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| affair of the heart nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (love affair, romantic involvement) | 恋爱事件
liàn ài shì jiàn |
| | | 风流韵事
fēng liú yùn shì |
| | Romance novels describe affairs of the heart. |
| artichoke heart nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (edible part of globe artichoke) | 洋蓟心，球蓟心
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| artificial heart nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (medical device) | 人工心脏
rén gōng xīn zàng |
| | He has an artificial heart while he is waiting for a transplant. |
| at heart advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (deep down, by one's true nature) | 出于真心地
chū yú zhēn xīn de |
| | | 在心底
zài xīn dǐ |
| | | 在心底
zài xīn dǐ |
| | She's always been an animal lover at heart. |
| have [sth] at heart v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (consider, be concerned with) | 关心
guān xīn |
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| | I have your best interests at heart. |
| at the heart of preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (at the centre of) | 在…中央
zài … zhōng yāng |
| | | 处于…的核心部分
chǔ yú de hé xīn bù fèn |
| | | 位于…的中心
wèi yú de zhōng xīn |
| | At the heart of the financial crisis there was a lot of greed. |
| big heart nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (kind, generous nature) | 心胸开阔
xīn xiōng kāi kuò |
| | The children love him because he has such a big heart. |
| bleeding heart nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (plant: dicentra) (原产于中国北部的一种花卉) | 荷包牡丹
hé bāo mǔ dān |
| | The red flowers of bleeding heart brighten my garden in spring. |
| bleeding heart nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative, pejorative (person: liberal) (比喻，轻蔑语) | 软心肠的人，对弱者表示同情者
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| 备注: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective. |
| | Some bleeding heart will come and tell you you can't do that. |
| break your heart v | (cause you great sorrow) | 伤你的心
shāng nǐ de xīn |
| | That boy will only break your heart. |
| broken heart nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (grief at end of romance) | 破碎的心
pò suì de xīn |
| | | 被伤透的心
bèi shāng tòu de xīn |
| | Susie left NIck with a broken heart. |
| by heart advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (from memory) | 凭记忆
píng jì yì |
| | I learnt the sonnet by heart. |
| change of heart nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (reversal of an attitude or feeling) | 改变心意
gǎi biàn xīn yì |
| | | 改变看法
gǎi biàn kàn fǎ |
| | | 变心
biàn xīn |
| | Now that I've gotten to know my boss better, I've had a change of heart about him. I wasn't going to let you go on holiday, but because of your hard work I've had a change of heart. |
| close to your heart adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (cherished by you) | 你所珍爱的
nǐ suǒ zhēn ài de |
| | It's a subject that's close to my heart. |
| cold heart nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (lack of compassion) (比喻) | 冷酷的心
lěng kù de xīn |
| | She had a cold heart and nothing I could say or do would melt it. |
| congenital heart disease nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (birth defect of the heart) | 先天性心脏病
xiān tiān xìng xīn zàng bìng |
| | The parents were devastated when congenital heart disease was found to be the cause of their newborn's weakness. |
| congestive heart failure | (disease) | 充血性心力衰竭
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| coronary heart disease nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (cardiac illness) | 冠心病
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| | | 冠状动脉心脏病
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| Cross my heart and hope to die interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | infantile (promise) (引入语，强调陈述的事情属实) | 说实话，说到底
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| | Mum, I'll clean my room in the morning. Cross my heart and hope to die! |
| deep down in his heart advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (his conscience) | 在他的内心深处
zài tā de nèi xīn shēn chù |
| | Deep down in his heart he knew what he had done was wrong. |
eat your heart out,
Eat your heart out! interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | slang, figurative (be envious) (招呼语) | 好好吃，尽情吃
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| | Ronaldo, eat your heart out! Worcester City striker Sean Geddes has just scored a sensational goal. |
| faint of heart adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (lacking courage or determination) | 胆小的
dǎn xiǎo de |
| from the heart advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (sincerely) | 衷心地
zhōng xīn de |
| | | 发自内心地
fā zì nèi xīn de |
| | | 诚心诚意地
chéng xīn chéng yì de |
| | She read her love poems to me from the heart. When he began to cry, we knew that his apology was truly from the heart. |
| from your heart advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (with sincerity) | 发自内心
fā zì nèi xīn |
| | | 诚挚地
chéng zhì de |
| | Don't say you're sorry just because I told you to; say it from your heart. Say it like you actually mean it, from your heart. |
| have a change of heart viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (go against one's previous decision) | 改变心意
gǎi biàn xīn yì |
| | | 改变主意
gǎi biàn zhǔ yì |
