  • have a screw loose (head screwed on right)
  • hide one's head
  • hide one's head in the sand
  • hit the nail on the head
  • hold a gun to someone's head
  • hold one's head high
  • in over one's head
  • keep one's head
  • laugh one's head off
  • like a chicken with its head cut off
  • lose one's head
  • make one's head spin
  • need like a hole in the head
  • not right in the head
  • off one's head
  • off the top of one's head
  • on one's head
  • on the block (put one's head)
  • over one's head
  • price on one's head
  • put ideas in someone's head
  • put our heads together
  • rear its ugly head
  • rocks in one's head
  • roof over one's head
  • scratch one's head
  • shake one's head
  • soft in the head
  • swelled head
  • talk someone's arm (head) off
  • throw oneself (at someone's head)
  • touched in the head
  • trouble one's head
  • turn one's head
  • upside the head
  • use one's head

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inprecipitous/precipitate
Synonyms
abrupt突然的,骤然,突然,突发breakneck突破性的,突破性,突破,突破重围brief简介,简要,简短的,简短frantic疯狂的,狂热的,疯狂,狂暴gone off half-cockedharum-scarum哈鲁姆-斯卡鲁姆hasty匆忙,匆匆忙忙,匆忙的,仓促headlong昂首阔步,昂首挺胸,一路走来,一路向前heedless漫不经心,漫不经心的,漫不经心地,漠不关心hurried匆匆忙忙,匆忙,匆匆,匆匆忙忙的ill-advised不明智的,不明智之举,不明智的做法,不明智impatient急于求成,急躁,耐心,急于求成的人impetuous浮躁的,浮躁,急躁,急于求成indiscreet轻率,轻率的,失言,轻率的说jump the gun抢占先机,抢跑,抢占风口,抢先一步madcap疯人院,疯了,疯子,疯癫off the hip臀部以外的地方,臀部以下,臀部以外的部位,臀部以外的部分off the top of head从头至尾,从头到尾,从头到脚,从头开始plunging深深,深深浅浅,深深浅入,深深扎入precipitant沉淀剂,沉淀物,前兆,先兆quick快速,迅速,快,快速的rapid迅速,快速,迅速的,快速的rash皮疹,疹子,红疹子,红疹reckless鲁莽的,不顾一切,不顾一切的,不顾一切地refractory耐火,耐火性,耐火的,耐火材料rushing匆匆忙忙,冲刺,急于求成,奔腾subitaneous皮下,皮下的,皮下型,皮肤下swift迅速的,迅捷,迅捷的,迅速unanticipated未料到的,未曾料到的,未曾预料到的,未料到uncontrolled不受控制的,不受控制,未受控制的,不受控的unexpected出乎意料,意外的,出乎意料的,出人意料unforeseen始料未及,始料未及的,意外,意外的violent激烈的,暴力的,猛烈的,暴力willful任性的,故意的,任性,故意without warning毫无征兆,毫无预兆,毫无征兆地,毫无预警
as inspontaneous
Synonyms
casual休闲,随意,随便,休闲的impromptu即兴的,即兴,即兴发挥,即兴演奏instinctive本能的,本能,本能地,直觉的offhand大手大脚,大大咧咧,大大咧咧的,大手大脚的simple简单,简单的,单纯的,单纯unplanned非计划的,无计划的,非计划性,非计划voluntary自愿,志愿,自愿的,志愿服务ad-lib广告词,广告语,广告automatic自动,自动的,自动化,全自动break loose松开,解开了,肢解down下来,下,下来的,下降extemporaneous即兴发挥,即兴演奏,即兴表演,即兴创作extempore即兴演讲,即兴发挥,即兴表演,即兴演奏free免费的,免费,自由的,自由free spirited自由奔放,自由奔放的,自由精神,自由自在from the hip从头至尾,从头到尾,从头开始,从头到脚impetuous浮躁的,浮躁,急躁,急于求成improvised即兴的,自制的,即兴创作的,即兴发挥inevitable不可避免的,无可避免的,不可避免地,无可避免地involuntary非自愿,非自愿的,非自愿性,非自主irresistible不可抗拒的,不可抗拒,不可抵挡的,无法抗拒的natural自然,自然的,天然的,天然off-the-cuff不经意间,不经意地,不经意的,随口说说unartful不安分的,不安分,不安份,拙劣的unavoidable无可避免的,不可避免的,无可避免,不可避免地unbidden不允许的,不允许,不被允许的,不禁uncompelled无可奈何,无奈的,无奈之下,无奈unconscious无意识的,没有意识的,无意识,不自觉的unconstrained无约束的,无限制的,不受约束的,无约束uncontrived不争气的,不受约束的,不争气,不受约束uncontrolled不受控制的,不受控制,未受控制的,不受控的unforced未受影响的,未被强制的,未受约束的,未受约束unintentional无意的,无意中,无意中的,无意间unpremediated未经调解的,非调解的,非中介性的,非中介的unprompted无提示的,未经提示的,未提示的,无提示unsophisticated不成熟的,淳朴,不成熟,淳朴的unstudied未研究过的,未经研究的,未研究的,未被研究up front在前面,前面的,在前面的,前面
as inunprepared
Synonyms
casual休闲,随意,随便,休闲的impromptu即兴的,即兴,即兴发挥,即兴演奏instinctive本能的,本能,本能地,直觉的offhand大手大脚,大大咧咧,大大咧咧的,大手大脚的simple简单,简单的,单纯的,单纯unplanned非计划的,无计划的,非计划性,非计划voluntary自愿,志愿,自愿的,志愿服务ad-lib广告词,广告语,广告automatic自动,自动的,自动化,全自动break loose松开,解开了,肢解down下来,下,下来的,下降extemporaneous即兴发挥,即兴演奏,即兴表演,即兴创作extempore即兴演讲,即兴发挥,即兴表演,即兴演奏free免费的,免费,自由的,自由free spirited自由奔放,自由奔放的,自由精神,自由自在from the hip从头至尾,从头到尾,从头开始,从头到脚impetuous浮躁的,浮躁,急躁,急于求成improvised即兴的,自制的,即兴创作的,即兴发挥inevitable不可避免的,无可避免的,不可避免地,无可避免地involuntary非自愿,非自愿的,非自愿性,非自主irresistible不可抗拒的,不可抗拒,不可抵挡的,无法抗拒的natural自然,自然的,天然的,天然off-the-cuff不经意间,不经意地,不经意的,随口说说unartful不安分的,不安分,不安份,拙劣的unavoidable无可避免的,不可避免的,无可避免,不可避免地unbidden不允许的,不允许,不被允许的,不禁uncompelled无可奈何,无奈的,无奈之下,无奈unconscious无意识的,没有意识的,无意识,不自觉的unconstrained无约束的,无限制的,不受约束的,无约束uncontrived不争气的,不受约束的,不争气,不受约束uncontrolled不受控制的,不受控制,未受控制的,不受控的unforced未受影响的,未被强制的,未受约束的,未受约束unintentional无意的,无意中,无意中的,无意间unpremediated未经调解的,非调解的,非中介性的,非中介的unprompted无提示的,未经提示的,未提示的,无提示unsophisticated不成熟的,淳朴,不成熟,淳朴的unstudied未研究过的,未经研究的,未研究的,未被研究up front在前面,前面的,在前面的,前面
as inextemporaneous/extemporary
Synonyms
ad hoc临时性的,特设,临时性,临时的ad lib自编自导自演,自说自话,自娱自乐,自编自演at first glance乍看之下,乍一看automatic自动,自动的,自动化,全自动by ear通过耳朵,耳朵,耳朵听,耳朵上的casual休闲,随意,随便,休闲的expedient权宜之计,合宜的,适宜的,合理的extempore即兴演讲,即兴发挥,即兴表演,即兴演奏free免费的,免费,自由的,自由immediate直接,直接的impromptu即兴的,即兴,即兴发挥,即兴演奏improv即兴表演,即兴发挥,即兴演奏,即兴创作improvisatory即兴表演,即兴创作,即兴发挥,即兴演奏improviso即兴表演,即兴发挥,即兴演奏,即兴创作informal非正式,非正式的,非正规,非正规的jamming卡住了,卡住,卡纸,卡死made-up捏造的,编造的,虚构的,捏造makeshift凑合,凑合着用,凑合的,凑成的off the cuff脱口而出,随口说说,随口说来,随口而出off the top of head从头至尾,从头到尾,从头到脚,从头开始offhand大手大脚,大大咧咧,大大咧咧的,大手大脚的on impulse一时冲动,冲动,冲动之下,冲动的on-the-spot当场,现场,就地取材,就地snap折断,捕捉,断裂,啪啪啪spontaneous自发的,自发,自发地,自发形成的spur-of-the-moment突发事件,突发奇想,临时起意,临时起意的taking for ride兜兜转转,兜风,乘车,兜圈子thought out loud大声地想了想,大声想了想,大声地想了一下,大声思考tossed off扔掉了,扔掉的,抛出的,扔掉了的tossed out被扔掉的,扔掉了,扔掉的,抛出的unplanned非计划的,无计划的,非计划性,非计划unpremeditated非预谋的,非预谋,非预设的,非预设unprepared不准备,没有准备,不备,没有准备好unstudied未研究过的,未经研究的,未研究的,未被研究winging it勉为其难,随心所欲,勉强应付,勉为其难的
as inill-advised
as inoff the cuff

