hair
gb/hˈɛɹ/ us/hˈɛɹ/
A1
Английский
~ 700
Значения
0 значений
Существительное
A1
entity
1
Strands growing from skin
Thin threads that grow from the skin of people or animals, especially on the head.
Модель употребления:
[someone]'s hair
Частая ошибка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'hair' (uncountable when referring to all the hair on the head) with 'hairs' (countable, meaning individual strands).
Синонимы
fur (Used for the thick body hair of many animals.)
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locks (A more literary or poetic term, usually for human head hair.)
Антонимы
baldness (The state of having no hair on the head.)
Коллокации
brush hair
|wash hair
|long hair
|short hair
|curly hair
|lose hair
Темы
daily life
|appearance
|biology
|body
|animals
|core_vocabulary
Примеры
- Her hair is long and straight.
- He cut his hair very short for the summer.
- The cat’s hair was soft and fluffy.
- She dyed her hair bright red.
- After the illness, he started losing his hair.
Примеры для изучающих
- My hair is black.
- She has short hair.
- I wash my hair every day.
- His hair is curly.
- The baby has no hair.
Существительное
B2
quantity
2
Very tiny amount or margin
A very, very small amount or space.
Модель употребления:
by a hair
Частая ошибка:
Learners may not realize this meaning is figurative and not about actual hair.
Синонимы
fraction (Focuses on a small part of something, often in math or measurement.)
Антонимы
mile (Used figuratively to mean a very large distance or difference.)
Коллокации
by a hair
|a hair's breadth
Темы
measurement
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Примеры
- He won the race by a hair.
- The car missed the wall by a hair's breadth.
- We escaped disaster by a hair.
Примеры для изучающих
- I was late by a hair.
- She won by a hair.
- He missed the ball by a hair.
Грамматика
Словарная форма
hair
IPA
GB/hˈɛɹ/
US/hˈɛɹ/
Слоги и ударение
hair (1 слог)
Stress on 1st syllable (hair)
Формы слова
Noun
- Base: hair
- Plural: hair, hairs
Родственные слова
Forms
hairs
noun
Core family
hairy
adjective A2
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
hairless
adjective
Advanced or less common
hairiness
noun
hairline
noun
Выражения
get in someone's hair
1/ɡˈɛt ˈɪn sˈʌmwˌʌnz hˈɛɹ/
idiom
informal
Annoy or bother someone
To keep bothering or annoying someone.
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры
- 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.