| | She's had a change of heart and is inviting her sister after all. |
| have a heart v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal, figurative (be compassionate) | 有同情心
yǒu tóng qíng xīn |
| | | 慈悲心肠
cí bēi xīn cháng |
| | Have a heart and consider making a donation to this worthwhile charity. |
| have a heart interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | informal, figurative (be more compassionate) | 有点同情心！
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| | Have a heart! Timmy's only a child and didn't mean any harm. |
| have a heart of gold nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (be kind, generous) | 有美好的心灵
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| | | 有一颗金子般的心
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| | | 有一颗善良的心
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| | He may seem surly at first, but he really has a heart of gold. |
| heart and soul advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | figurative (with all one's being) | 完全地，完整地
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| | | 全心全意地
quán xīn quán yì de |
| | | 倾注心血地
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| | Miranda threw herself heart and soul into her performance of the song. |
| | 米兰达在歌曲的演唱中倾注了自己的心血。 |
| heart attack nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (cardiac arrest, heart failure) | 心脏病发作
xīn zàng bìng fā zuò |
| heart block nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (cardiac disorder) | 心脏传导阻滞
xīn zàng chuán dǎo zǔ zhì |
| | | 心阻断
xīn zǔ duàn |
| heart condition nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (cardiac disorder) | 心脏病
xīn zàng bìng |
| heart disease nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (cardiac illness) | 心脏病
xīn zàng bìng |
| | Heart disease is a serious health problem in the modern Western world. |
| heart failure nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (heart attack, cardiac arrest) | 心脏停跳
xīn zàng tíng tiào |
| | | 心功能衰竭
xīn gōng néng shuāi jié |
| | He died of heart failure at the young age of 32. |
| heart murmur | (medicine) (医学) | 心脏杂音
xīn zàng zá yīn |
| heart of stone nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (lack of compassion) (比喻) | 铁石心肠，狠心
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| | You would need a heart of stone to see those starving children and not feel compassion. |
| heart patient nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | ([sb] being treated for cardiac problems) | 心脏病病人
xīn zàng bìng bìng rén |
| heart rate nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (rhythm of the heart) | 心跳速率
xīn tiào sù lǜ |
| | | 心率
xīn lǜ |
| | Your heart rate increases when you exercise. |
| heart surgery nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (operation to treat cardiac problems) | 心脏手术
xīn zàng shǒu shù |
| | His only hope to survive was heart surgery. |
| heart transplant nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (surgery to replace a patient's heart) | 心脏移植（手术）
xīn zàng yí zhí shǒu shù |
| heart trouble nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (cardiac condition) | 心脏病
xīn zàng bìng |
| | He was rushed to the hospital because of heart trouble. My neighbor was having a lot of heart trouble, so they implanted a pacemaker in her shoulder. |
| heart-shaped adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (in shape of heart) | 心形的
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| heart-to-heart nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (frank discussion) | 坦诚的谈话
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| | | 推心置腹的讨论
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| heart-to-heart talk nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (sincere, frank discussion) | 谈心
tán xīn |
| | | 坦诚地交谈
tǎn chéng de jiāo tán |
| | You need to have a heart-to-heart talk with your son, or he'll soon be in trouble with the police. |
| heart-warming adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (touching, gratifying) | 暖心的，感人的
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| | | 令人满意的，让人满足的
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| heart-wrenching adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | figurative (desperately sad) | 心碎的
xīn suì de |
heartthrob,
heart-throb nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (attractive or idolized person) | 让女性着迷的男性偶性
ràng nǚ xìng zháo mí de nán xìng ǒu xìng |
| | Milly was so excited to meet her heartthrob that she fainted. |
| heavy heart nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (feeling of great sadness or regret) | 忧伤的心
yōu shāng de xīn |
| | | 心情沉重
xīn qíng chén zhòng |
| | | 伤心难过
shāng xīn nán guò |
| | She had a heavy heart as she stepped to the podium to deliver her best friend's eulogy. |
| in the heart advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | figurative (in the central part) (比喻) | 在中心部位
zài zhōng xīn bù wèi |
| | The hotel we are staying at is in the heart of the old city. |
ischemic heart disease (US),
ischaemic heart disease (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (common form of cardiac illness) | 缺血性心脏病
quē xiě xìng xīn zàng bìng |
| | Ischaemic heart disease can eventually lead to a heart attack if not treated. |
| | 如果不及时治疗，缺血性心脏疾病最终会导致心脏病发作。 |
know [sth] by heart,
know [sth] off by heart v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (have memorized) | 记住
jì zhù |
| | | 背下来
bèi xià lái |
