头重脚轻：head有几种用法
Who's to say what is proper？What if it was agreed that "proper" was wearing a codfish on your head？
——Alice in Wonderland
谁来决定什么是得体？如果大家说在头上戴鳕鱼才算得体呢？
——《爱丽丝梦游仙境》
一、你知道head有几种含义吗？
adj.
1.头的；在前头的；在顶端的 of, relating to, or intended for the head
This is an iron helmet to guard against head injury.
这是防止头部受伤的铁头盔。
2.主要的；首要的 principal, chief
Our head office is in Hangzhou.
我们的总部在杭州。
n.
1.头，头部 the part of the body on top of the neck containing the eyes, nose, mouth and brain
he adjusted her hat on her head.
她调整了一下头上的帽子。
2.头痛 headache
I've got a bad head.
我头痛得厉害。
3.理解力；头脑 the mind or brain
I knew your head is better than mine, Judith, for mine is very weak, to be sure.
我知道你脑筋比我好，尤蒂丝。是的，我的智力很低。
4.首脑，首长 the person in charge of a group of people or an organization
My head is a man who always acts up.
我的首长是一个总爱出风头的人。
v.
1.作为…的首领；站在…的前头 to form the head or top of
The university is headed by a rector, its chief executive officer.
该大学由一个校长担任领导，他是学校的主要执行官员。
2.给…加标题 to put a word or words at the top of a page or section of a book as a title
The chapter was headed My Early Life.
这一章的标题是我早年的生活。
3.出发；前进；驶往 to move in a particular direction
I headed off for town.
我出发去城里。
4.用头顶 to hit a football with your head
The centre forward headed the ball into goal.
中锋用头将球顶入球门。
二、词义辨析：还有哪些词能表示“有权力或者统治权的人”呢
chief, head, leader, boss
这些名词都指“拥有权力或统治权的人”。
chief最广泛用词，上可指最高统治者，下可指顶头上司，即可指任何一级的头头。
head多指一个机构或团体等的负责人或最高首长。
leader指国家、民族、政党、组织等的领导或领袖。强调领导能力、含有能够引导、指导、控制被领导者并获得其支持的意味。
boss非正式用词，多作口语用，可指任何负责人，也可指经理、老板或工头。
三、含有head的常见短语
acid head
服迷幻药的人
death's head
骷髅,刻骷髅的指环
head and shoulders above
ad. 远远超出
head for the hills
跑开,躲得远远的
head nurse
护士长
四、最后，来做个填词游戏吧
She banged her _____ on the low ceiling.
她的头砰地撞在低矮的天花板上。
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