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heart H0108100 (härt)n.1. Anatomy a. The chambered muscular organ in vertebrates that pumps blood received from the veins into the arteries, thereby maintaining the flow of blood through the entire circulatory system.b. A similarly functioning structure in invertebrates.2. The area that is the approximate location of the heart in the body; the breast.3. a. The vital center and source of one's being, emotions, and sensibilities.b. The repository of one's deepest and sincerest feelings and beliefs: an appeal from the heart; a subject dear to her heart.c. The seat of the intellect or imagination: the worst atrocities the human heart could devise.4. a. Emotional constitution, basic disposition, or character: a man after my own heart.b. One's prevailing mood or current inclination: We were light of heart.5. a. Capacity for sympathy or generosity; compassion: a leader who seems to have no heart.b. Love; affection: The child won my heart.6. a. Courage; resolution; fortitude: The soldiers lost heart and retreated.b. The firmness of will or the callousness required to carry out an unpleasant task or responsibility: hadn't the heart to send them away without food.7. A person esteemed or admired as lovable, loyal, or courageous: a dear heart.8. a. The central or innermost physical part of a place or region: the heart of the financial district.b. The core of a plant, fruit, or vegetable, such as a heart of palm.9. The most important or essential part: get to the heart of the matter.10. A conventional two-lobed representation of the heart, usually colored red or pink.11. Games a. A red, heart-shaped figure on certain playing cards.b. A playing card with this figure.c. hearts(used with a sing. or pl. verb) The suit of cards represented by this figure.d. A card game in which the object is either to avoid hearts when taking tricks or to take all the hearts.tr.v. heart·ed, heart·ing, hearts 1. Slang To have great liking or affection for: I heart chocolate chip cookies!2. Archaic To encourage; hearten.Idioms: at heart In one's deepest feelings; fundamentally. by heart Learned by rote; memorized word for word. do (one's) heart good To lift one's spirits; make one happy.from the bottom/depths of (one's) heart With the deepest appreciation; most sincerely. have (one's) heart in (one's) mouth To be extremely frightened or anxious. have (one's) heart in the right place To be well-intentioned. heart and soul Completely; entirely. in (one's) heart of hearts In the seat of one's truest feelings. lose (one's) heart to To fall in love with. near/close to (one's) heart Loved by or important to one. steal (someone's) heart To win one's affection or love. take to heart To take seriously and be affected or troubled by: Don't take my criticism to heart. to (one's) heart's content To one's entire satisfaction, without limitation. wear (one's) heart on (one's) sleeve To show one's feelings clearly and openly by one's behavior. with all (one's) heart1. With great willingness or pleasure.2. With the deepest feeling or devotion. with half a heart In a halfhearted manner.
[Middle English hert, from Old English heorte; see kerd- in Indo-European roots. V., sense 1, from the use of a heart shape to represent the verb love, originally between the letters I and NY in merchandise meant to be read I love New York.]Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | by heart - by committing to memory; "she knew the poem by heart"by memory |
Translationsheart (haːt) noun1. the organ which pumps blood through the body. How fast does a person's heart beat?; (also adjective) heart disease; a heart specialist. 心臟 心脏2. the central part. I live in the heart of the city; in the heart of the forest; the heart of a lettuce; Let's get straight to the heart of the matter/problem. 中心 中心3. the part of the body where one's feelings, especially of love, conscience etc are imagined to arise. She has a kind heart; You know in your heart that you ought to go; She has no heart (= She is not kind). 心腸 心肠4. courage and enthusiasm. The soldiers were beginning to lose heart. 勇氣與熱誠 勇气5. a symbol supposed to represent the shape of the heart; a white dress with little pink hearts on it; heart-shaped. 心形 心形的东西6. one of the playing-cards of the suit hearts, which have red symbols of this shape on them. (撲克牌)紅心 （纸牌）红桃 -heartedkind-hearted; hard-hearted; broken-hearted. .有..心的(如:好心的、無情的、傷心的) 有...心（肠）的 ˈhearten verb to encourage or cheer up. We were greatly heartened by the good news. 鼓勵，振奮 鼓励ˈheartless adjective cruel; very unkind. a heartless remark. 