Examples

  • And, of course, before you head out, remember to wear protective gear and review safety guidelines.

  • Bosworth acknowledges the privacy concerns and says he wants to address them head-on.

  • It started in March, after a video that appeared to show a train loaded with military vehicles headed toward the Chicago area went viral.

  • Joe Grogan, former head of the Domestic Policy Council, said that the analyses now, more than half a year later, are “all ex post facto about where this was going to go.”

  • Moncef Slaoui, head of Operation Warp Speed’s vaccine development arm, has said there is a “very, very low chance” of a vaccine being approved by election day, and that he will resign if he feels pressure to approve an unsafe vaccine.

  • The gunman hardly broke stride as he nonetheless shot Merabet in the head, killing him.

  • The scheme has been condemned by civil liberties groups and queried by the National Association of Head Teachers.

  • He closed his eyes, imagining the virgins, imagining away the pain in his head and groin.

  • I think all the traveling and all the nationalities put that stuff in my head.

  • “I usually see people head to the stationary bikes,” Steinbrick says.

  • Madame Ratignolle, more careful of her complexion, had twined a gauze veil about her head.

  • Only in the carnage of the head, the tilt of the chin, was the insolence expressed that had made her many enemies.

  • Old Mrs. Wurzel and the buxom but not too well-favoured heiress of the house of Grains were at the head of the table.

  • She sat straight up in bed, and jerked her hands to her head, and screamed long and terribly.

  • A fancy came into my head that I would entertain the king and queen with an English tune upon this instrument.