英语词汇“head over heels”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

(c) head over heels. Also (now less commonly) over head and heels (cf. over head and ears at Phrases 3e(a)).

(i) With reference to falling, tumbling, etc.: so that one's heels are in the air and one's head is below them; so as turn completely over, as in a somersault; headlong.Apparently arising from an inversion of the elements in earlier heels over head at heel n.¹ and int. Phrases 3a. Cf. top over tail at top n.¹ and adj. Phrases 3b.

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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > [phrase] > head over heels

tail over top1303

top over tailc1330

heels over headc1400

tail and top1558

head over heels1678

over head and heels1678

heels over gowdy1751

head over tip1824

arse over tip1922

ass over tea-kettle1963

1678 D. Manly Hexham's Dictionarium (new ed.) Rol-bollen, Tumble over head & heels.

1694 French Rogue (new ed.) x. 113 My Spark..getting to the Stair-head, made, for haste, but one leap to the bottom, and tumbl'd Head over Heels down the other.

1771 H. Lawrence Contempl. Man I. ii. viii. 133 He gave [him] such a violent involuntary Kick in the Face, as drove him Head over Heels.

1825 ‘E. Hardcastle’ 29th May I. viii. 256 They rolled together down the wide stairs..with such an extraordinary impetus, that each went completely over-head-and-heels.

1887 H. R. Haggard Jess i. 4 Away he went head-over-heels like a shot rabbit.

1919 ‘K. Mansfield’ Let. 29 Oct. (1993) III. 59 [She] looked as though she were just about to fall backwards head over heels.

1956 S. O'Casey Green Crow p. x They [sc. ravens] tumble over and over as they fly..and go over head and heels again and again with a skill no airman could imitate.

1987 H. W. Pfanz Gettysburg: Second Day xv. 366 Its [sc. the shell's] burst sent Wilcox's remaining courier..flying head over heels.

2005 K. Hancock Shadow over Kiriath 355 He tumbled head over heels as if bowled toward shore by a powerful wave, then came suddenly upright and still.

(ii) figurative. In a particular state, esp. that of being in love, to an extent or in a manner which suggests complete lack of control or reservation; headlong; abandonedly, hopelessly, utterly.

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the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > completely involved [phrase]

over head and ears1663

head over heels1710

head over ears1920

1710 J. Drake tr. Lucian Philopatris in Wks. Lucian II. 23 You seem to be wholy lost in Thought, and retir'd into the inmost Cabinet of your Breast, reeling and tumbling Head over Heels [Gk. κάτω περιπολῶν].

1719 T. Gordon Apol. Danger of Church 15 There has not been a Blast of Wind, or a Shower of Rain, these five Years, but what has been drawn, Head over Heels, into the Party and Interest of the Church.

1778 W. Livingston Let. 18 June in Mem. (1833) viii. 293 Now behold I find myself head-over-heels in debt to you.

1811 M. G. Lewis One O'Clock i. i. 13 If by good luck the Count had not rescued her from the Giant Hacho, and instantly fallen head over heels in love with her himself.

1833 Sporting Mag. Oct. 471/2 Sa Signeurie being, it is said, over head and heels in—Love.

1895 Black & White 15 Apr. 38/2 Lemaitre, the French actor, was always head over heels in debt, despite an enormous salary.

1921 Sat. Evening Post 2 Apr. 73/1 Many's the lad his age goes head over heels for a grown woman.

1998 S. O'Connell Angel Bird 279 I met him when I was nineteen and fell head over heels, as they say.

2012 Baltimore Sun (Nexis) 24 June e3 [She] can't believe her luck when British billionaire Julian Laurence falls head over heels in love with her after one business meeting.

单词	head over heels
释义	> as lemmas head over heels (c) head over heels. Also (now less commonly) over head and heels (cf. over head and ears at Phrases 3e(a)). (i) With reference to falling, tumbling, etc.: so that one's heels are in the air and one's head is below them; so as turn completely over, as in a somersault; headlong.Apparently arising from an inversion of the elements in earlier heels over head at heel n.¹ and int. Phrases 3a. Cf. top over tail at top n.¹ and adj. Phrases 3b. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > [phrase] > head over heels tail over top1303 top over tailc1330 heels over headc1400 tail and top1558 head over heels1678 over head and heels1678 heels over gowdy1751 head over tip1824 arse over tip1922 ass over tea-kettle1963 1678 D. Manly Hexham's Dictionarium (new ed.) Rol-bollen, Tumble over head & heels. 1694 French Rogue (new ed.) x. 113 My Spark..getting to the Stair-head, made, for haste, but one leap to the bottom, and tumbl'd Head over Heels down the other. 1771 H. Lawrence Contempl. Man I. ii. viii. 133 He gave [him] such a violent involuntary Kick in the Face, as drove him Head over Heels. 1825 ‘E. Hardcastle’ 29th May I. viii. 256 They rolled together down the wide stairs..with such an extraordinary impetus, that each went completely over-head-and-heels. 1887 H. R. Haggard Jess i. 4 Away he went head-over-heels like a shot rabbit. 1919 ‘K. Mansfield’ Let. 29 Oct. (1993) III. 59 [She] looked as though she were just about to fall backwards head over heels. 1956 S. O'Casey Green Crow p. x They [sc. ravens] tumble over and over as they fly..and go over head and heels again and again with a skill no airman could imitate. 1987 H. W. Pfanz Gettysburg: Second Day xv. 366 Its [sc. the shell's] burst sent Wilcox's remaining courier..flying head over heels. 2005 K. Hancock Shadow over Kiriath 355 He tumbled head over heels as if bowled toward shore by a powerful wave, then came suddenly upright and still. (ii) figurative. In a particular state, esp. that of being in love, to an extent or in a manner which suggests complete lack of control or reservation; headlong; abandonedly, hopelessly, utterly. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > completely involved [phrase] over head and ears1663 head over heels1710 head over ears1920 1710 J. Drake tr. Lucian Philopatris in Wks. Lucian II. 23 You seem to be wholy lost in Thought, and retir'd into the inmost Cabinet of your Breast, reeling and tumbling Head over Heels [Gk. κάτω περιπολῶν]. 1719 T. Gordon Apol. Danger of Church 15 There has not been a Blast of Wind, or a Shower of Rain, these five Years, but what has been drawn, Head over Heels, into the Party and Interest of the Church. 1778 W. Livingston Let. 18 June in Mem. (1833) viii. 293 Now behold I find myself head-over-heels in debt to you. 1811 M. G. Lewis One O'Clock i. i. 13 If by good luck the Count had not rescued her from the Giant Hacho, and instantly fallen head over heels in love with her himself. 1833 Sporting Mag. Oct. 471/2 Sa Signeurie being, it is said, over head and heels in—Love. 1895 Black & White 15 Apr. 38/2 Lemaitre, the French actor, was always head over heels in debt, despite an enormous salary. 1921 Sat. Evening Post 2 Apr. 73/1 Many's the lad his age goes head over heels for a grown woman. 1998 S. O'Connell Angel Bird 279 I met him when I was nineteen and fell head over heels, as they say. 2012 Baltimore Sun (Nexis) 24 June e3 [She] can't believe her luck when British billionaire Julian Laurence falls head over heels in love with her after one business meeting. extracted from headn.¹ < as lemmas
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