プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
あたま【頭】
&fRoman1;
❶〔人・動物の首から上〕a head
頭のてっぺん
the crown of the head
頭から足の先まで
from top to toe／from head to foot
頭から落ちる
fall headlong／fall headfirst
頭にげんこつを食らった
I took a blow to the head.
頭を上げる
raise [lift] one's head
頭を低く下げる
bend [bow] one's head low
頭をまっすぐにする
hold up one's head／hold one's head erect
頭を左に傾ける
lean one's head to the left
窓から頭を出す
put [stick] one's head out of a window
子供の頭をなでる
pat a child on the head／pat a child's head
「だめです」と言って彼は頭を振った
He shook his head and said no.
彼は賛成して頭を縦に振った
He nodded his head in agreement.
頭が少し痛い
I have a slight headache.／My head aches a little.
二日酔いで頭が重い
My head feels heavy because of a hangover.
下を見ると頭がくらくらする
My head swims [reels] when I look down.／I feel giddy when I look down.
❷〔頭髪〕(a head of) hair
短く刈った頭
a close-cut [close-cropped] head
祖父の頭は白くなった
My grandfather's hair has turned gray.
❸〔物の上・前のほうの部分〕the head, the top；〔とがった物の〕a tip
くぎの頭
the head of a nail
頭に雪を頂いた山
a mountain capped with snow／a snow-capped mountain
彼は行列の頭にいる
He is at the head of the procession.
❹〔物事の初めの部分〕
この計算は頭から間違っているようだ
You seem to have miscalculated from the very beginning.
その可能性を頭から否定することはできない
We cannot completely rule out that possibility.
彼女は曲の頭で間違った
She made a mistake at the beginning of the song.
❺〔上に立つ人〕
大勢の頭になって指揮を取る
take the lead at the head of a large group of people
❻〔人員〕a head; a person ⇒あたまかず（頭数）
会員の会費は１人頭5,000円である
The membership fee is five thousand yen per person.
彼の仕事はクラブの新会員の頭をそろえることであった
His task was to recruit new members for the club.
&fRoman2;〔頭脳，その働き〕a head; brains; one's mind
彼は頭がいい
He has a fine brain [mind].／He has brains.／He is bright [smart].
彼は頭がさえている
He is clearheaded.／He has a sharp mind.
彼は頭がぼけてしまった
He has gone soft in the head.／《口》 He has gone gaga [bonkers].
この仕事をするには頭がいる
It takes brains [intelligence] to do this work.
彼は頭が変だ
He is crazy [mad].／He is 「off his head [out of his mind].
母の病気のことがいつも私の頭にあった
I was thinking about my mother's illness all the time.／I had my mother's illness on my mind all the time.
よい考えが頭に浮かんだ
A good idea occurred to me.／I hit on a good idea.
頭を使う
use one's head
頭を使う仕事
mental labor／brainwork
頭を休める
rest one's mind
頭をしぼる
rack one's brains
彼女は娘の恋愛問題で頭を悩ませている
Her daughter's love affair worries [bothers] her.／She is worried about her daughter's love affair.
自分の問題で頭が一杯で息子の変化に気がつかなかった
「Full of [Preoccupied with] my own troubles, I didn't notice the change in my son.
頭が上がらない
あの人には今でも頭が上がらない
I still feel deeply indebted to him.／I still feel I owe him a lot.
学校の勉強ではだれも彼に頭が上がらない
No one can compete with him in schoolwork.／《口》 He has it all over us in schoolwork.
頭が痛い
これは頭が痛い問題である
This is a difficult question.／This is a hard [tough] problem to solve.
息子が怠け者で頭が痛い
I don't know what to do about my lazy son.／《口》 My lazy son is a headache.
頭隠して尻隠さず
You may believe you've hidden your mistake, but everybody knows.
頭が固い
彼は頭が固すぎる
He is too inflexible.
頭が切れる
あの弁護士はなかなか頭が切れる
That attorney [lawyer] is sharp [quick].
頭が下がる
彼女の努力には頭が下がる
I 「take off my hat to [admire] her for her effort.
頭が低い
彼は頭が低い
He is modest [humble].／He maintains [keeps] a low profile.
頭に来る
あいつは30分も待たして謝りもしなかった．全く頭に来た
He kept me waiting for thirty minutes and didn't even apologize. 「It really made me angry. [I really lost my temper.]（▼ lose one's temperは，かっとなってその場で相手を責める様子）
かわいそうに，ついに頭に来たらしい
It seems that the poor thing finally 「lost her mind [went crazy].
頭の上の蝿も追えない
自分の頭の上の蠅も追えないのによけいなお世話だ
Why don't you solve your own problems before meddling in mine?／Mind your own business.
頭の中が真っ白になる
その知らせを聞いて頭の中が真っ白になってしまった
My mind went numb at the news.
頭を痛める
先生たちは生徒の暴力に頭を痛めていた
The teachers were worried [concerned] about student violence.
頭を抑える
私たちは支配人に頭を抑えられている
The manager keeps us under his thumb.
頭を抱える
差し迫った問題で頭を抱えている
I am tearing my hair out over urgent problems.
頭を下げる
❶〔お辞儀をする〕
彼は私に深々と頭を下げた
He 「bowed deeply [made a deep bow] to me.
❷〔頼む〕ask; beg
❸〔謝る〕apologize; beg a person's pardon
❹〔屈服する〕
あいつにだけは絶対に頭を下げたくない
He is the one person I couldn't bear to give in to.
頭を突っ込む
他人のことに頭を突っ込むんじゃない
Don't poke your nose into others' affairs.／Don't dabble in other people's business.
頭をはねる
彼は手下がかせいだ金の頭をはねた
He 「took a cut of [skimmed something off] what his underlings made.
頭をひねる
答えを出そうと頭をひねった
He racked his brains to find the answer.
頭を冷やす
よく頭を冷やしてから始めなさい
You must 「calm down [cool off] before you start.
頭を丸める
shave one's head；〔人にしてもらう〕have one's head shaved；〔仏門に入る〕enter the priesthood
頭をもたげる
会員の間に不満が頭をもたげ始めた
Discontent began to show itself among the members.
かしら【頭】
&fRoman1;〔あたま〕the head
頭，右［左/中］
〔号令〕Eyes right [left/front]!
&fRoman2;
❶〔一群の長〕a leader; a chief; a boss; a head
革命運動の頭
the leader of a revolutionary movement
アメリカ先住民の部族の頭
the chief of a tribe of native Americans
盗賊の頭
the leader of a gang of bandits
この家の頭は母親だ
The mother is 「the boss of this house [the head of this household].
彼は人の頭に立てるような男ではない
He is not a man to lead others.／He's not cut out to be a leader.
❷〔一番上〕the top
10歳の男の子を頭に３人子供がいる
He has three children, the oldest of whom is a ten-year-old boy.
頭文字
the first [initial] letter of a word, an initial；〔大文字〕a capital letter
指輪に名前の頭文字を彫ってもらった
I had my initials inscribed on the ring.
ず【頭】
the head
彼は上司に対して頭が高い
He is haughty to his seniors.
頭が高すぎるぞ
You should learn to be more modest.
かぶり【▲頭】
one's head ⇒あたま（頭）
かぶりを振る
shake one's head