单词 | hair |
释义 | Word Frequency hair(hɛə) noun 1. any of the threadlike pigmented structures that grow from follicles beneath the skin of mammals and consist of layers of dead keratinized cells 2. a growth of such structures, as on the human head or animal body, which helps prevent heat loss from the body 3. botany any threadlike outgrowth from the epidermis, such as a root hair 4. a. a fabric or material made from the hair of some animals b. (as modifier) a hair carpet a hair shirt 5. another word for hair's-breadth to lose by a hair 6. get in someone's hair 7. hair of the dog 8. keep your hair on! 9. let one's hair down 10. not turn a hair 11. split hairs Derived forms hairlike (ˈhairˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English hær; related to Old Norse hār, Old High German hār hair, Norwegian herren stiff, hard, Lettish sari bristles, Latin crescere to grow |
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