| | The students had to know the poem by heart. |
know [sth] by heart,
know [sth] off by heart v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (be completely familiar with) | 非常熟悉
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| | I never get lost in this neighborhood; I know it by heart. |
| large heart nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (generous nature) | 宽宏大量
kuān hóng dà liàng |
| | | 仁慈
rén cí |
| | She's known for helping people in trouble, she has a large heart. The hospital volunteers have large hearts. |
| learn by heart vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (memorize) | 记住
jì zhù |
| | | 默记
mò jì |
| | When I was a child I learned my times-tables by heart. |
| lonely heart nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (single person) | 征求异性朋友的人
zhēng qiú yì xìng péng yǒu de rén |
| | | 征友者
zhēng yǒu zhě |
| | There are many lonely hearts out there looking for someone to love. |
| lonely heart nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (personal advertisement) | 征友者专栏
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| | | 征友广告
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| | Carol answered an advert in the lonely hearts. |
| lose heart v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (become discouraged) | 灰心丧气，心灰意冷
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| | | 丧失勇气
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murmur,
heart murmur nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (medicine: heart irregularity) (医药) | 杂音，心脏杂音
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| | The doctor says my heart murmur isn't serious. |
My heart bleeds for you.,
My heart bleeds,
How my heart bleeds for you interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | figurative, ironic (I feel compassion for you) (比喻) | 我衷心同情你，我深表同情
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| | "I have to pay a fortune in income tax these days," said Theo. "My heart bleeds for you!" said his brother. |
not for the faint of heart,
not for the fainthearted adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (shocking, frightening, or intense) | 胆小者不宜的
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| | Watching that Hitchcock film is not for the faint of heart. |
| open your heart v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (find or show compassion) | 展示同情心
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| | | 表示同情
biǎo shì tóng qíng |
| | Open your heart and your wallet; donate today to the Haiti relief effort! |
| open-heart surgery nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (cardiac operation) | 心脏直视手术
xīn zàng zhí shì shǒu shù |
| | They split his chest open and performed open-heart surgery to replace a faulty valve. |
| Purple Heart nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US (military medal) (授予作战时负伤的军人的勋章) | 紫心勋章
zǐ xīn xūn zhāng |
| | He was awarded the Purple Heart in Vietnam. |
| set your heart on vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (desire greatly, long for) (非正式用语) | 渴望，热望
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| | She had set her heart on a trip to Japan. |
| take heart v | (feel encouraged) | 鼓起勇气
gǔ qǐ yǒng qì |
| | | 振作起来
zhèn zuò qǐ lái |
| | You can take heart in the improvements we see in the economy. |
| take [sth] to heart v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (take seriously, be upset by) | 放在心上
fàng zài xīn shàng |
| | | 介意
jiè yì |
| | | 耿耿于怀
gěng gěng yú huái |
| | Jack made a joke about Sarah's hair, but she took it to heart and got upset. |
| take [sth] to heart v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (apply to oneself) | 放在心上
fàng zài xīn shàng |
| | | 介意
jiè yì |
| | | 耿耿于怀
gěng gěng yú huái |
| | She took all the advice to heart, and tried to be a better person. |
| tender heart nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (kind nature, compassion) | 心肠软
xīn cháng ruǎn |
| | | 心地柔软
xīn dì róu ruǎn |
| | | 富于恻隐之心
fù yú cè yǐn zhī xīn |
| | Her tender heart had won her many friends in the slum district. |
| to the heart of [sth] advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (to the centre, middle of [sth]) | 指向…的实质（核心）
zhǐ xiàng … de shí zhì （ hé xīn ） |
| | The explorers made their way to the heart of the jungle. |
| to the heart of [sth] advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | figurative (to the crux of [sth]) | 指向…的实质（核心）
zhǐ xiàng … de shí zhì （ hé xīn ） |
| | He wasted no time in getting to the heart of the problem. |
| to your heart's content advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | figurative, informal (as much as you please) (比喻，非正式用语) | 按照你的心意，如你所愿
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| | You can ask me to your heart's content, but I won't answer your questions. |
| touch your heart vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal, figurative (move you emotionally) (非正式用语，比喻) | 触及你的心灵，让你感动
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| | She touched my heart with her beautiful poem. |
| win [sb]'s heart v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (endear yourself) | 赢得某人的心
yíng dé mǒu rén de xīn |
| | Our new neighbor's son won my heart when he raked up the leaves for us. |
| with all my heart advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | informal (completely and sincerely) | 全心全意
quán xīn quán yì |
| | My darling, I love you with all my heart. |