heart

heart
noun

a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation. In vertebrates there may be up to four chambers (as in humans), with two atria and two ventricles
心脏
■the region of the chest above the heart
（心脏上面的）胸部
holding hand on heart for the Pledge of Allegiance.
以手掌贴胸宣誓效忠。
■(the heart)regarded as the centre of a person's thoughts and emotions, especially love or compassion
心智；感情（尤指爱心或同情心）
hardening his heart, he ignored her entreaties.
他横下心来，不理睬她的恳求。
he poured out his heart to me.
他向我倾吐心声。
[mass noun]he has no heart.
他毫无恻隐之心。
■[mass noun]one's mood or feeling
情绪，心情
they had a change of heart.
他们变心了。
they found him well and in good heart.
他们发现他身体健康心情愉悦。
■[mass noun]courage or enthusiasm
勇气；热情
they may lose heart as the work mounts up.
工作量不断增加可能会使他们泄气。
Mary took heart from the encouragement handed out.
玛丽受到鼓励后树立了信心。
I put my heart and soul into it and then got fired.
我全身心投入结果却被炒了鱿鱼。
the central or innermost part of something
中心；最里面
right in the heart of the city.
在城市正中心。
■the vital part or essence
中心，要点，实质；要素
the heart of the matter.
事情的实质。
■the close compact head of a cabbage or lettuce
（卷心菜的）菜心；（叶用莴苣的）心
a conventional representation of a heart with two equal curves meeting at a point at the bottom and a cusp at the top
心形
■(hearts)one of the four suits in a conventional pack of playing cards, denoted by a red figure of such a shape
（纸牌）红桃
■a card of this suit
一张红桃
■(hearts)a card game similar to whist, in which players attempt to avoid taking tricks containing a card of this suit
红心牌戏（与惠斯特相似，玩牌者须避免吃进红心花色的牌）
[usu. with modifier]the condition of agricultural land as regards fertility
（土地的）肥力

常用词组
after one's own heart

of the type that one likes or understands best; sharing one's tastes
合自己心意，称自己的心；与自己有相同爱好

at heart

in one's real nature, in contrast to how one may appear
就其本性而言；在内心里；本质上
he's a good lad at heart.
他是个好心的小伙子。

break someone's heart

overwhelm someone with sadness
使心碎

by heart

from memory
熟记

close (或 dear) to (或 near) one's heart

of deep interest and concern to one
感兴趣

from the (bottom of one's) heart

with sincere feeling
发自内心的（地）；诚心诚意的（地）
their warmth and hospitality is right from the heart.
他们的热情好客是发自内心的。

give (或 lose) one's heart

to fall in love with
爱上

have a heart

[often in imperative]be merciful; show pity
发慈悲，怜悯

have a heart of gold

have a generous nature
有一颗仁厚的心，有一颗金子般的心

have the heart to do something

[usu. with negative]be insensitive or hard-hearted enough to do something
忍心
I don't have the heart to tell her.
我不忍心告诉她。

have (或 put) one's heart in

be (or become) keenly involved in or committed to (an enterprise)
全心全意地投入

have one's heart in one's mouth

be greatly alarmed or apprehensive
提心吊胆，担心

have one's heart in the right place

be sincere or well intentioned
为人诚恳；怀善意

heart of stone

a stern or cruel nature
铁石心肠

hearts and flowers

used in allusion to extreme sentimentality
感伤，多愁善感

hearts and minds

used in reference to emotional and intellectual support or commitment
全心全意
a campaign to win the hearts and minds of America's college students.
争取美国大学生全心支持的运动。

one's heart's desire

a person or thing that one greatly wishes for
心之所爱

one's heartstrings

used in reference to one's deepest feelings of love or compassion
心弦，内心最深处的感情
the kitten's pitiful little squeak tugged at her heartstrings.
小猫咪纤细可怜的叫声拨动了她的心弦。

in one's heart of hearts

in one's inmost feelings
在心灵深处

take something to heart

take criticism seriously and be affected or upset by it
（对批评等）很在意（或感到不快）

wear one's heart on one's sleeve

make one's feelings apparent
过于暴露感情，想法；过于直率

with all one's heart (或 one's whole heart)

sincerely; completely
诚心诚意地

派生
hearted
adjective

好心女人
[in combination]a generous-hearted woman.

语源

Old English heorte, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hart and German Herz, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin cor, cord- and Greek kēr, kardia

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