• adj. 足智多謀的；思維敏捷的；警覺的
• n. 警告，警告信息

原義為危險(xiǎn)時發(fā)出的警告，抬頭，提高警惕，后引申詞義預(yù)先通知。

heads-up (adj.)

"clever, alert," 1926, from warning cry "heads up!" (i.e. "look up!"). As a noun, "a notification, a warning," by 1988.

1. Monks shave their heads, as do devotees of the Hare Krishna movement.

和尚要剃度，克利須那派教徒也一樣。

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2. We were amazed, shocked, dumbfounded, shaking our heads in disbelief.

我們震驚、愕然、目瞪口呆，難以置信地?fù)u著頭。

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3. The group's problems have led to speculation that heads will roll.

已經(jīng)有人猜測，該集團(tuán)的問題會導(dǎo)致一些人被解雇。

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4. Some of them carried pikes with shrivelled heads on top.

他們中一些人手持槍尖上掛著皺縮人頭的長矛。

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5. I am just thankful that we have a roof over our heads.

我們有地方住我就很感激了。

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