冷酷的，無情的 无情的ˈheartlessly adverb 冷酷地 冷酷地ˈheartlessness noun 冷酷 冷酷hearts noun plural (sometimes treated as noun singular) one of the four card suits. the two of hearts. 紅心(撲克牌四種花色之一) 一组红桃样的纸牌ˈhearty adjective1. very friendly. a hearty welcome. 親切的 衷心的2. enthusiastic. a hearty cheer. 熱誠的 热诚的3. very cheerful; too cheerful. a hearty person/laugh. 開心的，歡喜無比的 热烈的4. (of meals) large. He ate a hearty breakfast. 豐盛的 丰盛的5. (of a person's appetite) large. 胃口好的 胃口好的ˈheartily adverb 由衷地 衷心地，热心地 ˈheartiness noun 熱誠、開心 诚实，热心，衷心 ˈheartache noun (a feeling of) great sadness. 痛心 痛心heart attack a sudden failure of the heart to function correctly, sometimes causing death. My father has had a slight heart attack. 心臟病發作 心脏病发作ˈheartbeat noun (the sound of) the regular movement of the heart. 心跳 心跳，心搏 ˈheartbreak noun (something which causes) great sorrow. I have suffered many heartbreaks in my life. 心碎，難忍的悲傷 心碎，极度伤心，伤心事 ˈheartbroken adjective feeling very great sorrow. a heartbroken widow. 令人心碎的 极度伤心的ˈheartburn noun a burning feeling in the chest caused by indigestion. She suffers from heartburn after meals. 心口灼痛 胃灼热heart failure the sudden stopping of the heart's beating. the old man died of heart failure. 心臟衰竭 心力衰竭ˈheartfelt adjective sincere. heartfelt thanks. 衷心的 衷心的ˌheart-to-ˈheart adjective open and sincere, usually in private. I'm going to have a heart-to-heart talk with him. 開誠佈公的 率直的，贴心的 noun an open and sincere talk, usually in private. After our heart-to-heart I felt more cheerful. 開誠佈公的對話 交心，坦率的对话 ˈheart-warming adjective causing a person to feel pleasure. It was heart-warming to see the happiness of the children. 溫暖人心的，溫馨感人的 暖人心房的at heart really; basically. He seems rather stern but he is at heart a very kind man. 事實上，基本上 基本上break someone's heart to cause someone great sorrow. If you leave her, it'll break her heart. 讓人心碎，傷透人心 使心碎by heart from memory; by memorizing. The children know their multiplication tables by heart; Actors must learn their speeches (off) by heart. 憑記憶 依靠记忆的from the bottom of one's heart very sincerely. She thanked him from the bottom of her heart. 由衷地 衷心地have a change of heart to change a decision etc, usually to a better, kinder one. He's had a change of heart – he's going to help us after all. 改變主意(通常改成較好) 改变主意have a heart! show some pity!. 發發慈悲！ 发发慈悲！have at heart to have a concern for or interest in. He has the interest of his workers at heart. 對...關心或，感興趣 在内心里对...关心或感兴趣heart and soul with all one's attention and energy. She devoted herself heart and soul to caring for her husband. 全心全意 全心全意lose heart to become discouraged. 喪失勇氣 丧失勇气not have the heart to not to want or be unkind enough to (do something unpleasant). I don't have the heart to tell him that everyone laughed at his suggestions. 不忍心 不忍心set one's heart on / have one's heart set on to want very much. He had set his heart on winning the prize; He had his heart set on winning. 極想要 下决心做某事take heart to become encouraged or more confident. 鼓起勇氣或信心 鼓起勇气take to heart1. to be made very sad or upset by. You mustn't take his unkind remarks to heart. 因...感到難過或不快 为…伤心，为某事耿耿于怀 2. to pay attention to. He's taken my criticism to heart – his work has improved. 把...聽進去 认真对待to one's heart's content as much as one wants. She could play in the big garden to her heart's content. 隨心所欲地 随心所欲地with all one's heart very willingly or sincerely. I hope with all my heart that you will be happy. 心甘情願地，由衷地 全心全意地，十分愿意地 by heart
by heartCompletely; by memory. Often used in reference to something that one has memorized or knows very well. Ask Becky to recite the poem—she knows it by heart. I can't sing that song in front of an audience if I don't know the words by heart!See also: by, heartby heartAlso, by rote. From memory; also, mechanically. For example, Betty had trouble learning the song by heart, but her teacher insisted on it, or Japanese schools put heavy emphasis on learning by rote. These terms are often put as know by heart or learn by rote . The first term was already used by Chaucer (in Troilus and Cressida). The variant, also dating from the 1300s, often implies mere memorization without deeper understanding. Both phrases remain in use, although this form of learning is no longer so widespread as it once was. Also see commit to memory. See also: by, heartby heart from memory.See also: by, heartby ˈheart (British English also off by ˈheart) using only your memory: There was a time when I knew the whole poem by heart.See also: by, heart by heart Learned by rote; memorized word for word.See also: by, heartEncyclopediaSeeheartby heart
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