hair
gb/hˈɛɹ/ us/hˈɛɹ/
A1
الإنجليزية
~ 700
haj, hajszál, szőr, hajszálnyi, egy hajszállal, hajszál híján
اسم
A1
1
نمط الاستخدام:
[someone]'s hair
Her hair is long and straight.
A haja hosszú és egyenes.
He cut his hair very short for the summer.
Nagyon rövidre vágatta a haját a nyárra.
The cat’s hair was soft and fluffy.
She dyed her hair bright red.
After the illness, he started losing his hair.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
My hair is black.
Fekete a hajam.
She has short hair.
Rövid haja van.
I wash my hair every day.
His hair is curly.
The baby has no hair.
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes confuse 'hair' (uncountable when referring to all the hair on the head) with 'hairs' (countable, meaning individual strands).
المعنى
Strands growing from skin
المتلازمات اللفظية
brush hair
|wash hair
|long hair
|short hair
|curly hair
|lose hair
المرادفات
fur (Used for the thick body hair of many animals.)
|
locks (A more literary or poetic term, usually for human head hair.)
الأضداد
baldness (The state of having no hair on the head.)
الموضوعات
daily life
|appearance
|biology
|body
|animals
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
Thin threads that grow from the skin of people or animals, especially on the head.
The fine, thread-like strands that grow from the skin of humans or animals, especially from the head.
اسم
B2
2
نمط الاستخدام:
by a hair
He won the race by a hair.
Egy hajszállal nyerte meg a versenyt.
The car missed the wall by a hair's breadth.
Az autó hajszálnyival kerülte el a falat.
We escaped disaster by a hair.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
I was late by a hair.
Csak egy hajszálnyit késtem.
She won by a hair.
Egy hajszállal nyert.
He missed the ball by a hair.
خطأ شائع:
Learners may not realize this meaning is figurative and not about actual hair.
المعنى
Very tiny amount or margin
المتلازمات اللفظية
by a hair
|a hair's breadth
المرادفات
fraction (Focuses on a small part of something, often in math or measurement.)
الأضداد
mile (Used figuratively to mean a very large distance or difference.)
الموضوعات
measurement
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
A very, very small amount or space.
An extremely small amount or distance, often used in comparisons or measurements.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
hair
IPA
GB/hˈɛɹ/
US/hˈɛɹ/
المقاطع والنبر
hair (١ مقطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (hair)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: hair
- Plural: hair, hairs
عائلة الكلمة
Forms
hairs
noun
Core family
hairy
adjective A2
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
hairless
adjective
Advanced or less common
hairiness
noun
hairline
noun
التعبيرات
get in someone's hair
1/ɡˈɛt ˈɪn sˈʌmwˌʌnz hˈɛɹ/
idiom
informal
Annoy or bother someone
To keep bothering or annoying someone.
أمثلة
- The kids are getting in my hair today.
- He's been in my hair all week about that project.
let your hair down
1/lˈɛt jˈʊɹ hˈɛɹ dˈaʊn/
idiom
informal
Relax and have fun
To relax and enjoy yourself without worrying about what people think.
أمثلة
- It's Friday night—time to let your hair down!
- She really let her hair down at the party.
make one's hair stand on end
1/mˈeɪk wˈʌnz hˈɛɹ stˈænd ˈɔn ˈɛnd/
idiom
Cause fear or excitement
To make someone feel very scared or excited.
أمثلة
- The horror movie made my hair stand on end.
- His story about the accident made her hair stand on end.
not a hair out of place
1/nˈɑt ə hˈɛɹ ˈaʊt əv plˈeɪs/
idiom
Perfectly neat and tidy appearance
Looking perfectly neat and tidy.
أمثلة
- He walked in with not a hair out of place.
- Even after the long flight, she had not a hair out of place.
split hairs
1/splˈɪt hˈɛɹz/
idiom
Focus on tiny differences
To argue about very small differences that are not important.
أمثلة
- Stop splitting hairs and focus on the main issue.
- Stop splitting hairs and focus on the main point.
- We don't have time to split hairs over wording.
- They spent hours splitting hairs over the wording of the contract.